24 insights, from 24 years of living.

it's like the tv show 24, except it's not.

24 insights, from 24 years of living.

1. grades and achievement matter far less than knowledge and experience.

2. no matter how nice the hand soap smells, it is rarely a good idea to walk out of the bathroom sniffing your fingers.

3. gatorade, bacon, and a potato product is the best hangover cure.

4. the road less traveled is an arbitrage opportunity — take it.

5. nobody is a bad texter (they’re just not interested).

6. socks should go no higher than the ankle and are not to be combined with any footwear outside of a shoe.

7. birthdays are important.

8. do not trust electricians with no eyebrows, overweight dieticians, or unathletic coaches.

9. whiskey solves almost as many problems as it creates (and manhattans only exacerbate this dilemma).

10. zoom meetings do not require pants, but it’s weird if you take advantage of this.

11. take more videos (picture taking is so early 2000s (give your great-great-great grandkids more context))!

12. time is a social construct and that’s ok.

13. when you see your ex-girlfriend’s mother at the grocery store, duck.

14. traveling is cool.

15. being weird is a superpower.

16. loving thy neighbor is a great idea until you break up and she lives two doors down.

17. never try to catch a cactus you dropped, stay away from milk that smells funny, but always order an extra sandwich when you are going through chic fil a.

18. going out is better than staying in..

19. working harder than everyone else is the easiest way to get ahead.

20. toilet paper is not something to skimp on.

21. kindness is underrated.

22. never order food before your drink has arrived — savor the dining experience.

23. pastel is never the right decision.

24. i don’t really know anything yet (and that’s fine).

- kram