Search the Main Collection
Sort Result by NUMBER / RATING
money  time  driving  travel  safety  health  dating  animals  relationships  cars  children  food  car  cost  water  automobiles  rules  weather  shopping  home  marriage  writing  music  love  quality  sleep  weight  pets  life  cooking  design  photography  ...

VIEW
TAG
CLOUD




The Main Rules Collection (5130)
Traditional Categories (155)


1925 Dieting thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
OVEREATING
The first time it occurs to you that you have eaten enough, you have.
Andrea Frankel, computer scientist, engineer, holistic health practitioner, San Diego, California
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 6.2 out of 10 based on 20 reviews
Comments (0)  Mail It You must login to Rate.

2181 Running thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
RUNNING A RACE
Three times the average distance you run every day is close to the maximum distance you should run in a race.
Jeff Furman, Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream, business consultant
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.1 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
Comments (0)  Mail It You must login to Rate.

2437 Speaking thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
GIVING A SPEECH
When giving a public science lecture to a general audience, there will always be one weirdo who asks questions that have nothing to do with your lecture. There will also be one smart-aleck who asks questions to show how smart he is. The faster you silence both of them, the happier your audience will be.
Jeff Brown, astronomer, Bloomington, Indiana
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.8 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
Comments (0)  Mail It You must login to Rate.

2949 Writing thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
START WITH YOUR CHARACTERS
Always figure out who your characters are before you figure out your plot. You can follow a good character through a bad plot, but you can't make a good plot out of a bad character.www.solesmart.net
James Erwin, Editor, Des Moines, IA, USA
(38) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-08)
Current Rating: 7.4 out of 10 based on 24 reviews
Comments (1)  Mail It You must login to Rate.

3973 Uncategorized thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
HOURLY TO ANNUAL WAGES
Double your hourly rate and times by 1000 to get a rough estimate of your annual salary.
Rachel
(5) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-04-11)
Current Rating: 5.5 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
Comments (1)  Mail It You must login to Rate.

4741 College thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
WRITING PAPERS
The more papers a professor assigns, the less concerned he/she will be about the quality of the actual writing and more concerned about the factual or argumenative content (unless he/she is an English professor). Thus, put more effort into writing papers for professors that assign only a few per semester.
James, Student, Louisville, KY, USA
(2) Contributions from this contributor since (2009-07-11)
Current Rating: 6.1 out of 10 based on 13 reviews
Comments (1)  Mail It You must login to Rate.

4997 Health thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
WEIGHT LOSS ( CONDENSED VERSION)
Eat less and do sit Rolex réplique montres ups.
Ann, CA
(29) Contributions from this contributor since (2009-12-16)
Current Rating: 5.5 out of 10 based on 11 reviews
Comments (2)  Mail It You must login to Rate.

134 Books thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
ESTIMATING LENGTHS
Most books average 5 letters per word, 10 words per line, and 40 lines per page.
Norman Brenner, Fleetwood, New York
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.9 out of 10 based on 32 reviews
Comments (0)  Mail It You must login to Rate.

390 Cattle thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
RUNNING A DAIRY
A good Holstein cow should produce about 5 gallons of milk a day for 305 days a year.
Carol Gallagher, Lexington, Kentucky
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 6.1 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
Comments (0)  Mail It You must login to Rate.

902 Magazines thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
SAVING MONEY IN PUBLISHING
Every 1/8-inch reduction in a magazine's trim size, will save you about 2 percent of your paper.
Cally Arthur, managing editor, American Demographics
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.1 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
Comments (0)  Mail It You must login to Rate.

1158 Gardening thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
WATERING YOUR PLANTS
For watering houseplants, when in doubt, don't. But for plants on your patio or windowsill, when in doubt, do.
Andrea Frankel, computer scientist, engineer, holistic health practitioner, San Diego, California
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.4 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
Comments (0)  Mail It You must login to Rate.



< Previous | 199 | 200 | 201 | 202 | 203 | 204 |205 |206 |207 |208 | Next >
Page 203 of 384