9 NOT VERY FUNNY RULES FOR YOUNG SCIENTISTS

1. Science loves the curious. But that’s not enough to be a scientist.

2. In fact, only the super-curious achieve success in science.

3. However, in science, curiosity and even super-curiosity are also not enough, because nothing can be done without knowledge.

4. But even this is not enough for a scientist, since one also needs to work hard.

5. Alas, this is also not enough, because a scientist should be systematic in research.

6. As you probably expect, this is not enough in science either: human relationships are also important for your explorations.

7. Yet, all this is also not sufficient without creativity.

8. And, of course, none of the above matters if one doesn’t publish academic works.

9. Finally, nothing is enough without some luck. But this has little to do with science.

9 FUNNY RULES FOR NOVICE DIPLOMATS

Rule one. In order to build relations with other countries, you may first build relations with your bosses and colleagues at home.

Rule two. To learn how to negotiate with foreigners in a foreign country, you can first carry bags and suitcases of senior members of high delegations visiting this country.

Rule three. It is necessary to know your native language well since it can be assumed that every young diplomat has already mastered a foreign language.

Rule four. In diplomacy, the ability to write is more important than the ability to breathe.

Rule five. In conversations and negotiations, you should always tell the truth, but not necessarily everything you know.

Rule six. To control words, you need to control thoughts, but to control thoughts, you need to have them.

Rule seven. The appearance can hide a lot, but not the absence of intelligence.

Rule eight. You need to be able to observe others, but even more importantly – yourself.

Rule nine. It is necessary to have internal rules in order not to turn diplomacy into the art of firm adherence to international rules, gently bypassing them.

A bad university is worse than a bad company. If a bad company produces low-quality products or services, then a bad university generates bullshit minds and worthless personalities.

I don’t like thick books, but I respect them.

The deeper the thought, the more it has a sense of style.

Predictions don’t come true. This, of course, also applies to this prediction.

The sense of accomplishment is one of the amazing feelings. I think it’s even more powerful sense than a sense of achievement.