How to become more peaceful
It made me
detached 
"I'm not sure if I'm more peaceful or more detached - either way, I'm way more calm about life."
How I did it: I guess living does it. I think I learned not to get so worked up over social situations or living up to what I imagine people's expectations to be? Dunno. I also think I have a longer term vision of life now, so I'm a bit more paced. Getting all enthusiastic about many, many things that I never ended up doing has also helped me chill out about things - who knows where I'm really at with something, why get all super driven towards it?
Lessons & tips: I would try to still maintain enthusiasm and wonder. These seem to have dwindled with the advent of peacefulness. Guess that's what the Buddhist-esq way will do :) But I liked those...
