1. Loving people is brave. Loving people who aren’t like you is brave.

2. Forgive others.

3. Forgive yourself.

4. Always allow new evidence, even to the ideas you hold dear. Especially to those ideas. Be prepared to create a new hypothesis when you discover new evidence.

5. Meet others where they are; know that some people work for change and try to be better, and some don’t. Believe your instincts on who falls into which category.

6. Never stop learning.

7. Challenge yourself and your thoughts, especially if it makes you uncomfortable. That means you’re onto something and you should explore it.

8. The world changes, and that is often good. Sometimes it is bad. What you remember is not an accurate encapsulation of “how things used to be”, and it doesn’t mean it’s how it should be now. Nostalgia can be lovely, but it can also be dangerous.

9. Question agendas, especially in the ideas you WANT to believe. Particularly if the ideas are ones that put you in a positive position.

10. Speak to yourself with the same love you show your friends. Surround yourself with those who grow and learn and love. Be pro-human.