From: John Brockman

From: John Brockman To: Jeffrey Epstein <[email protected]> Subject: Fwd: Peter's Laws -- Updated Iteration -- Enjoy Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:32:20 +0000 fyi Begin forwarded message: > From: John Brockman < > Date: August 21, 2009 10:31:42 AM EDT > To: Peter Diamandis > Subject: Re: Peter's Laws -- Updated Iteration -- Enjoy > • Peter, > >>Updated Iteration Enjoy > • I did!! > • 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 > • 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 EFTA00773884 » 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: [email protected] >> Peter H. Diamandis, MD >> Chairman/CEO, X PRIZE Foundation >> 5510 Lincoln Blvd, Suite 100, Playa Vista, Ca 90094 (w) / Cm) / www.xprize.org EFTA00773885