As I get older, I find that fewer and fewer people want to listen to me—neither my family nor other people. Gradually, I realized the reason lies with me: I really am pretty dumb, I say dumb things, and I give dumb advice. I say exactly what people don’t want to hear.

I remember Li Xiaolai once said that almost every moment, he felt his past self had been a fucking idiot.

I know exactly what he means. From now on, I need to hold back and talk less. I shouldn’t be afraid of awkward silences; an awkward silence is better than saying something stupid. $SOL