[pct-l] Simple rules

[Brandon McGinnity]

I always liked Godwin's Law: "As an online discussion grows longer, the
probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one."

It's certainly true on Fox News...

On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 7:15 PM, Hillary Schwirtlich <
hillary.schwirtlich at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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