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If you had to give one piece of advice that is pretty much universally applicable, what would it be? (sh.itjust.works)

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I wouldn't dare defile Douglas Adam's memory by not mentioning that you should keep a towel with you at all times, but my second contender is a surprisingly short three-parter:

never lie.
never tell the whole truth.
never pass up a chance to use a real bathroom.

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[-] nycki@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Take chances, make mistakes, and get messy.

Learning good technique is hard and boring. Solve a problem the wrong way first, and you'll find out what technique improvements are worthwhile.

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