HACKER Q&A
📣 xcubic

What are the personal rules you follow on your daily life?


And why?


  👤 simonblack Accepted Answer ✓
I don't do guilt-trips and I don't lay blame.

Never argue seriously with your partner. You don't always need to win. If you did win, was it worth it?

People get the benefit of the doubt the first time. After that, probably not. "Never ascribe to malice what can also be ascribed to incompetence."

Reciprocity and fairness. Is the situation the same if you reverse it?

There is a difference between 'Moral' and 'Legal'. It pays you to know that difference every time.

Unnecessary cruelty to animals is a sign of a person with low self-esteem.

Edify, edify, edify.

Win-win is a thousand times better than zero-sum.


👤 timdaub
- I try to avoid solving upcoming challenges before-hand. I try to wait until a horizont of certainty comes in sight.

- I put personal routine above opportunity if they're in conflict.

- I don't rush and I'm patient.



👤 yuppie_scum
Never play cards with the guy who has the same first name as a city.