From: John Brockman
To: Jeffrey Epstein <jeevacation@gmail.com>
Subject: Fwd: Peter's Laws -- Updated Iteration -- Enjoy
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:32:20 +0000
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> From: John Brockman <
> Date: August 21, 2009 10:31:42 AM EDT
> To: Peter Diamandis
> Subject: Re: Peter's Laws -- Updated Iteration -- Enjoy
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> Peter,
> >>Updated Iteration Enjoy
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> I did!!
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> Thanks for sending. Did you ever see this one? The EDGE Question
> '04: "What's Your Law"? http://www.edge.org/q2004/q04_print.html
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> My favorite and one to which I refer people all the time is
> "Epstein's First Law". See: http://www.edge.org/q2004/page6.htmliepstein
> Cheers!
> JB
> On Aug 20, 2009, at 10:00 PM, Peter Diamandis wrote:
>> John,
>>
>> Years ago I became angry at Murphy's Law ("If anything can go
>> wrong, it will") and decided to write my own Law... ("If anything can
>> go wrong, fix it... To hell with Murphy!"). One law quickly became
>> 12, then 20, and now 30. Below and attached is my last iteration
>> of Peter's Laws (Top 30). Most are original, some are
>> adaptations. Thought you might enjoy them.
>>
» best,
>> Peter
>>
>>
>> Peter's Laws '"The Creed of the persistent and passionate mind
>>
>> 1. If anything can go wrong, Fix Iti l To hell with Murphy!
>> 2. When given a choice... Take Both!!
>> 3. Multiple projects lead to multiple successes.
>> 4. Start at the top then work your way up.
>> 5. Do it by the book... but be the author!
>> 6. When forced to compromise, ask for more.
>> 7. If it's worth doing, it's got to be done right now.
>> 8. If you can't win, change the rules.
>> 9. If you can't change the rules, then ignore them.
>> 10. Perfection is not optional.
>> 11. When faced without a challenge, make one.
>> 12. "No" simply means begin again at one level higher
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» 13. Don't walk when you can run.
>> 14. Bureaucracy is a challenge to be conquered with a
>> righteous attitude, a tolerance for stupidity, and a bulldozer when
>> necessary.
» 15. When in doubt: THINK!
» 16. Patience is a virtue, but persistence to the point of
>> success is a blessing.
>> 17. The squeaky wheel gets replaced.
>> 18. The faster you move, the slower time passes, the longer
>> you live.
» 19. The best way to predict the future is to create it
>> yourself!
» 20. The ratio of something to nothing is infinite.
» 21. You get what you incentivize.
>> 22. If you think it is impossible, then it is... for you.
>> 23. An expert is someone who can tell you exactly how it
» can't be done.
>> 24. The day before something is a breakthrough it's a crazy
» idea.
» 25. If it were easy it would have been done already.
» 26. Without a target you'll miss it every time.
>> 27. Bullshit walks, hardware talks.
» 28. A crisis is a terrible thing to waste.
» 29. The world's most precious resource is the passionate
>> and committed human mind.
» 30. If you can't measure it, you can't improve it.
>> Copyright, 1986, 2009, Peter H. Diamandis, All Rights Reserved.
» Contact info: peter@xprize.org
>> Peter H. Diamandis, MD
>> Chairman/CEO, X PRIZE Foundation
>> 5510 Lincoln Blvd, Suite 100, Playa Vista, Ca 90094
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