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In a recent column<\/a>, David Brooks gathered some great Life Hacks (which apparently is the new way to refer to Words of Wisdom.)\u00a0Somewhere in this list, there may be something you need to hear:<\/p>\n

If you meet a jerk once a month, you\u2019ve met a jerk. If you meet jerks every day, you\u2019re a jerk.<\/em><\/p>\n

When you have 90 percent of a large project completed, finishing up the final details will take another 90 percent.<\/em><\/p>\n

Anything you say before the word \u201cbut\u201d does not count.<\/em><\/p>\n

Denying or deflecting a compliment is rude. Accept it with thanks.<\/em><\/p>\n

Getting cheated occasionally is a small price to pay for trusting the best in everyone, because when you trust the best in others, they will treat you the best.<\/em><\/p>\n

Purchase a tourist guidebook to your hometown. You\u2019ll learn a lot playing tourist once a year.<\/em><\/p>\n

The thing that made you weird as a kid could make you great as an adult.<\/em><\/p>\n

It\u2019s not an apology if it comes with an excuse.<\/em><\/p>\n

Just because it\u2019s not your fault doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s not your responsibility.<\/em><\/p>\n

If you think you saw a mouse, you did, and if there is one, there are others.<\/em><\/p>\n

Something does not need to be perfect to be wonderful, especially weddings.<\/em><\/p>\n

The biggest lie we tell ourselves is, \u201cI don\u2019t need to write this down because I will remember it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0Always make the call. If you\u2019re disturbed or confused by something somebody did, always pick up the phone.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

If you can\u2019t make up your mind between two options, flip a coin. Don\u2019t decide based on which side of the coin came up. Decide based on your emotional reaction to which side came up.<\/em><\/p>\n

Take photos of things your parents do every day. That\u2019s how you\u2019ll want to remember them.<\/em><\/p>\n

Build identity capital. In your 20s do three fascinating things that job interviewers and dinner companions will want to ask you about for the rest of your life.<\/em><\/p>\n

Marriage is a 50-year conversation. Marry someone you want to talk with for the rest of your life.<\/em><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re giving a speech, be vulnerable. Fall on the audience members and let them catch you. They will.<\/em><\/p>\n

Never be furtive. If you\u2019re doing something you don\u2019t want others to find out about, it\u2019s probably wrong.<\/em><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re cutting cake at a birthday party with a bunch of kids howling around you, it\u2019s quicker and easier to cut the cake with dental floss, not a knife. Lay the floss across the cake and firmly press down.<\/em><\/p>\n

When you\u2019re beginning a writing project, give yourself permission to write badly. You can\u2019t fix it until it\u2019s down on paper.<\/em><\/p>\n

One-off events usually don\u2019t amount to much. Organize gatherings that meet once a month or once a year.<\/em><\/p>\n

Make the day; don\u2019t let the day make you. Make sure you are setting your schedule, not just responding to invitations from others.<\/em><\/p>\n

Never pass up an opportunity to hang out with musicians.<\/em><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t try to figure out what your life is about. It\u2019s too big a question. Just figure out what the next three years are about.<\/em><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t ever look up a recent photo of your first great love.<\/em><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re trying to figure out what supermarket line is fastest, get behind a single shopper with a full cart over two shoppers each with a half-full cart.<\/em><\/p>\n

Low on kitchen counter space? Pull out a drawer and put your cutting board on top of it.<\/em><\/p>\n

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