John Perry Barlow (R.I.P.) creates a list of wise rules to live by. John Perry Barlow died on February 7. I knew of him first as a member of the Grateful Dead family, as one of just two lyricists who could create words strong enough to provide ballast to hold the crystalline heights of the Dead’s music. Then he achieved another fame when he penned A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace, and founded the Electronic Freedom Foundation. He leaves a huge legacy. This article is a good jumping off place to explore it. And the 25 rules in the title are worthy of framing. I’ll tease you with the first five: 1. Be patient. No matter what. 2. Don’t badmouth: Assign responsibility, not blame. Say nothing of another you wouldn’t say to him. 3. Never assume the motives of others are, to them, less noble than yours are to you. 4. Expand your sense of the possible. 5. Don’t trouble yourself with matters you truly cannot change. Article: The 25 Principles of Adult Behavior