4 Rule Collection

Four core Rules for Workout with Nothing But Your Body

1. Always remember to breathe. This seems obvious, but when you're in the middle of an exercise you may actually forget. In most cases you'll exhale when you do the hard work (e.g. the pushing up part of a push up), and inhale on the easier part (e.g. when you lower your body for the push up). This isn't always the case, however, and special breathing instructions are noted where relevant in this post.
2. Form is extremely important. If you do an exercise wrong, what seems like progress initially will quickly dissipate and possibly result in injury. Be sure you're doing the exercises correctly before you begin. Ask a friend to watch your form first. If you know a professional, ask them to help guide you. While this guide will explain proper form, it is your responsibility to ensure you doing the exercises properly and not cutting any corners.
3. Take it slowly. While aerobic exercise if often the exception, most other exercise is best performed slowly. This doesn't mean you should take long breaks in between each push up and sit up, but that you shouldn't perform each as quickly as possible. Going slowly will work the muscle more and make you stronger.
4. Your goal is to fail. The key to a good work out is failure. That doesn't mean giving up because you're frustrated and tired, but rather pushing the limits of your strength until your strength is spent. Obviously you don't want to push yourself to the point of injury, but that shouldn't be a concern so long as you're exhibiting the proper form. Don't worry too much about the number of repetitions of any given exercise, but instead concentrate on working as hard as you can. A larger number of push ups doesn't necessarily mean you're stronger. Some days you'll have more energy than others and will perform better. Some days you'll perform worse. The key is to do the best you can with all of the energy you have. If you fail, you succeed.
   

 

Here are the four inviolate rules of firearms safety

1. All guns are always loaded!
2. Never let the muzzle cover anything you are not willing to destroy!
3. Keep your finger off the trigger until your sights are on the target!
4. Always be sure of your target!
   

 

Four agreements - Don Miguel Ruiz's code for life

Agreement 1

Be impeccable with your word - Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love.

Agreement 2

Don’t take anything personally - Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won’t be the victim of needless suffering.

Agreement 3

Don’t make assumptions - Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness and drama. With just this one agreement, you can completely transform your life.

Agreement 4

Always do your best - Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse and regret.

Four Rules to Understand What Makes People Tick

Rule One: People Mostly Care About Themselves

Rule Two: People are Motivated by Selfish Altruism

Rule Three: People Don’t Think Much

Rule Four: Conformity is the Norm

 

4 Rules of Composition for Landscape Photography

1. Use Diagonal Lines
2. Position key aspects of the landscape on Geometric Shapes
3. The Rule of Thirds (Position key points of interest in a landscape on the intersecting point between imaginary ‘third’ points in an image)
4. Frame Images

 

4 Rules of Engagement for Mobile Marketing

1. Send Useful Signals, Not Meaningless Static
2. Create Two-Way Conversations to Build Brand Value
3. Socialize the Content & Campaign With Conversation
4. Understand and Apply Usage Data

The 4 rules of simple program design

1. Passes all the tests.
2. Express every idea we need to express.
3. Contains no duplication.
4. Minimized the number of classes, methods and other moving parts.
   

 

4 Rules for Combining Typefaces

The basic rules for combining different typefaces are:

1. The family comes first
2. Embrace diversity
3. Combine similar proportions
4. Limit combinations
   

 

4 Rules of Fractions

 

4 Rules for the Seesaw Market

If You Can't Take the Heat, Get Out
Don't Panic
Have a Plan
Learn from Your Mistakes

4 Rules for Successful Short Selling

Rule No. 1: Take a short position based on fundamentals as though it were a long term position.

Rule No. 2: Look for reasonably priced puts.

Rule No. 3: Look for a perfect storm.

Rule No. 4: Close and/or roll winning positions.

4 rules for building your business toolbox

1. Learn

2. Reassess

3. Get Ahead

4. Rest & Reflect

Four Rules for Business Credit

1. Keep Things Professional2. Use Debt to Build Your Business

3. Leverage Your Local Banker

4. Think of the Long Run

5 Things to Stop Doing

1. Responding Like a Trained Monkey.
2. Mindless Traditions.
3. Reading Annoying Things.
4. Work That's Not Worth It.
5. Making Things More Complicated Than They Should Be.

 

4 Rules for Extreme Programming

Simple code:

1. Runs all the tests.
2. Expresses every idea that we need to express.
3. Says everything OnceAndOnlyOnce.
4. Has no superfluous parts.

Wiki pages for each of the above, respectively:

1. UnitTestsTellYouWhenYoureDone, ...
2. SelfDocumentingCode, ...
3. OnceAndOnlyOnce, DontRepeatYourself, RedundancyIsInertia, ...
4. YouArentGonnaNeedIt, MinimumNumberOfClassesAndMethods, ...

Alternative list:

1. Runs all the tests.
2. Maximizes Cohesion
3. Minimizes Coupling
4. Says everything OnceAndOnlyOnce.

 

The 4 Rules Of Trading Penny Stocks

1. Never Risk More Than You Can Afford To Lose

2. Don’t Fall In Love With Any One Situation

3. Stay Alert, Especially On Fast Moving Stocks

4. You Can Never Go Poor Taking Your Profits

4 Rules of Probability That Are Always True

RULE 1 - All Probability is Between 0 and 1 (or 100%)

RULE 2 - The Complement Rule
The complement of event A is the event (A does not occur). All simple events in the sample space must either be part of event A or part of the complement of event A. 
RULE 3 - The Either/Or Rule
The union of events A and B are events when A or B or both occur. 
RULE 4 - The Both/And Rule
The intersection of events A and B are events when both A and B occur.

 

5 Ways to Be Known as a Groundbreaking Thinker

1. You must start with show, not tell.
2. If everyone agrees, you’re preaching to the choir.
3. You have to start small.
4. For a while no one will listen.
5. You must be sure the effort is worth it.

 

Five Ways To Make People Hang On Your Every Word

1. Get comfortable
2. Accept discomfort.
3. Speak to the individuals, not the group.
4. Bring double the passion, and half the content.
5. Ignite discussion, don’t replace it.

 

Five Consumer Mega Trends Are Changing The World

• Mass urbanization — Movement to cities is causing logistical issues for retailers and consumer goods companies
• An aging population — There are opportunities here, since older consumers have more disposable income
• The rise of the global middle class — This is a massive growth opportunity, but there will also be stresses on resources
• People care about sustainability — Now, being green has become "simply smart business"
• Technology is changing expectations  — It's all about the digital shopping experience

Five principles for making the most of life's twists and turns

1. See Serendipity Everywhere
2. Prime Yourself for Chance
3. Go Ahead, Slack Off
4. Say Yes
5. Embrace Failure

 

3 Tips/Considerations for Choosing Green Screen vs Blue Screen

1. Do not use the same color screen as your talent is wearing.
2. Consider the time of day
3. Be aware of how much space you are going to have behind your talent.

Having Hope

"A genius! For thirty-seven years I've practised fourteen hours a day, and now they call me a genius!" Pablo Sarasate, 1844-1908 a Spanish violinist and composer.

This prompts me to raise two points:

1. that accepting the mundane and tiresome, taking the narrow road rather than the wide easy road is the way to achievement
2. during the times of oppression, disillusion and hardship which may in fact last for years we should never give up hope. This story about a Bangladeshi man who was separated from his family supports this.

Do you agree?