[pct-l] Simple rules

[Hillary Schwirtlich]

I like those rules.

Once, I got lost on Wikipedia, and found this:

Hofstadter's Law — "It always takes longer than you expect, even when you
take into account Hofstadter's Law.

I would recommend reading the article on eponymous laws if you ever get
bored.

On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 5:07 PM, Brandon McGinnity <bmcginnity at gmail.com>wrote:

> I'm reading *Deep Survival* (great book!) right now, and the author's Rules
> for Life seem worth sharing, and applicable on a thru-hike:
>
> 1. Be here now.
> 2. Everything takes eight times longer to do than you think.
>
> I think he pretty much nailed it.
>
> On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 12:18 PM, Connie Davis
> <connielavondavis at gmail.com>wrote:
>
> > When my son and I thru-hiked we had a goal, 3 rules we had always
> followed
> > when hiking and then one rule that turned out to be the most important
> that
> > we agreed on as we started.
> > Goal:  finish our hike that year
> > Rules:
> > Have fun
> > Be safe
> > Leave no trace
> > But most importantly, we agreed to not have the same bad day!
> >
> > Lookout
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
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