22 Essentials for Thriving in A Covid-19 21C

1. It may be the 21C but you still have the body of a Hunter-Gatherer. Don't allow mis-match (your amazing body vs. a sedentary environment) to mess you up.
2. Use technology. Don't let it abuse you. Not just off; lose it for a while.
3. You run your own business, even if they pay you a salary.Make sure you are the one they call on when things get tough: offer the very best value. And ensure they realise that doesn't come cheap.
4. Never let a bad mood distract you. Sort your music to manage your moods.
5. Never let anyone spoil your day. Planet Earth is too precious to waste a minute in a badly-run conference call. 
6. Get fit. Get well. Be unstoppable.
7. Get focused.
8. Could you live from just the contents of a back-pack? Maybe not. But is all your stuff slowing you down?...
9. Chase quality of life, not standard of living. The former for most people is quite simple: time, love, doing something of worth. The latter is another gadget to go wrong.
10. Politics is fascinating, addictive and at times truly scary. Just remember it is something occurring through a worm-hole into an alternate universe.
11. Carry and use a decent note-book and a quality propelling pencil. Capture your thoughts; work them up. Execute the best.
12. Read your contract: you are allowed breaks. Take them: stand, stretch and go outside and play ball for a while. Your muscles and internal organs will appreciate it.
13. How much is enough? See 9: you need less money than you think if you break the 'do what everybody else is doing paradigm'.  Stop killing yourself at work.
14. Decide to Be Bold. 
15. Take more drugs.
16. Let your kids see you reading books not just watching HBO, baking bread not just eating pizza, hiking the wilderness not just booking Disney.
17. Never let a week go by without returning to the mountains, the coast, the forest, the bare earth.
18. Learn something every day, starting with 1, 3, 5, 12,18, 20 and 22 being on the critical path.
19. Wake up, get going and come up with fresh ideas.
20. Realise The Cubicle can only be temporary.
21. Stay wild.
22. Think for yourself, believe in yourself and never lose your sense of humour.