- I will eat every dish in every cuisine.
- I will visit every continent, except Antarctica. It's too cold. I will bring back and live with a personal souvenir from each continent.
- I will be a samurai coder.
- A clean brain keeps me running at full speed.
- Everyone needs a healthy body.
- I want an unusually strong body.
- This is my life. My one chance. This is not a drill.
- You can never have too many friends.
- Be nice to everyone. Everyone.
- People will criticize your work. Harshly. Get used to it.
- I will always be on-time (read: early) to all my appointments.
- I will process all mail, email, notes-to-self, etc. within 48 hours.
- I will learn a new language every 2 years.
- I will write every day.
- I will do weekly, monthly, and quarterly personal reviews.
- Nobody cares unless you've delivered.
- Whatever I plan to do first thing in the morning...won't get done.