About the Law of survival of the fittest (). How does a strong person differ from a weak person?

Illustration: Elena Lishanskaya

Our thoughts shape our actions, our actions shape our habits, and our habits shape our character. In this way, we literally create ourselves.

And here are 13 things you shouldn't do morally strong people:

1. They don't waste time feeling sorry for themselves.

Morally strong people will not sit idly by, complaining about their circumstances and talking about how they were wronged. They take responsibility for their role in life and accept the fact that life is not always easy or fair. If the situation is not the most pleasant, they may well respond with the phrase “Well, okay.”

2. They don't lose control of themselves.

They do not allow others to control them, and they do not give anyone else power over them. They understand that they are experiencing the situation with their own emotions, and they decide how to react. They realize that their strength lies in the ability to manage their reactions.

3. They don't run from change.

Morally strong people do not try to avoid change. Instead, they welcome them and are always ready to respond accordingly. Their biggest fear, so to speak, is to fall into stagnation and lose the taste for life. The environment of change brings out the strongest traits in these people.

4. They don't waste energy on things they can't control.

You won't hear a morally strong person complain about lost luggage, traffic jams, or other people, because they understand that these factors are beyond their control. Instead, they focus on what they can control, and often this is just their attitude towards what is happening. And they skillfully use this.

5. They don't try to please everyone.

There are people who are always trying to please everyone. There are people who go against everyone and try to assert their “power” in this way. Neither of these methods is acceptable. Morally strong people recognize that they don't have to be liked by everyone all the time. They are not afraid to say “No” or argue when necessary. They strive to be fair, but respect their time and know how to politely decline another's request.

6. They are not afraid to take calculated risks.

They do not take reckless or stupid risks, but are not afraid to take calculated risks. Morally strong people weigh risks and benefits before taking action. important decision, and carefully collect information about potential losses before taking action.

7. They don't dwell on the past.

Morally strong people don't waste time thinking about the past and how things could have been different. They acknowledge their past and learn from it. However, they do not relive bad moments again and again and do not remember the days former glory. Instead, they live in the present and plan for the future.

8. They don't make the same mistakes over and over again.

We all know what stupidity is, right? Making the same decisions and hoping that this time it will work out better. Morally strong people take responsibility for their behavior and learn from their mistakes. As a result, they do not repeat mistakes many times. Instead they go ahead and accept best solutions in the future.

9. They don't envy other people's successes.

Morally strong people can appreciate and enjoy the successes of other people in life. This is very important. They do not envy or feel cheated when others are superior to them (but will take note of their experiences). Instead, they recognize that success comes through hard work, and they are willing to work hard to achieve their own success.

10. They don't give up after the first failure.

Every defeat is a chance to do better. Even the best entrepreneurs admit that their early efforts led to a large number failures. Morally strong people are ready not to give up and keep trying until they achieve their goal, if each such failure moves them closer to the goal.

11. They are not afraid of loneliness

Mentally strong people enjoy and even appreciate moments when they can be alone. They are not afraid to be alone with their thoughts, and use this time to think and plan. They do not depend all the time on other people and their moods. They can be happy with others, but they can also be happy alone.

12. They don't think the world owes them

Morally strong people do not feel entitled to everything in this life. They were not born with the knowledge that others would care about them or that the world had something to give them. Instead, they seek opportunities based on their own strengths and capabilities.

13. They don't expect instant results.

Whether they're working to improve their health or start a new business, mentally strong people don't expect instant results. They invest their energy and time in certain doses and celebrate every achievement in their business. They have the “gift of endurance” and understand that qualitative changes take time.

19/09/08, Tiara
You have to be strong to be able to lend a hand to the weak. No one can ever be stronger than me, I must recognize my primacy, without discussion, and it will be good for you, and for me too. And there is no need for this useless struggle.

20/10/08, Castano
Strength is not only in physical capabilities, simply because our society has evolved a little in comparison with animals and the law here acts a little differently, in different ways, but the essence is the same. This is how it was and will be, from the struggle of sperm to competition in all spheres of our lives.

07/11/08, Cherry pie
This is true. Only in ancient times was physical strength implied. And today there is the power of position, power, money. He who has power on his side is right. Or support.

04/03/09, Kronos Dark Lord
Small correction. Unfortunately, it is not the strongest or the smartest who survive, but the fittest. However, well, a fair law. The rescue of drowning people is the work of the drowning people themselves. Of course, in human society the law has been transformed from “survive” to “thrive.” Everyone survives one way or another (I don’t include illnesses or accidents). Fair. If you want to succeed, try, become the strongest (read “smartest”, “most experienced”, “most adapted”). If you don't want to succeed, remain weak. So be it, others will ensure your “survival”.

23/09/09, Johnston
This law stimulates self-improvement and self-development. In turn, self-improvement and self-development is learning and putting into practice something new (and many people are afraid of new things). I believe that a more developed person has a much more interesting life than someone who does not want to use this law. By the way, for others, a person who knows and can do a lot is more interesting than a less developed one. What pleases a person the most and gives him pleasure? - This is the best of its kind (a beautiful wife, a huge and cozy house, an expensive car, first place in world competitions, a book that is read all over the world, etc.) And those who achieve the best are only the strongest!!!

23/09/09, Juliet87
I love this law because it is the Law of Nature! Some here consider it cruel, I want to tell them - isn’t it cruel how many disabled children are born by those who, by the will of nature, are supposed to die and not spoil the gene pool of the planet?! Why should I, as a taxpayer, pay for the treatment of all kinds of cripples, diabetics, drug addicts, and HIV-infected people?!? It's their own fault! Genghis Khan killed monsters and he did everything right! And these stupid doctors go against nature and spoil the Gene Pool, and as a result, there are so few healthy people now! If there were a law of nature, all genetic and other diseases would be eliminated, and now all people would be much healthier!!

08/10/09, Johnston
I'll tell you a short parable about a butterfly. One man found a cocoon with a butterfly. He began to watch how the butterfly struggled to free itself from the cocoon. The butterfly stopped and it seemed that there would be no further movement. And the man decided to help the butterfly. He took the scissors and cut the cocoon. The butterfly was free. But something strange happened. The butterfly had a swollen body and wrinkled wings. She spent the rest of her life crawling with a swollen body and deformed wings, never having taken off. The man did not understand that overcoming the obstacle in the form of a cocoon, and the efforts that the butterfly made while making its way through the hole in the cocoon, were necessary for it to strengthen its wings and body so that it was ready to fly as soon as it was freed from the cocoon. Sometimes overcoming difficulties is exactly what we need at certain moments in life. If there were no obstacles in our lives, we would be weak and would not have the strength that we always wanted to have. And we would never be able to fly.

17/10/09, Juliet87
Passer-by0001, I see you are a newbie, well, I’ll explain to you: on this site everyone expresses their opinion, this is the meaning of the LH site. I love the law of Survival of the fittest, because it is a natural law, the law of Nature! And Genghis Khan was right in everything, at least they should have bothered to first read the biography of this great Eastern commander before judging him! Yes, in Rus' before him they didn’t even know how to wash themselves! He stopped the bloody hostility that then reigned between the Russian principalities, enriched culture and literature! Yes, and learn to correctly write the nickname of the person you are addressing. Welcome!

18/10/09, Juliet87
Passerby0001, I'm glad that you learned to write my nickname. Regarding Hitler’s personality: I don’t see any connection with this topic, because he didn’t kill cripples and hopeless people, but normal people, healthy people, and naturally, what kind of thing is this crazy fascist is extremely disgusting to me. I will also note that you apparently misunderstood me, I am not at all in favor of killing the weak. Nature will do its own thing, you just don’t need to interfere with it :) Understand that by interfering with the natural course of evolution, you can ruin the gene pool of humanity, hereditary diseases have already spread. We didn’t come up with the rules of the game, natural selection is one of these rules, and it’s not up to us to change it.

18/04/10, Canzonetta
It is not the strongest who survive, but the most cunning and the smartest. I think this is right, it gives meaning to life and it manifests itself everywhere: in love, in study, in work, in life. In order to enter a university you must be the strongest in exams, in order for you to have a normal job you must be stronger than your competitors, in order for your loved one to be with you you must be stronger than your rivals Life is a game where you win the strongest. In order to win in this life, you must develop, read, analyze, study, think, understand people, their psychology. This is interesting, this is what we live for. And when you finally achieve what you want, when you have overcome all the obstacles and achieved your goal, you experience great happiness and satisfaction from life. If there was no competition, people would become like amoebas, without will, character, and desires. When there is everything, when there is no competition, then there is nothing to strive for and a person degrades. These are the laws of nature and only a loser does not like them.

02/05/10, Matriarch
I respect and recognize this law, it is absolutely true! I’ll be brief here, why rant about it when everything is already clear... so, why do we need all sorts of sick people, disabled people and others like them, and especially those with headaches? In short, it is precisely those who do not benefit society and cannot serve themselves without outside help. Carrying them on oneself is a dubious pleasure and few people are now simply trying to help, let alone caregivers or, even more so, volunteers. Nobody likes a sick person or a burden! By carrying someone on us, we lose our energy, and this is extremely unhelpful. No, I don’t suggest abandoning the weak, they say, let them save themselves... but the attitude towards those who are not eager to help is, to put it mildly, inadequate... there is even an article for failure to provide help! By the way, if someone points an example at me, I will say right away that I would prefer to die than to humiliate myself and accept help! Survival of the fittest and that says it all!

13/06/12, Joseph Chamberlain
This law has worked since time immemorial and continues to this day. The whole life of any living creature on our planet is a struggle, a struggle for survival, from birth to death. This struggle takes place at all levels: both intraspecific and interspecific. Stronger and more resilient species eat those who are weaker, smaller and less resourceful, there is an active struggle within one particular species, a struggle for leadership, a struggle for a healthier female, which will also give birth to healthier offspring, and all living beings together fight for survival with the forces of nature, resisting its grin in the face of intense heat, frost, floods, earthquakes, etc. And man is no exception here, who also stands on a par with other animal species, but who surpasses them due to the fact that he has science. It is thanks to the struggle that we owe all the achievements of world science and progress, without it the world would have stopped developing.

20/02/14, Ololosha
Actually, the fact that the fittest survive is no secret to anyone. The strongest is not necessarily in the physical sense, but also in the mental and spiritual sense. A strong-willed man smart man, strong man- these are the people for whom it will be easier to survive. However, a person who is weak in these senses can always work on himself and correct the situation.

27/12/14, Wolframing
Gods do not exist, rules do not exist, people themselves invented them for their own amusement. The only law of this world is: "Survival of the fittest."

21/07/16, EvlampiyInkubatorovich
We, the strong, must endure the weaknesses of the powerless and not please ourselves.

01/08/17, Sever84
This is the correct law. Reasonable or not, that’s the only thing that’s missing today. There are too many people who are weak and unable to survive. Sissies that just make you sick. They have a weak nervous system and very dependent. Just pushing them into the masses is not reasonable.

01/08/17, Sever84
Don't like the fact that you have to survive? Well, forgive me, this is life and this is how it is. Nobody said that it would be easy and that we had to believe everyone and that someone should do something.

02/08/17, Covenant
A law dictated by nature itself. It doesn’t matter how you feel about it, with love or not, because the very fact of its existence cannot be denied, nor can it be cancelled. It's just the way the world works, that's it.

I am increasingly convinced of the correctness of the idea that the principle “survival of the fittest” is not only the harsh truth of life, but also its necessary basis. Mother Nature calculated everything correctly, but man, with his cleverness and inappropriate interference, only spoils everything.

Throughout the history of his existence, man has been fighting for a better life, and this struggle took place according to the principle: “whoever had time, ate it,” and, as a rule, the one who succeeded was the one who was stronger, smarter, more resilient, etc. (underline as appropriate). Thus, it is those who are the strongest, promoting themselves to better life, they promoted humanity as a whole, because those who remained “behind” thought why am I worse and also moved forward to the forefront. And as a result, it is thanks to them that we have what we have. After all, even if we remember that “here before” and that “old good times“I think few of you, contemporaries, would agree to voluntarily go for permanent residence to the dark Middle Ages, reeking of the stench of decaying corpses and inquisitorial fires, or to a Stone Age cave to keep a hearth and hunt a mammoth. And if so, then we can say that the “strongest” did a good deed, as far as a good deed can be in this very, very relative world.

What do we see now? (i.e. I see, if you see something else, you don’t need to immediately “rush at me with your fists”, my vision of the world is based, naturally, on what is around me) Now more and more often we can hear something like: “if a person cannot and does not understand, this does not mean that he is worse” (read: “if a person is worse, this does not mean that he is worse”). I would like to point out right away that in the above “quote” it is deliberately omitted key phrase"in something." So, a person does not understand, does not understand and cannot, but we are asked to persistently pretend that he is no worse. And really, what do we care, since a person thinks that he is no worse, he is unlikely to start making any movements in the direction of “better”, but for us it’s only good, we have less competition. For the person himself, such an illusion of “no worse” is probably pleasant, but there is little benefit from it. And if he realized the unfortunate fact that he is worse, he would perhaps begin to strive for something better, would try to change something.

Now consider the case of being “worse” in some way. The fact that you cannot be better in everything is clear, obvious and does not require explanation, and if one person cracks integrals like nuts, and the other knows perfectly Japanese, this does not mean that one of them is worse or better. It is important that each of them is good at at least something, the “strongest” in their field. But even here the same rule applies: “if you can’t, that means you’re the worst,” which is quite logical: a “Japanese” is worse at solving integrals than a “mathematician,” and a “mathematician” doesn’t know Japanese, which means he’s the “worst” here. Each of them understands that in the sphere of the other he is “the worst,” but he decides for himself whether he should fight for the title of the best.

It is the understanding of one’s inferiority, the realization that others are better, that makes a person get up from his fat ass and start doing something. While “we are all equal” there is no incentive when various jobs people receive the same salary - there is no incentive, when, even if you are the last ignoramus, whose only talent is the ability to crack seeds and discuss “chicks from the region” using hundreds of words learned by misunderstanding in childhood, you are still a person and no worse - there is no incentive. Therefore, let the “survival of the fittest” - strongest world, and justice is a rather strange concept in this very, very relative world.

You'll never see that strong in spirit people complain that the circumstances were not in the best possible way, or that someone has treated them dishonestly. They learned to take responsibility for decisions made and the results obtained and understand perfectly well that life is often unfair.

They're coming out difficult situations with a clear understanding of what they did wrong and gratitude for the lessons they learned. When something doesn't work out for them, they say: “Next time.”

2. Allowing others to control you

Strong-willed people know that they are always in control of their actions and emotions, and will not allow outsiders to interfere in this matter - this is their strength, their advantage.

3. Run from change

They are not afraid and accept the challenges of fate with dignity. They are not afraid of the unknown. Their main fear is to freeze in place and not move forward. They know that any change is always a chance to become better and change the world around them.

4. Waste your energy on what you can’t change.

Strong-willed people don't complain about traffic jams or about losing their luggage. They don't complain about other people because they understand that other people are beyond their control.

They realize that there are situations when the only thing they can control is their own attitude and reaction.

5. Strive to be good to everyone

Do you know people who try to please everyone? Or those who are willing to sacrifice their own interests to please others? None of these behaviors are correct.

A strong-willed person tries to be kind and fair. He may say something that will please others, but he is never afraid to express his point of view sincerely. Even if he knows that he can offend someone with his opinion, he will do it anyway.

6. Be afraid of justified risks

Strong-willed people are willing to take justifiable risks. This is exactly the opposite of rushing headlong into the pool without first analyzing the situation.

Strong-willed people carefully consider the risks and benefits before making a decision; they are able to look at the whole situation and even imagine the worst outcome.

7. Being obsessed with your past

Not everyone can let go of their past, admit that there were things in it that can no longer be corrected. But strong-willed people can do this. They know that complaining about or cherishing their past is useless. Instead, they throw all their energy into making their present and future better.

8. Making the same mistakes over and over again

If a person repeats the same actions, hoping to get a better result, this is madness.

Strong-willed people take responsibility for their past actions and are willing to learn from their mistakes so as not to repeat them in the future.

9. Be jealous of other people's success

Only a strong person is able to sincerely rejoice in the success of others. Strong-willed people know how to do this; they do not envy other people's victories, but work hard on themselves to become the best.

10. Giving up after failure

Every failure is a chance to improve. Many successful people are ready to admit that their first steps on the path to success were not easy and brought a lot of disappointments. Strong-willed people are prepared for the fact that they will have to suffer many defeats, but at the same time they know that each failure will bring with it invaluable experience and lessons that will bring them closer to victory.

11. Be afraid of loneliness

Strong-willed people know how to enjoy solitude and know how valuable it is. They use this time to think and plan. This does not mean that they avoid the company of other people or do not need it at all, but they are self-sufficient: their mood and happiness do not depend on other people.

12. Thinking that the world owes us something

Strong-willed people know that, despite their achievements, the world does not owe them anything: neither a big salary nor social package, nor a comfortable life.

They understand: if you want to get at least something, you need to work hard every day.

13. Expect immediate results

It doesn’t matter what it is - a diet or starting a new business - strong-willed people initially tune in to what lies ahead long haul. They spend their time and energy wisely and never forget to mark their results at each stage. They are resilient and understand that worthwhile changes happen over time.

Why do some people stumble and spiral toward self-destruction when faced with difficult circumstances, while others survive and even thrive after the storm passes? No one is immune to adversity, but some people seem to be better able to cope with it and bounce back from even the most stressful circumstances. To develop your mental, physical and spiritual strength, follow these tips.

Steps

Part 1

Be mentally strong

Remember what you can control. Strength implies having power and the ability to influence one's own life, while weakness implies powerlessness and helplessness. Whatever your circumstances, there are things you can control and things you can't. The point is to focus on what you are you can control. Make a list of the things that bother you, and then make a list of what you can do to improve each situation. Accept the items on the first list (it is what it is) and focus your energy on the second list.

• Research has shown that people with high Adversity Quotient (AQ), flexible people, have always found an aspect of a situation that they can control, and even felt responsible for taking action to improve the situation, even if their difficulties were caused by someone else. People with low AQ, however, ignored opportunities to take action and abdicated responsibility, believing that since they did not create the situation, it was not their responsibility to fix it.

1. Choose your attitude. Sometimes we are faced with situations in which we really cannot change anything. Although these times are difficult, you can still control the situation because no matter what, you can control your attitude towards life. As Viktor Frankl put it: “We who lived in concentration camps remember people who walked around the barracks, comforting others, giving away their last piece of bread. There may not have been many of them, but they were sufficient proof that everything can be taken away from a person except one thing: the last of human freedoms - to choose one’s attitude under certain circumstances, to choose one’s own path.” No matter what happens, be positive.

   • If someone makes your life miserable, don't let them crush your spirit. Continue to be proud of yourself, have hope, and remember that attitude is something that no one can take away from you. “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent,” as Eleanor Roosevelt said.
   • Try not to let a crisis or difficulty in one area of ​​your life spill over into other areas of your life. If you're facing a lot of difficulties at work, for example, don't act irritable towards your significant other just because he or she is trying to help. Eliminate side effects difficulties managing your attitude. Resilient people do not turn every failure into a disaster, and do not allow negative events to have a domino effect throughout their lives.
   • If it helps, remember and recite the Serenity Prayer: “Give me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.”

2. Find your zest for life again. Emotionally strong people view every day as a gift. They try to structure it in such a way as to take full advantage of the gift. Remember when you were a child and could be delighted by the simple wonders of life - playing with leaves in the fall, drawing imaginary animals, eating cookies? Find this one inner child. Be that inner child. Your mental and emotional health depends on it.

   Believe in yourself. You have done so much. You can make it through another day. And if you go day by day, or even moment by moment, you will survive whatever you have to go through. It won't be easy, and you're not invincible, so take baby steps. When you feel like you are about to fail, close your eyes and take a deep breath. In your search, keep these things in mind:

   • Don't listen to the skeptics. There will always be people who doubt you for whatever reason. Your job is to not listen to them and ultimately prove them wrong. Don't let them take your hope away just because they lost theirs. The world is practically begging you to transform it. What are you waiting for?
   • Think about your times of success. Use this as motivation along your journey. Whether it's a class assignment you did well, that person you talked to, or the birth of your child, let it fuel your desire to be a stronger, more adjusted person. Like begets like!
   • Try, try and try again. There will be times when you doubt yourself because you tried and it didn't work out. But you know what? This is just part of the journey, just one chapter of the book. Instead of giving up because you failed and losing faith in yourself, look at things from a long-term, broader perspective. Try again. Know that success is built on a ladder of failure.

3. Choose your battles wisely. Is every little thing that annoys you—a coworker asking questions, a driver who cuts you off—a necessity? Ask yourself, do these things matter and why? Try to hone your life down to a few core values ​​that are especially important to you, and don't worry about anything else. As Sylvia Robinson once said, “Some people think you have to hold on to be strong—but sometimes that means letting go.”

   Connect with the people who matter most to you. Spend time with friends and family, those who are supportive and positive. If no one is available, make new friends. And if you can’t find friends anywhere, help others who need it more than you. Sometimes when we feel like we can't improve our own situation, we can find the strength to improve someone else's and we can gain a better perspective on our own life.

   • There is no doubt about it - humans are very sociable animals. Both research and science point to social well-being as important factor emotional and physical health. If you think you have problems with social life, it's worth trying to get some help. Here's where to start:
     • Forget mistakes - don't let them define you!
     • Recover from a breakup
     • Overcome Shyness
     • Act like an extrovert

4. Find a balance between work and play, rest and activity. Sounds pretty simple, doesn't it? This is often overlooked precisely because it seems difficult. We either work too much and constantly fuss, or we relax more than we should and sit back like hippos, lazy, lying on the shores of opportunity. Establishing a balance between work and play, rest and activity, will allow you to appreciate all activities. The grass won't seem greener on the other side because you won't be limited to just one pasture.

   Be grateful for what you have. Life is hard, but if you look hard enough, you will find an endless amount of things to be grateful for. Even if what made you happy in the past is gone, there is still a lot to be grateful for. The joy you extract from the world around you is the fuel that will get you through the toughest times, so pay attention to what you have and enjoy it no matter what. Of course, you may not have that new shirt, or whatever you want, but you have this computer with the Internet, you have the opportunity to read. Some people can't read, don't have a computer, and don't live in a house. Think about it.

   Don't take everything too seriously. Charlie Chaplin knew a thing or two about comedy. He famously said: “Life is a tragedy if you look at it close up, but it’s a comedy overall.” It's easy to get caught up in our own little tragedies that cause us to act and react on a micro level. But take a step back and look at life more philosophically, more mischievously, more romantically. Miracle, limitless possibilities, the absurdity of it all - it's enough to make you laugh at how incredibly lucky you are.

   • Because let's face it, life is more fun if you don't take it too seriously. And although fun and happiness are, of course, not all that our life consists of, it is still an important part, isn’t it?

5. Remember that nothing lasts forever. If you are going through a period of pain or grief that you cannot control, step aside and let the moment happen. If you are going through an extended period of difficulty, remind yourself that this too shall pass.

   Part 2

   Be physically strong

   1. Eat right. One of the biggest challenges we face in developing physical strength is the need to provide nutritious, energy-filling food to our bodies day after day. We've all been there: ordering fast food from the comfort of our car tempts us, even though we told ourselves we'd cook broccoli and fish tonight. What if we told ourselves that our lives really depend on this? Would we then change our habits?

      • Focus on consuming vegetables and fruits first. Supplement this part of your diet with lean protein, such as in poultry, fish, dairy products, nuts and beans.
      • Distinguish complex carbohydrates and simple carbohydrates, and give preference to complex ones, which are usually absorbed more slowly and are richer in fiber.
      • Choose healthy fats over unhealthy ones. Unsaturated fats such as olive oil and omega-3 fatty acids, found in salmon and flax seeds, will be very beneficial to you in moderation. Avoid unhealthy fats, i.e. saturated and trans fats.
      • Mix it up. Add variety to your diet. You want to become strong, but you also need to enjoy food. Food is not just about satiation. Enjoying the food itself will lift your mood and help you stay fit.

   2. Exercise. Strength isn't just about carrying iron. This is working with your whole body to burn fat, build muscle mass and development of endurance. There are a ton of exercises you can try for a full-body workout, but the main thing to remember here is consistency. Exercise at least 30 minutes a day, even if those 30 minutes are 20 minutes of walking the dog and 10 minutes of stretching!

      Start lifting weights. Building muscle will help you stay strong, but getting there is the hard part. Both parts are grueling and boring (just kidding!), lifting weights systematically breaks down and then rebuilds muscles to make them even stronger. For more complete strength, focus on your entire body. You don't want to look like a jock gym, which only works the biceps and never works the legs.

      • Build muscle in your chest area
      • Build muscle in your legs and thighs
      • Build muscle in your arms and shoulders
      • Build Inner Muscles

   3. Get enough sleep. To repair muscles, reduce stress and remain emotionally balanced, the human body needs 8-10 hours of sleep a night. You won't be able to break all strength records with 4 hours of sleep. And if you don't get good or long enough sleep one night, be prepared to sleep even longer the next night because you've created a sleep debt.

      Stay away from so-called vices like cigarettes, alcohol and other drugs. Everyone understands that smoking, drug use and alcohol abuse are a recipe poor health. And yet we either somehow justify it to ourselves, or we simply conveniently forget about it when the time comes to control the desire. To help you rationally control any impulses, here are some statistics about alcohol and nicotine:

      • Almost 4.5 million smokers die every year. And smokers die, on average, 13-14 years earlier than non-smokers. It turns out that you simply throw away almost a quarter of your life.
      • 49% murders, 52% rapes, 21% suicides, 60% ill-treatment with children and more than 50% of fatal road accidents are at least somehow related to alcohol use.

   within, and beyond of your faith.

   • A spiritually strong Christian, for example, has no problem talking to an atheist or discussing the intricacies of biblical Orthodoxy. He may view the experience as an opportunity to learn, as a refreshing departure from the ordinary. His faith, as a rule, strengthens after such an encounter, and if it does not strengthen, then this doubt is calmly and judiciously examined.

6. Never attack another person's spirituality. Imagine that your neighbor or completely stranger would come to you and tell you that your faith is completely wrong, and force you to believe in his spiritual order - all without your consent. How would you feel? Most likely not very pleasant. This is what people feel when they are preached to or otherwise tried to convert. Balance your own faith with your responsibilities to ordinary people as unobtrusively as possible.

Adviсe

• You may not win every fight, but you can live to keep fighting. As the years pass, the current battles will probably seem less important. You might even look back and laugh. Just live your dream and don't pay attention to criticism, but if you have to fight, fight!

Warnings

• When we're going through tough times, we're more vulnerable than usual, and sometimes it can be tempting to do things we'd never think of. You may feel desperate for escape or validation, but such quick solutions will only make the situation worse. Don't turn to alcohol, drugs or other forms of empty, temporary gratification. If you are going to run, run to something that has meaning for you, such as music, reading, or art.