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December 17, 2007
3 Keys 2 Life
1) Accept compliments with grace (very few do)
2) Learn to talk about money as if it were food instead of sex
3) Get in the habit of saying "no" up front — it's much easier than the alternative
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May I?
1): Yes, and accept insults with grace, too -- to not do just gives the insultor more grist (or grits, as my father used to say) for his mill
2): Huh? Or, you could learn to not talk about money
3): Maybe better than saying "no" (or "yes") up front is saying, "I'll have to think about that"
****and, from my own totally unrelated, totally unasked for, and almost certainly unnecessary list:
1. When you give someone a present, let go of it. My brother always had a thing about that -- if he suspected strings attached, he'd say: "So if I paint it pink, or give it to my dog, or take it out in the woods and blow it up, you won't mind?" It got the point across.
2. Expect gratitude to always be withheld.
3. The person in the relationship who cares the least has the most power. Pursue relationships with people who care as much as you do.
4. Do not pee on a person's enthusiasm.
5. As natural adversaries is an excellent way to start a relationship. Expectations are minimal; you get a look at the best and worst; genuine respect and esteem have a chance.
6. When company's coming, the house looks like, and you feel like, shit -- drag out all the cleaning supplies, vacuum, mop, sponges, etc., before their arrival and let that be your statement.
7. Words are used more to obfuscate than to communicate.
8. Briefest is usually best.
9. Don't go looking to me for examples of that.
Posted by: Flautist | Dec 17, 2007 11:31:37 PM
"Get in the habit of saying "no" up front — it's much easier than the alternative"
Saying no is all about being negative. We need to learn to say yes more often. Maybe not yes to the question asked of us, but of the more important question. Do not strive to be in the negative, be of the affirmative.
That is a much better key to life...
Posted by: clifyt | Dec 17, 2007 4:21:48 PM
"1) Accept compliments with grace (very few do)"
"Did you think of that, Earthman?" he demanded.
"Well," said Arthur, "all I did was ..."
"That's very good thinking you know. Turn on the Improbability Drive for a second without first activating the proofing screens. + Hey kid you just saved our lives, you know that?"
"Oh," said Arthur, "well, it was nothing really ..."
"Was it?" said Zaphod. "Oh well, forget it then. OK, computer, take us in to land."
"But ..."
"I said forget it."
As usual, Douglas Adams had it neatly.
Posted by: Skipweasel | Dec 17, 2007 3:18:22 PM
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