Rule 1: Do not carelessly denigrate social institutions or creative achievement.

Rule 2: Imagine who you could be and then aim single-mindedly at that.

Rule 3: Work as hard as you possibly can, on at least one thing, and see what happens.

Rule 4: Do not hide unwanted things in the fog.

Rule 5: Abandon ideology.

Rule 6: Notice that opportunity lurks, where responsibility has been abdicated.

Rule 7: Do not do things that you hate.

Rule 8: Try to make one room in your house as beautiful as possible.

Rule 9: If old memories still make you cry, write them down carefully and completely.

Rule 10: Plan and work diligently to maintain the romance in your relationship.

Rule 11: Be grateful, in spite of your suffering.

Rule 12: Do not allow yourself to become resentful, deceitful, or arrogant.

 

from January 2019 Q & A