Life Rules.

Everywhere you look, there are rules. How fast to drive, when you can drink, when you are allowed to put squirrels in your pants for the purposes of gambling... However, most rules are specific to a life situation. For example speed limits are only applicable while driving. Others, are more broad. Drinking laws also apply while driving. So, over the years, I have derived Life Rules, rules that apply to all of life, without leading you astray. If you have any Life Rules, please feel free to put them in the comments. Like PostSecrets, but with unsolicited advice instead of unsolicted confessions.

Life Rule #1: Don't suck.
That pretty much sums it up. There is a corollary listing activities that this rule does not apply to, such as "drinking a beverage through a straw", but we don't need to list them out. If you can't figure out when the corollary applies, it probably won't happen the way you want anyways. In either case, "not sucking" usually puts one in a position most suited to achieving Life Goal #1 "Being awesome". But in general, when about to do something, ask yourself, "Will this make me suck?" and "Will I suck doing it?". If either of those is yes...maybe you should do something else. Now, some people do answer those questions as yes, usually bad guys who suck. Which leads us to Life Rule #2.

Life Rule #2: Only Good Guys follow the rules.
To me, this is a pretty obvious thing, that apparently lawmakers forget. (See Life Rule #3) If you are a bad guy, you're not going to to be bound by some moral or ethical implication, hence...why you are a bad guy. So, if you make a law, only people that would follow the law anyways, are going to follow it. For example, stealing. It is against the law to steal. I follow the law. I will not steal. If I was a bad guy, and I steal anyways, what do I care that some old person in some fancy building somewhere decided to show up for work that day and raise their hand that everyone agrees that stealing is against the law. So, if you're going to make a rule that says bad guys must follow the rules, it's going to fail. That is a foregone conclusion. This leads to Life Rule #3.

Life Rule #3: Don't assume anyone knows how to do their job.
As one encounters people doing jobs, basically throughout life, I have found that one can be much more prepared when you follow Life Rule #3. Unfortunately, it has been proven time and again, that there is a direct correlation between the amount of ass is on the line vs. how much someone cares about doing their job. Therefore, if you always assume that perhaps someone before you did not do their job, you will never be disappointed. See Chart 1: