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.
It still checks out.
Sometimes the true problem isn’t the “fire” in front of you, it’s the manager/boss.
And then you discover what you should be solving for.