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3059 Driving thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
STAYING SAFELY IN YOUR LANE
Keep your eyes on or beyond the car in front of you. In light traffic, watch the horizon. Your hands will naturally steer slowly as the preceding car (or the road) begins to turn. If you're concentrating on the road right in front of you, you will steer too abruptly.
David Malki !, Filmmaker, cartoonist, pilot, Los Angeles
(11) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-09)
Current Rating: 6.4 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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3061 Flying thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
REGAINING YOUR BEARINGS
If you become lost in flight and fuel is not a critical issue, climb. You will gain more perspective on landmarks, increase your radio range, and buy gliding time in case of an emergency.
David Malki !, Filmmaker, cartoonist, pilot, Los Angeles
(11) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-09)
Current Rating: 6.9 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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3062 Sales thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
MAKE FLYERS AND HANDOUTS MORE EFFECTIVE
If you're selling a content-based product, make sure that flyers feature compelling examples of the actual content, not just hype text or slogans. Not only will it create value for the flyer (decreasing the chances it will be discarded), it weeds out people who are not interested in your specific product.
David Malki !, Filmmaker, cartoonist, pilot, Los Angeles
(11) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-09)
Current Rating: 5.5 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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3063 Computers thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
FIRST-TIME CONFIGURATION COROLLARY
This is a corollary to the 'First-Time Complex System Configuration' rule-of-thumb. When esimating the time to complete a new project, take your best estimate, double it and take it to the next order of magnitude.
jimco
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Current Rating: 6.8 out of 10 based on 20 reviews
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3064 Management thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
ALLOTTING TIME FOR EFFICIENT WORK
An engrossing task will require fifteen minutes' work before the worker begins to get into a groove. Too much multi-tasking will decrease productivity across all tasks.
David Malki !, Filmmaker, cartoonist, pilot, Los Angeles
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Current Rating: 7.3 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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3066 Writing thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
REVISING A SHORT STORY
Once you finish writing the story, make one revision immediately. Then set the story aside for at least two weeks before revising again.
David Malki !, Filmmaker, cartoonist, pilot, Los Angeles
(11) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-09)
Current Rating: 6.5 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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3067 Writing thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
REVISING A NOVEL
When you think you're done revising a novel, before sending it out, set it aside for three months. Then read through it again.
David Malki !, Filmmaker, cartoonist, pilot, Los Angeles
(11) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-09)
Current Rating: 6.7 out of 10 based on 20 reviews
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3068 Writing thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
WRITING BELIEVABLE PLOT TWISTS
Coincidences in fiction will only be accepted as plausible by the reader if they harm or set back the protagonist. The only luck the reader will believe is bad luck.
David Malki !, Filmmaker, cartoonist, pilot, Los Angeles
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Current Rating: 6.7 out of 10 based on 24 reviews
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3069 Miscellaneous thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
RULE OF THUMB RULE OF THUMB
All rules of thumb, including this one, are correct four out of five times.
ExoByte, Game Designer
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Current Rating: 6.8 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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3071 Miscellaneous thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
METROCARD ON THE GROUND
The potential value of a Metrocard on the ground is in inverse proportion to the distance it is from the closest subway station.
Lawrence Quigley, Artist / Web developer, Brooklyn, NY, 11238
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Current Rating: 6.2 out of 10 based on 20 reviews
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3072 Computers thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
HIRING EXCELLENT SOFTWARE ENGINEERS
You will have to review roughly 1000 resumes to find one (1) outstanding software engineer that you can hire. This is sometimes broken down as: review 10 resumes to find one candidate worth calling; call 10 candidates to find one worth bringing in for an interview; interview 10 candidates to find one worth hiring.
Bruce F. Webster, IT consultant, Parker, CO, USA
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Current Rating: 6.3 out of 10 based on 21 reviews
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