I wouldn’t dare defile Douglas Adam’s memory by not mentioning that you should keep a towel with you at all times, but my second contender is a surprisingly short three-parter:
- never lie.
- never tell the whole truth.
- never pass up a chance to use a real bathroom.
Pay attention even when it hurts to do so. Especially when it hurts to do so.
This is a good one!
I think about the farmers who refuse to go to the doctor because “it’s just a little internal bleeding”.
But also about people who are so terrified of criticism, they ignore it.