Bill Gates speech: 11 rules your kids did not and will not learn in school

Rule 1: Life is not fair - get used to it!   

Rule 2: The world doesn't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself. 

 

Rule 3: You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. You won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.   

Rule 4: If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.   

Rule 5: Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping: they called it opportunity.   

Rule 6: If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.   

Rule 7: Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you thought you were. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parent's generation, try delousing the closet in your own room.   

Rule 8: Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades and they'll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer. This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.   

Rule 9: Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. Do that on your own time.   

Rule 10: Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.   

Rule 11: Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.

Reduce your caffeine intake

Missing that morning cuppa is worse than coming face to face with the most sordid superstition for many. Well, blame that on caffeine, the same element that helps us out of our stupor. Now we aren't saying you call it quits, and rely on a cold water shower!

Especially since, it's a metabolic enhancer too, "Something we've only become recently aware of," informs dietician Pooja Makhija.

Just keeping a tab on the caffeine intake is good enough and easy too, to ensure you just enjoy your brew and not become enslaved by it.

Deciphering caffeine cravings
"When a person gets up, they feel lethargic. That's because the sugar levels are low, as the last meal was almost eight to ten hours back. For that instant boost, we have been taking in caffeine since ages," explains Makhija.

Why you need to cut it down?
We heard it a zillion times before — an excess of anything is bad. Well, it holds true even in context of caffeine. According to dietician Dr Anar Shah too much caffeine often causes gastric problems, acidity, sleep disorders and is a big factor in catalysing the ageing process. Further, "Caffeine also reduces the capacity of the body to absorb Vitamin E, which often results in the darkening of the skin," she says.

How much is too much?
Anything below 300 milligrams is considered safe for adults. So in case your intake is higher than those, then you need to get into action. Also apart from tea, coffee, cold drinks, energy drinks, chocolate in its various forms also contains small amounts of caffeine, so it's best to keep some margin.

Start by reducing the amount of the caffeinated drink slowly. Initially may feel sleepy or lethargic, but this will go within some days. Dietician and sports nutritionist, Deepshikha Agarwal says, "Having three cups a day is the upper limit." She suggests you slowly try to switch to healthier versions of tea. "A variety of herbal tea is available. You could try green tea, lemon tea, ginger tea or even tulsi tea. In fact green tea is an excellent antioxidant and increases your body metabolic rate."

Teens especially should opt for 'caffeine-free' drinks. Look for these words or the word 'decaffeinated'.  

DON"T BE IN TENSION

 You bring peace and serenity into my life.
Joy to my entire existence. Joy is the light
That fills my heart with hope of the future,
Faith that we will be together forever. It’s
Our love that makes each day special.
Joy is much more than happiness. Joy is like
Sunshine that fills you with a warm, wonderful
Feeling that radiates to everyone around you.
It lights your way through life and fills your
Heart with so much love, it overflows to everyone
Around you.
Joy is being loved by you.
Joy is being kissed and being held in your arms.
Joy is spending my life with you and bringing Joy into your life. .  

"JOKE OF THE DAY"

A middle aged woman was driving through a school zone when a policeman pulled her over for speeding. As he was giving her the ticket, she said, "How come I always get a ticket and everyone else gets a warning? Is it my face?"

"No, ma'am," explained the officer, "it's your foot.".

JOKE OF THE DAY"

Three racehorses standing around started arguing.

The first said, "I've won 15 out of 20 of my races!"

The second said, "Yeah, well I've won 29 out of 30 of my races!"

The third said, "Yeah, well I've won 39 out of 40 of my races!"

Then, a greyhound came up and said, "Oh yeah! Well, I've won 99 out of 100 of my races!"

The horses glared in amazement. "Wow! A talking greyhound!".

DON"T BE IN TENSION

DON"T BE IN TENSION

Have you experienced the joy of giving?
Just give to understand what I'm saying...

Do not hoard for posterity
Just give what you have in excess to the needy

Giving increases your joys manifold
Excessive things will only stress you more

Free yourselves and home of all the clutter
Whatever another says - don't dither

Only a giving hand can receive
And God's gifts you can perceive

When you are lighter in head and hearth
Ensuring greatness of your life and breath.

A Joyful Noise