I had heard rule no.11 before but not the other 10. they all make perfect sense though. not to compare myself with uncle billy, but i would add one more to the list of advice to students: -- in today's world, it is OK to be "jack of all trades, master of none". meaning, on an average each person goes through minimum of 3 to 5 different career before retirement. long gone are those days where you did the same job at the same company for 30 years. in these ever changing work enviornment, kids should be encouraged to be good at a lot of different things rather than being the best at one...in mero opinion.