TETRIS a.k.a LIFE

Tetris has got to be one of the best metaphors of life. Here are some thoughts as to why.
In both LIFE and TETRIS:

1- Chances are, you will do better if you know what your next step is.
2- These chances double, if you know what your next TWO steps are.
3- Sometimes, you may dread the next step, but somehow can figure a way for it to work out to your benefit.
4- Talent is much more relevant than luck. Luck is the losers' way out.
5- Planning carefully and taking your time can prove to be rewardful.
6- There is a fine line between 'planning carefully' and greed. Greed will almost always leave you out with nothing.
7- Time is of the essence. The faster you process, the faster you are ahead.
8- Never think you are special. You're not. Never think that you will get what you want. You won't. You are only special because of your talent. You will only get what you want, if you make it happen yourself.
9- Concentration and determination are your best friends.
10- You have the right to say about what you have achieved only when you have accomplished something, and only then. And NOT while you are doing it. Nothing is guaranteed.
11- Make the best of what you are given. Whining and bitching will do nothing but waste your time, and fuck up your concentration. (Refer to numbers 7 and 9).
12- Restarting a game of tetris, is the twin of a new day in life. It is only what you make it. Not the game, nor life care about your excuses.
13- The more time you spend at it, the better you get.
14- There is no going back in what you have done.
15- It is better to play A L O N E. Distractions will almost always ruin your run.
16- If you have the talent, there will always be a chance for you to make things right.
17- When you do get lucky a few times here and there, it is better NOT to question why.
18- It is never personal. Never. If you do not get what you want, it is because you haven't thought it out like you ought. Everything bad that happens is your fault, and your fault only. It is never personal.
19- The more you achieve, the harder it gets.
20- The faster the pace, the higher the reward. The bigger the risk, the bigger the profit.
21- Sometimes, you see things that are not there.
22- Some other times, the things you do NOT see are the things that will help you out.
23- Always expect the worst. Always expect the worst. Always expect the worst.
24- Never settle for what you have already achieved.
25- If you only want to be normal, it is easy. You will only need to be organized and 'allign' from one time to another. If you want to be different, you will have to think ahead.
26- It is wise to always have a second way out. A plan B. A 'next move'. Think: "Two steps at a time. Two steps a time. TWO STEPS AT A TIME".
27- If good things happen, know it in your heart that they will NOT last.
28- Also, if bad things happen, know it in your heart that they will NOT last neither.
29- Self confidence in life, is knowing that you can do better the next time around in tetris.
30- No matter how good you are, there will always be an end to what you have achieved.
31- You are not your memories. You are not what you have 'scored the last time'. You are here and now. Who cares what you used to be?