The Rules to Break, 2nd Edition

RULE TO BREAK

“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”

I suppose this applies to a few things in life, such as cupboard doors and biscuits. But most things of any complexity that ain’t broke at least need maintaining, or they pretty soon will be. Your car may run nicely, but you have to look after it if you want it still to be going in a year or two.

If your life ain’t broke, that doesn’t mean you can just chug along aimlessly, waiting for the next pothole to trip you up. Which is exactly what it will do if you don’t look where you’re going. It may be fun when you’re 20, but by 40 you’ll wonder why you haven’t made it any further down the road.

You have to look up, look ahead, keep setting yourself targets and dreams and ambitions and objectives. ...