As Badgers reminisce about another school year gone by and all the knowledge they have recently forgotten, it is clear they need some better life guidance. Created by a former Badger, The Official De Re Seal Of Approval Running List Of Life Lessons will fill the void professors, administrators and TAs have left in the Wisconsin educational experience.
The Official De Re Seal Of Approval Running List Of Life Lessons
Purpose: Avoiding Jams
Life Lesson #1: Always Carry Cash
Life Lesson #2: Never Let Anyone Drive Your Car
Life Lesson #3: Always Know Your Options
Life Lesson #4: Always Be Aware Of Your Surroundings
Life Lesson #5: Keep The Honest People Honest
Life Lesson #6: Always Present A Firm Handshake
Life Lesson #7: Know Your Role
Life Lesson #8: Do What You Do, But Don’t Make It Obvious
Life Lesson #9: Don’t Bite The Hand That Feeds
Life Lesson #10: Pay Attention
Life Lesson #11: Avoid Dead Weight
Life Lesson #12: Always Carry Your Sharpest Tools
Life Lesson #13: Keep Your Eyes Down The Road
Life Lesson #14: Measure Twice, Cut Once
Life Lesson #15: Never Pay For Your Own Business Cards
Life Lesson #16: Dress For The Weather, Not For The Season
Life Lesson #17: Ingratiate Appropriately
Life Lesson #18: Only Date Excellence
Life Lesson #19: Don’t Fly Too Close To The Sun
Life Lesson #20: Master The Fundamentals
Note from the author, Matthew De Re: I hope these Life Lessons will help guide you through life and ensure you will never end up in the jams in which I was once found. So much blood, sweat and tears went into the creation of this list. I struggled so you don’t have to. Use these lessons and use them well. I wish you all the best of luck and On Wisconsin!
All material subsumed under the title “The Official ‘De Re Seal Of Approval’ Running List Of Life Lessons” (the “Life Lessons”) is a copyrighted work of Matthew De Re and may not be reproduced in any from without express written consent of the author. The Life Lessons are a collection of facts, public domain maxims and life experiences that have been originally compiled, created and fixated in this digital and other physical media. Any inquiries into the nature of this list and its creation, originality or fixation may be directed to Matthew De Re himself and no others.
Matthew De Re ([email protected]) graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 2011 and is now studying law at Washington University in St. Louis.