This is a collection of some good advices I read, have recieved or hear. If you have some good advice to share, please do so using the form at the end.

- Make your bed first thing you wake up.
- Always have enough money to book one way flight home.
- Don't get croissant and coffee after 10 AM if you plan to eat lunch around 12. It ruins the lunch because you are less hungry.
- If you freeze pomegranate, dont travel for long once you take out. There is too much water that unfreezes.
- Ask lots of questions. Then actually listen to the answers.
- Spend atleast 1 hour per day doing some interview questions. That's 365 hours per year. Consistency.
- You will always have that one person who is more knowledgable than you and beats you. Ask them questions. They won't be around you for long either ways
- - Don't use inbox as a to-do list! If you get an email that requires you to do something, *anything*, put that item on your *real to-do list* and archive the email.
- Become that person who sends one sentence emails with little punctuation and a single letter as a signature.
- Get comfortable replying with things like, "Thanks, but not interested." Worried it's rude? Maybe a bit, but you know what's ruder: ignoring emails.
- Empty your inbox once per day! Completely! Just put aside 30-60 minutes per day.
- If possible, don't piss off people professionally.
- Collaborate with more people. You'll always need LORs.
- If you are constantly getting what you want, you are not asking enough.
- In case you are getting impolite replies a.) If it's a colleague, ask once in a professional way. Don't be personal. Remember, these messages are digital and saved. b.)If you have met the person once or twice, no need to push for an answer. Say 'Okay, Sorry to bother'. c.) If the person is a close friend, call or meet in person.
- When co-organizing an event a.) If it is only you, no harm in co-organizing. Better not spoil relations. You don't know where it leads to in future. b.) Be professional and friendly at all times. c.) If you have a team, ask the other members and have a digital proof. No calls.
- Show behaviour, not intention. It doesn't matter if others are rude or cold to you, always show your best. Even if the cold person doesn't give a damn: a) They can't have a say that you were rude b.) Others will be watching and will take you in the best of the image.
- Always enable delay email sending during professional emails so that you have the option to undo a sent email.
- When going on a trip, don't make work things look too important.
- If you are going on a trip when you should actually be working, no need to give results just a day before. Act like you are working, if it's getting late, no hurries. It always happens. No one will notice. If you do things at the last moment, you are going to mess up. Just relax.
- If taken a vacation to go on a trip, go to the trip. If you don't work, it doesn't mean people will judge but if you start talking (on emails etc) then they'll see something is fishy.
- When traveling to a city which is windy even though sunny, always carry a.) One trouser / pant b.) One long yet light jacket. Looks good, goes with every thing and comes handy in winds .
- When joining a new class, people will tell you the fees, monthly or may be yearly too. Always ask for a.) Dress Price if any b.) Taxes , if any. Always ask the total amount. Total!
- If there are seniors or experienced professionals in your field, talk to them in person once. if you volunteer and or help them once, you'll be in a better image in future. It helps.
- If you met someone in a panel or invited a speaker : send them something they might have mentioned (an article link, food recipe etc.) Ask for some help few months later and wish them Thanksgiving/New Yer the same year. This way you'll know who responds and who will be willing to help in future.
- If there is a department that keeps losing faculty, don't believe that the departures are random. The place is a shit show; run like hell.
- Vulnerability is admitting something is wrong. Insecurity is masking it by showing off.
- A few $100K/year revenue streams, for inspiration: a.) 300 customers @ $29/mo b.) 6 sales/day @ $45 each c.) 1 sale/day @ $270 each c.) 50 students/quarter @ $500 each d.) 15 hrs/week @ $125/hr. No capital necessary. Parallelizable. Achievable as a one-person business.
- Some documentation is better than no documentation.
- The overeducated are worse off than the undereducated, having traded common sense for the illusion of knowledge.
- When it comes to medicine and nutrition, subtract before you add.
- Try to work with collaborators with good documentation and reproducability practices.
- If there are two different groups giving you tasks which might be too much for you, say to both: "Hey, these are the two things I have been given but I have time for one -- which one do you want me to give up?"
- Have the kind of life you want post-tenure/post-settled now. Right now. Because it's hard to break work cycle later life. Do the kind of work you want to do now, and find a job that fits in the same.
- One of the worst things about new country/place is that you don't know the system. Always assume it is going to be fucked up and you will need extra time to complete thr work.
- When aiming for high position/degree/job, don't at all neglect smaller ones. Because when everyone around you gets 'something', that's even a pathetic feeling and for you a chance and year wasted.
- When aiming big, start preparation 6 months before. It's not as easy as it seems. You need to make connections and most importantly, you need more than one option.
- People with whom you work for 6-7 months in hopes of working with them can still reject you because they would look after themselves and their prestige when selecting people who they want to work with.
- The best with best intentions may still choose to work with people who look good only on paper. Always keep multiple options open when seeking colaboration.
- Whenever going to buy something too far and too important, carry an equivalent cash.
- When you have complained about something and people have corrected it, next time it happens again, don't shout/yell because you think they are doing it again. It is possible that it is not their fault. Ask them politely, raise alarm with right authority and then possibly, shout!
- When you reject someone or say no to working with them, if possible (especially if you have known them for a while), email them to let them know why you rejected them, and be kind and fair in your words.
- When reaching out to someone you want to work, make your best pitch so they have very clear idea. Dont say let's talk and then I'll pitch.