Related: if you *are* commenting on how someone looks, only ever compliment them on a thing that they have chosen.

When you get multiple hotel key cards for the multiple people in your party, use stickers or a Sharpie to identify whose card is whose. Seems dumb until you realize too late that one person has left the room with three cards and two people have left the room with zero cards.

Your calendar represents a portfolio of promises to your future self. Treat it that way.

Maybe almost never say anything about how someone looks ever.

Any time you locate a piece of digital information you were hunting for, tag it something like, "`#OutboardBrain`." Chances are you'll want to find it again, and chances are you'll definitely forget it again.

Related: put a trash can anyplace your dominant hand repeatedly wants to let go of trash.

Whenever you notice something, consider saying "*thank you*" in your head. Even or especially if it's something small or random. You're saying thank you to the world for still being there—and thank you to yourself for noticing it.

Three is two, two is one, and one is none.

Avoid any children’s movie whose theatrical trailer includes more than one fart or butt joke. That’s their idea of the best parts of the movie.

Sometimes we make things to teach, but often we make things to learn.