1.)People are going to dislike you. If you waste time thinking about it, your life won’t be as fulfilling.

2.) Listen to your music as loud as you can. Spend money on concert tickets. Make sure you see your favorite band at least once. Good music is important; if you find music you love, hold on to it.

3.) Pet all the dogs. Every dog you see on the street, every dog that looks friendly, just every dog. Never accept reward money for finding a lost dog. Reuniting them with their owner is reward enough.

4.) Spend money on things that aren’t necessary. Sometimes you want to drop $80 on makeup, that’s okay.

5.) Never take anything too seriously. The best way to deal with stressful situations is to make light of them. You have one life, why waste is stressing?

6.) Be nice to your teachers, professors, retail workers, your parents, etc. They already have enough to deal with, just be polite.

7.)Don’t litter. You’re going to have to live on this planet. Throwing your trash in the garbage can is not hard.

8.) Don’t apologize for the time you were born in. Don’t let older people put you down for liking your selfies, for using “bae,” for going on Twitter. Times change. They were probably criticized for going to the disco and saying “groovy.”

9.) Be involved in politics. Again, this is the world you’re going to live in. If you’re not involved and passionate, who will be?

10.) Eat what you want. If you want to eat healthy, then eat healthy; if you want to eat 3 McDouble’s a day, go for it. It’s your body, do what you want to it.

11.) Don’t be afraid to speak your mind. If someone says something that is wrong or you don’t agree with, tell them. It may change their mind. Be blunt with people. Being shady will get you nowhere.

12.) Don’t take naps longer than an hour. You’ll only end up hating yourself afterwards.

13.) Read lots of books and watch lots of movies. You don’t know how much you can learn from them.

14.) It’s okay to wear your jeans 3 days in a row.

15.) Sometimes you need to cry, but when you’re done, you need to watch your favorite show, hug your dog, and realize that you ain’t no wuss.

16.) It’s also okay to watch 16 episodes of a show in one night.

17.) You might miss high school when it’s over, but you need to know that whatever happens while you’re there means literally nothing. I know it means the world at the time, but honestly, you just need to let everything roll off of you.

18.) Just love yourself. You got one body, so why not act like you’re the Queen of England and let everyone else know it?