John Y’s Musings from the Middle: Life Advice

Life advice.

Never do anything that you can’t successfully apologize your way out of

If you aren’t a good apologizer, don’t even think about it.

If you are a good apologizer, make sure you are assessing yourself accurately.

Ask a friend beforehand if they think you are a good enough apologizer to apologize your way out of doing something bold (or daring….or reckless, depending on hindsight).

jyb_musingsIf your friend tells you “No. You aren’t a good enough apologizer.” ask two more friends. If those two friends agree with the first, ask four more friends.

And so on.

Eventually, if it is truly a bad idea, you will spend so much time trying to get a majority of your friends to support you that you will forget what it was you were thinking of doing in the first place.

And do something else foolish instead.

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