RULE TO BREAK
“Be spontaneous”
Let me tell you a story about someone who contacted me after reading The Rules of Life. He sent me a private letter via my publisher so no one else could read what he had to say. Apparently he found The Rules of Life in an airport bookshop and decided to buy it. But there was a very long queue so, on the spur of the moment, he decided to walk out without paying for it. He’d never done anything like that before, and couldn’t say what had prompted him to break the law.
He felt guilty for a few moments, and then put it out of his mind. However, once on the plane he started reading the book and encountered a number of Rules that made him feel dreadfully guilty. From Rule 3 onwards the guilt started to grow, and by ...
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