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perpetualstudent
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May 4th, 2012 at 7:24am
 
We have a pretty wide range of ages and experience here on slinging.org Which is awesome, I think inter-generational interaction is good and fairly rare. So I thought it would be interesting to start a thread where we post the best advice we've received, or discovered. Sometimes advice only makes sense after you've had your teeth kicked in but still I thought it would be interesting. One of the few pieces I'm arrogant to proffer as good advice:

"Listen to extremists occasionally but don't bother reasoning with them"

I realized, after a fair bit of interaction with both sides, that extremists see things that you would miss. Sometimes they pull together seemingly disparate things in a way that is worth thinking about. They miss obvious (to you) things that undercut their arguments and worldviews. But they can see things in other worldviews that the members cannot. We all miss the holes in our worldviews and see them in others. But learning to bend your thoughts the way others think  (and learning their definitions of things)can help you realize things you just don't right now. Which is not to say you abandon your view, but you might modify it, or at least understand them better. So give people that you fundamentally disagree with a fair hearing occasionally, they are not as stupid as you've been told.  You're not going to change them, but you might find something to learn from them. Often critiques of our own worldviews have some merit to them.
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"Facts stand wholly outside our gates; they are what they are, and no more;they know nothing about themselves and they pass no judgement upon themselves. What is it, then, that pronounces the judgement? Our own guide and ruler, Reason."
 
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Reply #1 - May 4th, 2012 at 7:28am
 
NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER drink alcohol if you're going to drive, NEVER, life is too valuable to end in a car crash.
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Reply #2 - May 4th, 2012 at 7:53am
 
Mauro Fiorentini wrote on May 4th, 2012 at 7:28am:
NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER drink alcohol if you're going to drive, NEVER, life is too valuable to end in a car crash.
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I haven't thought of any advice that's fit to post here yet, but I'll agree with this bit from Mauro.  For most of my three years active in the army I was a traffic accident investigator.  I can tell you from a mountain of experience and with no exaggeration that virtually ALL of the accidents I investigated that resulted in serious injury or death involved alcohol in some way.  
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Reply #3 - May 4th, 2012 at 8:06am
 
@Mario & @Rat Man .. ditto that wisdom

I Observed this happen on an aircraft carrier:
..Never urinate over forward edge of flight deck (angle deck) while ship is in motion (Real strong updraft.)

AKA : Don't piss into the wind. or Don't spit into the wind.
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Reply #4 - May 4th, 2012 at 1:57pm
 
Up until the age of eleven I was a devout Roman Catholic.  The one useful thing that a nun taught me was the eleventh commandment. Mind your own business.  It's always good advice.  Dad once gave me excellent advice on love but I can't post it here.
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Reply #5 - May 4th, 2012 at 1:57pm
 
Start putting money away for your retirement NOW!!
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Reply #6 - May 4th, 2012 at 2:36pm
 
Two pieces given to me a long time ago:

Don't ever get old.

Don't ever get sick.
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Reply #7 - May 4th, 2012 at 5:43pm
 
Ratman's advice reminded me of one from Dr Phil McGraw's father. Poppsychologist he might be, but his dad's advice to

"Never miss a good opportunity to shut up"

is advice I should use more often...
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"Facts stand wholly outside our gates; they are what they are, and no more;they know nothing about themselves and they pass no judgement upon themselves. What is it, then, that pronounces the judgement? Our own guide and ruler, Reason."
 
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Reply #8 - May 4th, 2012 at 5:48pm
 
Similar to, "when you find yourself up to your chin (or drowning) in $#!T, keep your mouth closed."
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Reply #9 - May 4th, 2012 at 10:26pm
 
The one that worked for me is  "There is no such thing as too f$%*ing dead."  I'm still here, they're not.
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Reply #10 - May 5th, 2012 at 2:24am
 
And we're so glad that you are Bill.
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Reply #11 - May 5th, 2012 at 6:42am
 
Good advice which is almost always ignored is:

"If you wouldn't want to marry the mother, don't marry the daughter."
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Reply #12 - May 5th, 2012 at 11:11am
 
Aussie wrote on May 5th, 2012 at 6:42am:
Good advice which is almost always ignored is:

"If you wouldn't want to marry the mother, don't marry the daughter."


But we're nothing like our moms, Aussie.
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Reply #13 - May 5th, 2012 at 11:18am
 
Rat Man wrote on May 4th, 2012 at 1:57pm:
Up until the age of eleven I was a devout Roman Catholic.  The one useful thing that a nun taught me was the eleventh commandment. Mind your own business.  It's always good advice.  Dad once gave me excellent advice on love but I can't post it here.  



i thought the 11th commandment was "dont get caught" Wink
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Reply #14 - May 5th, 2012 at 3:51pm
 
If it seems to good to be true, it probably is.
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