There Are 4 Words That Encompasses Everything Simple and Straightforward Is About

A phrase that will get you far in life

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The more I move through life, the more I find myself saying four little words on a near-hourly basis (and if you’re not a fan of casual swearing, I would suggest you skip this week because I’m going to say this a lot):

Don’t be a dick.

I write something in the region of 8000-10,000 words a week and everything I write about basically boils down to those four words. I believe that the world would be a much better place if we all did our bit to be less…dickish.

Yet the reason I have so much to write about is that the world, alas, has not yet gotten the memo. Friends and family - they can be dicks. Online “gurus”? Definitely dicks. Government? Almighty bellends. Society at large? You guessed it…

If I could get away with it, I would have don’t be a dick tattooed somewhere on my body. A constant reminder to everyone - including myself - to be nice, don’t screw over people, society, the environment, yourself.

But until I happen to walk past a tattoo studio whilst REALLY drunk I’ll make do with today’s Don’t Be a Dick manifesto.