“The movie wasn’t great, but this line always stuck with me.”

I’m an award-winning writer and editor living in New York City, where I currently work at BuzzFeed as the Senior Lifestyle Editor.

"I use this constantly. Just put something where it's not supposed to be and is obviously in the way, and you'll be like, 'Why did I do that? Oh, right.'"

"This guy’s walking down the street when he falls in a hole. The walls are so steep he can’t get out. A doctor passes by, and the guy shouts up, ‘Hey, you! Can you help me out?’ The doctor writes a prescription, throws it down in the hole, and moves on. Then a priest comes along, and the guy shouts up, ‘Father, I’m down in this hole, can you help me out?’ The priest writes out a prayer, throws it down in the hole, and moves on. Then a friend walks by. ‘Hey, Joe, it’s me. Can you help me out?’ And the friend jumps in the hole. Our guy says, ‘Are you stupid? Now, we’re both down here.’ The friend says, ‘Yeah, but I’ve been down here before, and I know the way out."

"Totally. The same applies to other things, too, like constantly complaining. I read about someone who constantly complained at work, and nothing they complained about changed because they were known as someone who complained about everything. When the company made a big change that everyone was unhappy with, they all complained, and the company took it into account and made further changes/adjustments accordingly. It pays to choose your battles."