Slightly Off KIlter

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List 20 rules you've broken.

What sort of rules? Who makes them? Written or unwritten? (I'm probably breaking a rule by asking 😉

Generally, I follow many rules – but not blindly nor just because they are rules.
I am more likely to follow rules I agree with in principle, rules that have
the force of law (I have an aversion to being stopped, detained, fined, or
(gack!) arrested), rules for which the breaking could cause damage to my
person or property, and rules for which the breaking would simply cause me too much
hassle.

In any case, my following of rules should not be misconstrued to indicate that I prefer to conform. 🙂
The first and most frequent "rule" I break is "Just do what you're told". 🙂

Here are 20 rules I break with some regularity:

1. I don't "Just do what I'm told" — I question the rules
2. I question authority (including its right to call itself "authority"), especially in the workplace
3. I don't watch prime time television and I don't care who got voted off the island
4. I don't finish everything I start
5. I am perfectly willing to end a sentence with a preposition
6. I don't own at least one suit or item of "proper business attire"; I have never worn high heeled shoes.
7. I send Thank You notes by email
8. I bring the condiments to the table in their bottles and tubs
9. I look up the answers to trick questions and riddles
10. I read ahead; I read the end of mystery novels first
11. I don't do most of the exercises in "self-help" and "tutorial" books; I look at the answers.
12. I live in the SF Bay Area and I don't root for the San Francisco 49'ers _or_ the Oakland Raiders (or the Giants, or the A's, or the Sharks, or the…)
13. I don't use my credit card only for purchases that will last beyond the next billing period
14. I don't keep my credit card receipts
15. I don't balance my checkbook
16. I don't make sure to get 8 hours of sleep every night
17. I don't answer the phone every time it rings
18. I don't send Christmas cards
19. I don't do things the way other people expect

20. I don't really care what other people think.