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:

  1. never lie.
  2. never tell the whole truth.
  3. never pass up a chance to use a real bathroom.
  • stoy@lemmy.zip
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    7 months ago

    “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:

    • You are a liar, as previously stated everyone has things to hide, so you are just plain lying.

    • You won’t keep a secret, if asked you will tell others priveleged information given to you.

    • InternetPerson@lemmings.world
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      7 months ago

      It’s the basic driver of all somewhat intelligent life on earth.

      Do something - fail - explore alternatives - do it again - success? Keep it. Fail? Back to exploring and retrying.

      Whether it’s babies learning to walk or you overcoming difficult situations in life. We should embrace errors and failures of others, as it’s an opportunity for them and us to learn and prevent similar mistakes in the future.

  • Buglefingers@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    Evaluate how much something matters based on 1 day, 1 month, 1 year.

    I.E. How upset should you be over [Thing]? Will it matter in one day? One month? One year? That helps perspective a bunch. You can use any variation of time really, the point is perspective

      • Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world
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        7 months ago

        My wife, who gave two births, was in a car accident and fought through hell to survive, still rate kidney stones as the most painful thing in her life.

        I said would she rather take a bullet to the leg? She said she’d take two over a kidney stone.

        All of this can be resolved just by drinking water.

  • Simulation6@sopuli.xyz
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    7 months ago

    Never pass up an opportunity to sit down or relieve yourself. 95% of everything is crap, so appreciate it when you find the 5%.