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{{t|Maxim}}s for a happy life. | {{t|Maxim}}s for a happy life. | ||
===[[The pitch]]=== | |||
*[[Do your talking on the pitch]]. And [[leave it on the pitch]]. | *[[Do your talking on the pitch]]. And [[leave it on the pitch|leave it there]]. | ||
*[[Don’t be that guy]]<ref>If you said, “''or'' girl,” ''you’re being that guy''. ([[and/or]] girl, [[as the case may be]].)</ref>. | *[[Don’t be that guy]]<ref>If you said, “''or'' girl,” ''you’re being that guy''. ([[and/or]] girl, [[as the case may be]].)</ref>. | ||
*[[Let it go]]. In the immortal words of the Eastenders script-writing collective, “[[Leave it, Phil. He’s not worth it|LEAVE IT, PHIL. HE’S NOT WORTH IT]].” | *[[Let it go]]. In the immortal words of the Eastenders script-writing collective, “[[Leave it, Phil. He’s not worth it|LEAVE IT, PHIL. HE’S NOT WORTH IT]].” | ||
===[[Your nose]]=== | |||
*[[If it gets up your nose]], it’s ''your'' problem, not his. | |||
*[[If it gets up your nose]], [[People you don’t like can still have a point|he’s probably got a point]]. | |||
*[[Let he who is without sin cast the first stone]]. | *[[Let he who is without sin cast the first stone]]. | ||
*[[ | ===[[Your book]]=== | ||
*First question: [[cui bono]]? | |||
*[[Don’t talk your own book]]. Assume others are talking theirs until you know otherwise. | |||
*Value people who don’t talk their own book. | |||
*Insiders have an interest in making what they do seem hard. | |||
===[[Your self]]=== | |||
====What you've got==== | |||
*[[Don’t be selfish]]. | |||
*[[Share]]. Give freely of what you know. | |||
*Use your resources. [[You can’t take it with you]]. | |||
*[[Be useful]]. | |||
====Confidence==== | |||
*[[Back yourself]]. | |||
*[[There are other fish in the sea]]. | |||
*[[Leave it on the pitch]], [[Don’t leave anything on the table|not the table}}. (see [[do your talking on the pitch]].) | |||
====Mental space==== | |||
*[[Go off the grid]] — sometimes. | *[[Go off the grid]] — sometimes. | ||
*[[Smell the roses]]. Take pleasure in beauty. Stop what you’re doing and drink it in. Enjoy what nature — and humans — let you have for free. Admire a wood in autumn. | |||
*"[[Gee, I wish I spent more time in the office]]," said NO ONE IN HISTORY. | |||
====Learn==== | |||
*[[Be open-minded]]. Never stop learning. | |||
*[[Walk on the grass]]. Fuck ’em. | *[[Walk on the grass]]. Fuck ’em. | ||
*[[Find a different way home]]. | *[[Find a different way home]]. | ||
*[[Write the music you want to hear]]. | *[[Write the music you want to hear]]. | ||
=== | ===Complexity and order=== | ||
*[[ | *[[Simplify]]. The Devil ''is'' the detail. | ||
*[[Perfection is the enemy of good enough]]. | *[[Perfection is the enemy of good enough]]. | ||
*[[It’ll do]]. | *[[It’ll do]]. | ||
*[[They’re more scared than you are]]. | *[[They’re more scared than you are]]. | ||
*Challenge. Require explanation. If he can’t explain, he doesn’t understand. If he makes you do something he doesn’t understand it, it’s probably bullshit. | |||
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Revision as of 13:39, 18 August 2018
Maxims for a happy life.
The pitch
- Do your talking on the pitch. And leave it there.
- Don’t be that guy[1].
- Let it go. In the immortal words of the Eastenders script-writing collective, “LEAVE IT, PHIL. HE’S NOT WORTH IT.”
Your nose
- If it gets up your nose, it’s your problem, not his.
- If it gets up your nose, he’s probably got a point.
- Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.
Your book
- First question: cui bono?
- Don’t talk your own book. Assume others are talking theirs until you know otherwise.
- Value people who don’t talk their own book.
- Insiders have an interest in making what they do seem hard.
Your self
What you've got
- Don’t be selfish.
- Share. Give freely of what you know.
- Use your resources. You can’t take it with you.
- Be useful.
Confidence
- Back yourself.
- There are other fish in the sea.
- Leave it on the pitch, [[Don’t leave anything on the table|not the table}}. (see do your talking on the pitch.)
Mental space
- Go off the grid — sometimes.
- Smell the roses. Take pleasure in beauty. Stop what you’re doing and drink it in. Enjoy what nature — and humans — let you have for free. Admire a wood in autumn.
- "Gee, I wish I spent more time in the office," said NO ONE IN HISTORY.
Learn
- Be open-minded. Never stop learning.
- Walk on the grass. Fuck ’em.
- Find a different way home.
- Write the music you want to hear.
Complexity and order
- Simplify. The Devil is the detail.
- Perfection is the enemy of good enough.
- It’ll do.
- They’re more scared than you are.
- Challenge. Require explanation. If he can’t explain, he doesn’t understand. If he makes you do something he doesn’t understand it, it’s probably bullshit.
References
- ↑ If you said, “or girl,” you’re being that guy. (and/or girl, as the case may be.)