My own rules

[drwex]

Since I asked I figured it was fair to post my own.

Ask good questions.

Didn't cause, can't cure.

Don't say things just because you're expected to; this includes "I love you." Say what you actually feel, and it will have more meaning.

Forgive easily; never forget.

Free your ass and your mind will follow.

If it's bothering you, do something about it.

Make friends with secretaries.

Nature cannot be fooled; or, reality bats last.

Never attribute to malice that which can adequately be explained by stupidity.

No arguments or relationship discussions after midnight.

Relationships, both friendly and romantic, require work.

Remember to check in on your emotional state.

Set and setting.

Start from where you are.

The unexamined life is not worth living.

Truth and honor really matter.

"What is right action?" is the most important question I can study.

When you find yourself in a hole the very first thing you should do is STOP DIGGING.

You are responsible. I am responsible. Act like it.

Comments

[drwex]

The phrase comes from Leary's original experiments with LSD at Harvard and elsewhere. One of the challenges to his work was that Leary and his colleagues were getting consistently positive results whereas people trying elsewhere were getting mixed or negative results.

Leary argued that those replicating his work were missing two key elements: the mindset (set) of the people taking the drug and the place in which it was done (setting).

I generalize this principle to much more of life. The way you mentally approach something can drastically change your experience of it. Setting matters, too. If you find yourself faced with something unpleasant, see if you can reset it into a context where you're more physically comfortable and feel more secure.

[keyne.livejournal.com]

Interesting; thanks!