“Fuck around and find out.”

(I don’t mean to promote this as a great “life pro tip” kind of thing, and it’s kind of an arrogant kind of thing to say. But, I do like the saying that “I was born in the fuck around century and I’m now living in the find out century” or something like that. And generally, if you do fuck around with the wrong sorts of groups, you will eventually find out, whether we like people who say this or not.)

“What goes around, comes around.”

(This is generally not true, at least not immediately. I have found, however, both IRL and online, that if you spew vitriol, it definitely comes back really quick. But if you try to uplift others, try to spread positivity, sometimes it does come back around. Just not as fast or immediate. Everyone has bad days, and one bad reaction can cause an inequal opposite reaction from someone who’s bigger and madder than you, and that can spiral downward quickly. It’s also easier to sour someone’s mood than it is to brighten it. That is to say, someone having a bad day can get me down more easily than I can lift them up.)

“Treat others as you they would like to be treated.”

(I read this on Xbox, of all places, but I’m not sure they originated the concept. They said it was better than the widely recognised “Golden Rule” (more traditionally written “do unto others as you would have them do unto you”) because others may not want to be treated the same way as you do. I have two kinds of coworkers. The ones who I flip off or tell them to go fuck themselves, they return the energy, but we all love each other. And the ones I smile at and say good morning to and then we stab each other in the back. I’m generalising, but knowing how people want to be treated is far superior to assuming everyone wants what you want. Think about it. [Insert Eddie Murphy tapping his head meme here.])