-NTP Tricks of the Trade

Dig in your heels when being forced to do something you would have to be forced to do because you don't want to do it; defend any and all resultant asinine behavior on the grounds you are defending your right to choose how you spend your time. (I think this may qualify as a protip.)
When presented with an emotional appeal, turn off your emotion chip.
When presented with an emotion heavy crisis, turn off your emotion chip.
When presented with presented with a crying loved one, make sure the emotion chip is on. Unless it's a crisis.
A promise never made is a promise never broken. Promises limit options forward into an uncertain future. This is bad for exit strategies.
A certain amount of meandering creates unpredictability. Predictable people are the easiest to ambush.
Knowing yourself is good. Knowing how other people contrast with you is better. Knowing your enemy is even more useful.
Relying solely on intuition is irrational. Unless it's telling you GTFO.
Protip: Know how to STFU. Yes you must know the why, but it doesn't mean it's useful or wise to tell other people.
Knowing when to STFU is important too. But intuition on this requires training. Unfortunately.

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