I am not sure where I found these rules, they are something I have had taped above my desk, forever. I haven’t posted in a long while – I have been trying to ignore the elephant in the room – a.k.a. my dissertation – which has, as promised by legions of other doctoral students, taken over most of my waking moments! However, I want to, in fact I need to, commit to posting at least twice a week – my brain needs a rest from researching the “borrowing and lending of early childhood education programs in post-socialist countries” – or at least I think that is what my dissertation is supposed to be about…
Rules to live by
1. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
2. Memorize your favorite poem.
3.Don’t believe all you hear, spend all you have, or sleep all you want.
4. Talk slowly, but think quickly.
5. Remember that great love and great achievement involve great risk.
6. When you lose – don’t lose the lesson.
7. Remember the three R’s – respect for self, respect for others, responsibility for your actions.
8. Spend some time alone.
9. Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.
10. Read between the lines.
11. Read more books and watch less T.V.
