Here's another one:
1) Take care of shit. Not taking care of shit is the #1 cause of shit getting worse. Sometimes, when you don't take care of it, it goes away; usually it sits there, either turning into a giant fucking problem, or nagging at your mind, consuming way more of your time and attention than it would have taken to just take care of it.
I see this in the form of people not dealing with taxes, speeding tickets, other red tape. I see it in the form of people avoiding awkward conversations in relationships because, duh, they are awkward, so whatever they needed to talk about just silently gets worse. I see people going to great lengths to avoid someone they don't want to talk to (no shit: HIDING behind supermarket displays) when they could just say, "Hello, So-and-so, how are you?" and be done with it.
Not taking care of shit makes your life a minefield, and you can never relax because you never know when one of them will blow up in your face.
