Thursday, January 03, 2008

50 things Eric Zorn Learned at 50

Eric Zorn is a columnist in the Tribune. Not always do I agree with him, but today on his 50th birthday he published 50 things he has learned.

Here are a few that I agree with a lot:

1. It’s better to sing off key than not to sing at all.
3. You can’t avoid offending people from time to time. When you don’t mean it, apologize. When you do mean it, accept the consequences. (I Blogged that just the other day)
21. Fear of failure is a ticket to mediocrity. If you’re not failing from time to time, you’re not pushing yourself. And if you’re not pushing yourself, you’re coasting.
24. If you’re in a conversation and you’re not asking questions, then it’s not a conversation, it’s a monologue.
26. Great parents can have rotten kids and rotten parents can have great kids. But even though biology plays a huge role in destiny, that’s no excuse to give up or stop trying.
29. When something that costs less than $200 breaks and it’s not under warranty and you can’t fix it yourself in half an hour, it’s almost certainly more cost-effective to throw it out.
31. Physical attraction is nice, but shared values and a shared sense of humor are the real keys to lasting love.

The whole list Eric Posted is good, but even more interesting are the comments.

What is important to you?

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