Simple ideas that have changed your life.

as a boy i read many books about the great big sailships crossing the oceans .
at that time there were still sailships bringing bringing "guano" (bird droppings) from chile to europe .
one of the rules the sailors lived by , was "One Hand for Yourself - One for the Ship " .
i've always interpreted that more broadly : if you are doing anything or helping someone , never forget that you have to make sure that you don't forget yourself completely . if you give both hands to the ship , you might very well be lost overboard - and you won't be any good to your shipmates or yourself .
hbg

Do not spend your silver change. Save it in a bowl.
Once a month deposit that into your savings.

Proofread.

Never smarten up a chump.

it's nice to be important.

it's more important to be nice...

one i got from an old dutch guy i once met

never shave in the dark

Good one.

Here's one I learned from Richard Feynman: You are not responsible for meeting other people's expectations about you. If you don't meet them, that's not your problem, it's theirs: after all, they're the ones whose expectations were mistaken.

never under any circumstances attempt to sandpaper a wildcat's ass in a telephone booth

Dare To Make A Difference

Taken from John Wooden via Bill Walton: never confuse effort with achievement.

Don' t confuse my kindness for weakness

Speaking of weakness, here's one: Our moments of weakness are not always indications of the kind of people we are.

"right-hand rule"

That sounds bad...
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IN MY CAR, EVERYONE WEARS SEAT BELTS, GET IT?!

Always ask yourself "Is this a hill I'm willing to die on?"

never assume anything.

there's no problem that can't be solved with 1/4 stick of 40% dynamite.

Toilet paper.

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