Beading Arts An Altered Obsession Self Improvement Advice from the Devil Posted on 26. Nov, 2007 by DeanHunt in Self Improvement The Internet is full of self improvement advice. You can’t browse a blog these days without someone telling you how you should be living your life. If you want to improve yourself, check out this great post about 1000 things to do before you die. Well it is about time we shook things up a little… Allow me to introduce to you: Self Improvement Advice from the Devil 1 – Borrow money from pessimists — they don’t expect it back. 2 – Half the people you know are below average. 3 – 99% of lawyers give the rest a bad name. 4 – 82.7% of all statistics are made up on the spot. 5 – A conscience is what hurts when all your other parts feel so good. 6 – A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory. 7 – The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese. 8 – If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something. 9 – Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm. Digg this article?
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