I wouldn’t dare defile Douglas Adam’s memory by not mentioning that you should keep a towel with you at all times, but my second contender is a surprisingly short three-parter:
- never lie.
- never tell the whole truth.
- never pass up a chance to use a real bathroom.
Treat others are you would like to be treated
What if you’re a masochist? Wouldn’t it be better to treat others as they would like to be treated?
Develop a treatment scheme that works for them as it would for you. The first step in treating others the way you’d like to be treated, is finding out what they like.
Be excellent to eachother.
Treat others as they would like to be treated.
Never borrow money from a man whose first name is “The” and never gamble with a man whose first name is a city.
But I need $600k to pay Jersey City Steve and “The Raven” has a history of being fair with his loans.
Take chances, make mistakes, and get messy.
Learning good technique is hard and boring. Solve a problem the wrong way first, and you’ll find out what technique improvements are worthwhile.
Brush your teeth and floss
And your belly button. Often forgotten, but an unwashed innie stinks!
Thank you for this reminder. I always had a nice open easy to clean one, but recently had a hernia surgery where my bellybutton got rearranged. Now it’s a tight little crevasse, and I’ll need to start paying special attention to cleaning it out.
I did the grave mistake of shoving my nose in one without proper cleaning.
I had to pretend I was choking on my own spit not to offend the girl.
“To be an adult, you need to know when it is apropriate to be childish”
“Never paint the devil on the wall, unless he stands in the hallway, so make sure you have some paint at home”
“Honesty lasts longest”
The first advice here basically boils down to “remember to have fun in a responsible manner”, I like the original phrasing better as is more fun and also implies as shitload more knowledge.
The second advice is a modified version of a Swedish saying, it boils down to, “don’t expect the worst, but if it happens, take notes and learn, oh and you should have a pen and notebook at home”. I like this as well as it again tells you to relax, but learn from mistakes and be prepared to learn from them.
The third advice is just common sense, life just gets so much easier if you act and speak honestly, this obviously doesn’t mean to be brutaly honest or blatantly selfish as long as you are honest. But rather avoid situations that would require you to lie.
EDIT:
I just thought about another peice of advice:
“If you have nothing to hide, then you can’t be trusted”
We all have secrets, some are just embarrasing, others can destroy lives, stating that you have nothing to hide is one of the worst ways to try and gain trust, since it means one of two things:
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You are a liar, as previously stated everyone has things to hide, so you are just plain lying.
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You won’t keep a secret, if asked you will tell others priveleged information given to you.
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Slow is smooth and smooth is fast.
Ride smooth not fast has won me some mountain bike races.
I first heard it in the context of carpentry, but I’ve since heard it in kitchens as well.
Drone racing applies particularly here!
“Fast” is the biggest number in a straight line. Life rarely offers straight lines.
Every line is straight in a subset of coordinate systems.
you can be skilled at cornering too, that will make you faster on them
It’s true, but you need the skill, and buying an expensive car will only get you so far.
Confidence isn’t about being confident but acting confident. Act confident and life will be a lot easier.
Faking confidence means running your life as a con job.
It’s better to acknowledge when you feel insecure, find the root reason why, and then develop solutions to the unsolved problems giving you that lack of confidence.
For some people it’s as simple as their pelvis being out of whack. In some cases, all you need is a rolfing session.
Except if you want to do good science. Good scientists will identify false confidence and will aim to steer well clear of it
Scientists ideally shouldn’t apply rules of thumb to their research!
Think before you speak, I speak without thinking and it’s got me in trouble for petty things. Using WE over YOU is extremely valuable… even when you had nothing to do with the problem it is OUR problem.
“We” should vacuum the house! *wink* *wink*
I’ve found that one of the best ways to ensure I think before I speak, is to pause before I speak.
A wise teacher told me to carry a bottle of water, always.
Nobody will stop you from taking a sip, which is really an excuse to pause.
Take your time, slow and steady is faster than quick and dirty
Tell that to literally every company that produces anything.
Listen or act like you’re listening. People love the validation that comes with being given undivided attention. The opposite is also true.
This is great advice. It’s not difficult once you get good at it; but there’s nothing quite like the feeling of being in a real two-way conversation where you know the other person is actually listening to what you’re saying, not just hearing the sounds. I feel like I can count on both hands the number of real conversations I’ve had where I felt truly respected and heard.
Sometimes good enough is good enough.
Never trust a fart.
- Rick Sanchez
If you find yourself in a hole, first step is to stop digging.
Reminder me of this
“What to do if you find yourself stuck with no hope of rescue: Consider yourself lucky that life has been good to you so far. Alternatively, if life hasn’t been good to you so far - which, given your present circumstances, seems more likely - consider yourself lucky that it won’t be troubling you much longer.” Douglas Adams
People are more helpful if you’re nice to them.
Get a VPN and pirate everytime!
cant stress this enough.
they will always find a way to screw you for your money, don’t play their game.
