fubarobfusco comments on Useful maxims - Less Wrong

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Comment author: asparisi 11 July 2012 04:33:57PM 10 points [-]

One I find useful for interpersonal dealings, as well as a lot of other things is:

  • If you don't like the effect, don't produce the cause.

Seems like a simple rule to follow, but I'd say at least half of the mistakes I make are due to when I neglect this rule.

Comment author: sixes_and_sevens 11 July 2012 04:49:49PM 2 points [-]

Earlier this year a dance instructor advised me "don't initiate anything you're not prepared to deal with".

Comment author: fubarobfusco 12 July 2012 01:26:24AM 2 points [-]

"Don't let your <foo> make promises your <bar> can't keep" — for various values of foo and bar.