# Adult behavior

2018-02-08

> 1. Be patient. No matter what.
> 2. Don’t badmouth: Assign responsibility, not blame. Say nothing of another you wouldn’t say to him.
> 3. Never assume the motives of others are, to them, less noble than yours are to you.
> 4. Expand your sense of the possible.
> 5. Don’t trouble yourself with matters you truly cannot change.
> 6. Expect no more of anyone than you can deliver yourself.
> 7. Tolerate ambiguity.
> 8. Laugh at yourself frequently.
> 9. Concern yourself with what is right rather than who is right.
> 10. Never forget that, no matter how certain, you might be wrong.
> 11. Give up blood sports.
> 12. Remember that your life belongs to others as well. Don’t risk it frivolously.
> 13. Never lie to anyone for any reason. (Lies of omission are sometimes exempt.)
> 14. Learn the needs of those around you and respect them.
> 15. Avoid the pursuit of happiness. Seek to define your mission and pursue that.
> 16. Reduce your use of the first personal pronoun.
> 17. Praise at least as often as you disparage.
> 18. Admit your errors freely and soon.
> 19. Become less suspicious of joy.
> 20. Understand humility.
> 21. Remember that love forgives everything.
> 22. Foster dignity.
> 23. Live memorably.
> 24. Love yourself.
> 25. Endure.

> Principles of Adult Behavior, John Perry Barlow, 2013

Adult? What about Human? Or maybe these concerns can only happen because you are not anymore a kid? Mmmh.

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