1) Figure out WHAT you're going to do, precisely HOW you're going to do it, and what you're going to NEED to do it before you start. That applies to life in general as well as survival / disaster planning.

2) Subject to rule 1, most things aren't as hard as they seem.

3) When using a knife, make sure your hand is NOT anywhere near the potential or intended path of the blade.
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Hope for the best and prepare for the worst.

The object in life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane