I think this is very good advice, but I’d like to push back on the “haters don’t matter” bit. One consistently negative person can do a lot of damage, especially if they punish you for your virtues. I’d probably pay even more attention to removing people from your social circle who punish you for the things you want to do than adding people who reward you for them. Certain classes of haters are also nearly impossible to avoid.
I think this is very good advice, but I’d like to push back on the “haters don’t matter” bit. One consistently negative person can do a lot of damage, especially if they punish you for your virtues. I’d probably pay even more attention to removing people from your social circle who punish you for the things you want to do than adding people who reward you for them. Certain classes of haters are also nearly impossible to avoid.
Yup. Especially if it’s someone that you feel you should be close to, like toxic parents.
I think the context of “haters don’t matter” is one where you already decided to ignore them.