title: Adult behavior
lang: en

> 1. Be patient. No matter what.
> 1. Don’t badmouth: Assign responsibility, not blame. Say nothing of another you wouldn’t say to him.
> 1. Never assume the motives of others are, to them, less noble than yours are to you.
> 1. Expand your sense of the possible.
> 1. Don’t trouble yourself with matters you truly cannot change.
> 1. Expect no more of anyone than you can deliver yourself.
> 1. Tolerate ambiguity.
> 1. Laugh at yourself frequently.
> 1. Concern yourself with what is right rather than who is right.
> 1. Never forget that, no matter how certain, you might be wrong.
> 1. Give up blood sports.
> 1. Remember that your life belongs to others as well. Don’t risk it frivolously.
> 1. Never lie to anyone for any reason. (Lies of omission are sometimes exempt.)
> 1. Learn the needs of those around you and respect them.
> 1. Avoid the pursuit of happiness. Seek to define your mission and pursue that.
> 1. Reduce your use of the first personal pronoun.
> 1. Praise at least as often as you disparage.
> 1. Admit your errors freely and soon.
> 1. Become less suspicious of joy.
> 1. Understand humility.
> 1. Remember that love forgives everything.
> 1. Foster dignity.
> 1. Live memorably.
> 1. Love yourself.
> 1. Endure.
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> <cite>*Principles of Adult Behavior*, John Perry Barlow, 2013</cite>

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