{"id":626,"date":"2024-03-01T04:45:36","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T20:45:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gen-e-sis.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/06\/3-rules-2-live-by\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T17:44:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T09:44:38","slug":"3-rules-2-live-by","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/handelbarweb.com\/blog\/3-rules-2-live-by\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Rules 2 Live By (Give or Take Seven)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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A M\u00f6bius mixtape of gut instinct, absurd wisdom, and musical footnotes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\nExistential Jukebox Wisdom<\/span>\n
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\n Ten rules, not three\u2014one irrational circle. This guide reads like a mixtape curated by your gut instinct and a philosopher who\u2019s been left alone with too much vinyl and not enough supervision.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Here are three rules to live by. Or ten. Or one, looping endlessly like a M\u00f6bius mixtape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. go with your gut; all else is noise<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. a little noise never hurt anyone<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3.  never hurt anyone<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Addenda:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. screw up often; failing is part of the procedure<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. life is a circle; pi is irrational; ergo<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. they don\u2019t have to get you; you do<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Of musical origin:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      1. do what you do do well boy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. girl you\u2019ll be a woman soon<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. mama we\u2019re all crazee now<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      4. papa\u2019s got a brand new bag (ok that’s 4)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        (OK that’s 10)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Ah yes, the sacred gut\u2014nature\u2019s squishy oracle, nestled between last night\u2019s vindaloo and tomorrow\u2019s regret. \u201cGo with your gut,\u201d they say, as if the digestive tract were a licensed life coach whispering truths between burps. All else is noise: reason, evidence, conscience\u2014mere static compared to the gurgling wisdom of your innards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        \u201cA little noise never hurt anyone,\u201d chirps the man installing subwoofers the size of planets, moments before launching a sonic boom that sterilizes pigeons mid-flight. It\u2019s the anthem of leaf blower loyalists, midnight hammerers, and toddlers in percussive ecstasy. Noise builds character, they say\u2014especially when it\u2019s the soundtrack to your slow descent into madness. Silence is for cowards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        \u201cNever hurt anyone\u201d\u2014a quiet triumph in a world that treats conflict like cardio. It\u2019s the creed of those who wield kindness like a scalpel: precise, healing, and intentional. They defuse tension with humor, listen like artists, and dignify rather than dominate. Their legacy isn\u2019t carved in marble, but etched in empathy\u2014a quiet revolution in soft places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        So go with your gut\u2014unless it\u2019s dairy-compromised, then maybe phone a lactose-tolerant oracle. A little noise never hurt, especially when it drowns out the inner critic and invites a tambourine to your existential jazz band. And above all, never hurt anyone\u2014unless it\u2019s with radical honesty, gently wrapped like a truth burrito in bubble wrap. Life\u2019s messy, noisy, and gut-driven, but if you\u2019re dancing without too many bruised toes, you\u2019re probably doing just fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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