12 Rules for Life 12 Rules Stand up straight with your shoulders back Treat yourself life someone you are responsible for helping Make friends with people who want the best for you Compare yourself to who you were yesterday, not to who someone else is today Do not let your children do anything that makes you dislike them Set your house in perfect order before you criticize the world Pursue what is meaningful (not what is expedient) Tell the truth - or, at least, don’t lie Assume that the person you are listening to might know something you don’t Be precise in your speech Don’t bother children when they are skateboarding Pet a cat when you encounter one on the street