Life rules

Maybe it's because this is the 5th anniversary of 9/11, or maybe it's due to my recent insight that I found on my trip, but I started writing down my unnofficial life rules. You could call this a tribute to 9/11 if you like, though I wasn't thinking of it that way. I was just trying to figure myself out. I suppose forging ahead is it's own sort of tribute, trite as it is.

I've always kept these in my head, but the time is right to put them down. There are more that I can't remember right now, but I'll list off what I've got so far.

Some of them are stolen from others and some of them are general wisdom. All of them mean something to me, and maybe you'll get something out of them too. Please feel free to add any of your own in the comments. I'm keeping the master list on my harddrive.

Drive your car like you stole it

If it's classy porn, your girlfriend will probably like it

Don't get a tattoo unless you or a close personal friend drew the design

If you love someone, tell them

It's ok to cry

No seriously, it's ok to cry, just don't get unhinged

Who you know is more important than what you know

Learning how to learn is more important than what you learn

Find out what you love to do, then do it as hard as you can for as long as you can

Don't graduate college early

This is by no means a complete list.


UPDATE: Here's another one:

Don't expect life to make sense or be fair

C'mon people, I know you've got nuggets of wisdom you're holding back.


UPDATE 2: This isn't really a life rule, but I thought it was funny. I found it at this pretty good site full of random observations:

No matter how hot she is, someone, somewhere is sick of her shit.