Don't Panic! (OT Advice Thread)

[RangerWickett]

In Magic, try not to play more than 60 cards.

Measure twice, cut once.

When in doubt, listen to Piratecat. The man's a sleep schedules specialist; he knows his .

Don't curse unnecessarily, because it might drive away pretty girls. However, occasionally practice coming up with unique and vulgar turns of phrase, so when you do curse, it's memorable.

When packing, make sure for every electronic item that you have the power cords and other connections. (This is why I'm not watching TV right now).

 

[Darrin Drader]

Walk softly but carry an assault rifle.

Slower traffic keep right (or left if you aren't in America) (I'm not joking here. There's a reason this is posted on the sides of freeways. A lack of lateral movement is a very dangerous thing and results in thousands of traffic accidents nation-wide).

Read the Lord of the Rings at least once in your life.

Read Stephen King's The Dark Tower Series at least once in your life (yes I know the final 3 parts aren't out yet, but they will be in a year).

If you trust your in-laws, its time to do a reality check.

You are never as good as they say you are. Conversely, you are never as bad as they say you are.

It bears repeating - don't stress the small stuff. In a hundred years, no one will care anyway. If someone will care in a hundred years then you're far too important a person to be wasting time reading these boards.

Don't expect. Suggest.

I own a cute and fuzzy feline and a lovable and playful canine.

The most important piece of advice I have:

Regardless of who you are, if you set goals that are within the realm of possibility, you can make them happen.

 

[Darrin Drader]

Be honest. Be completely honest. If you are a guy and your wife/ girlfriend asks you a question, we want an honest answer. We'd rather have you tell us something we don't really want to hear, and have it be your honest opinion, than find out you fibbed.

On the subject of honesty:

Only lie about the stuff that will really matter should the truth come out. Honesty will not save you.

Make sure you tell a little truth with every lie.

Remember every lie as though it were the truth, and do not tell so many lies that you can't keep track of them all.

Have a backup lie assembled in case your first one is revealed.

An ommission meant to mislead is not a lie.


... Yes, I'm a very bad, bad man.

 

[Welverin]

Well *I* always want an honest answer. If I don't get an honest answer , and somethings wrong...how can I fix it?



I've never gotten upset with anyone for giving me the truth.

You're a very uniques woman. Or a terrific liar.

Sunscreen, always with the sunscreen.

"Take it one level at a time, kill everything, then move on".
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Never bribe demons with one live chicken. The first mate is the way to go.

Assume it's a joke, it's less stressful that way.

If it's funny/makes you laugh go with it.

 

[Li Shenron]

Learn not to hate.

 

[Welverin]

But it’s cool to hate.

 

[Mark Chance]

There is no such thing as safe sex, and no amount of latex will ever change this fact.

 

[Zhure]

I have a list I composed on and off over the many years of important things. I call it "The Top One Thousand Things I Should Remember Every Day."

I don't release the full list - it's one of the rules on the list, because you don't want to give out too much information to potential adversaries. But here're the four I found most enlightening today.

#941 - Never fall asleep in a tattoo parlor.

#317 - Never change your pants in a stairwell.

#23 - Everything is kung fu.

#17 - Omit needless words.

 

[Hand of Evil]

My advice...

Everyone is an ass, let them prove you wrong, then pick your friends!

Live within your means.

Life is easy, it is people that complicate it. The more you have contact with the more complicated it gets.

There are 48 hours in a weekend, that is a work week plus 8 hours, use them well.

 

[Maerdwyn]

People have faults. Decide what you can accept and what you can't, then follow through. It is cruel to keep punishing someone for being what you've always known them to be. This includes yourself.

Your own suffering or hardship, whether caused by you or someone else, does not give you the right to inflict suffering, hardship, or even inconvenience, on an innocent.

Excuses get in the way of forgiveness, rather than engender it.

Another's self-destructive actions are not your responsibility. Though you try to help them reach the right decision, or to remove barriers to their success, what they do is ultimately their choice.

Figure out and write down at least three principles that guide your decisions. It's easier to make individual decisions if you have a consistent framework from which to proceed.