Not to oversaturate our airwaves, so to speak, but. a discussion I was having with someone reminded me that it's been ages since I offered a few. gems from the guide for deep space survival in my world, the DSSPPM, also known as Pryce and Carter's.

Now, obviously? Your mileage may vary. But. Given that we're all out here. In deep space of some kind? Maybe it'll be helpful. So? Without further ado:

13. If you can’t be hopeful about something, try making a bet. It will at least get you invested.	16. If it’s stupid but it works, it isn’t stupid.	100. Your irrational anxieties are generally the most resilient because you can’t logic your way out of them.	143. It’s okay to scream.	325. AN ERROR IS NOT A DISASTER UNTIL YOU REPEAT IT.	404. Madness is a resource. It can give you courage when you have none, certainty when nothing seems solid, strength when your physical frame is spent. Before you label your mission a failure or your situation hopeless, ask yourself: “Are we all mad here?”	451. Forgive and forget your parents’ hopes for you.	515. On balance, very few observable events can be safely attributed to random chance. When evaluating the causes of situations in your environment, fall back on luck only after you’ve exhausted more credible candidates, such as malice, profit, philosophical differences, entropy, hunger, and ergonomic disenfranchisement. It is only once you have eliminated the impossible that the improbable becomes plausible.	649. Eight percent of all fatal incidents in deep space occur while the victim is doing laundry. We wish we could tell you why, but we honestly haven’t figured this one out yet. So just, you know… be careful.	691. History is written by the winners. Eugene wasn’t a winner. Who’s Eugene? Exactly. Don’t be like Eugene.
708. Fear is a choice. 709. It is not always the wrong choice.	730. Every machine’s design has some trade-offs. Be ready to compensate. 731. Every person’s upbringing has some trade-offs. Be ready to cooperate.	765. People remember favors, insults, compliments, politeness, and grand larceny. In that order.	792. Of all the dangers you will face in the void of space, nothing compares to the existential terror that is Funzo.	810. Nothing counteracts stress, boredom, or extreme, almost religious dread as well as regular physical activity. Keep yourself busy, and take up new projects when you find you have too much free time on your hands.	828. Sticks and stones can break your bones, as well as wrenches, winches, bookshelves, computer towers, large-caliber weapons, engine components, automated doors, large falls, power drills, saws, cleavers, nunchucks, icicles, tripping, laser cutters, mines, grenades, golf clubs, and late-stage osteoporosis.	857. Things will only talk to you if you listen.	906. Individualism is more complicated than purely good or purely bad.	927. Having multiple contingencies early means you have less work to do when your first plan doesn’t come together later.	964. Few things will get you through as many difficult or dangerous situations as a good sense of humor.

[ Kepler is in the usual spots: the kitchen during meals when he can, the lounge in the evenings, the art gazebo during the day otherwise, and his cabin cooking or baking his own things.]

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