My Tips For Little Kids

There are a lot of things I had to figure out for myself when growing up that I wish someone had told me. I've often thought of writing a book, but far more likely I'll just have kids and give them an edge up on all the other kids. One important lesson would be about telling jokes.

1. When you tell a joke, practice not laughing after telling it. That way when no one laughs it's not a big deal. Later, when you know you're funny (that's when other people laugh and not just politely), you can start laughing a little after your jokes, but even then it's more effective if you don't start until after they're laughing.

2. You'll often come up with something funny or really deliver a joke well. The key is not to ruin it by continuing. This one has taken me a long time to learn, but the tendency is to keep trying to either repeat the joke or enhance the joke, and that usually backfires unless you're really good (and you're probably just sort of good as a kid).

I might later write a book for the teenage years, aimed at boys. Most important lesson here is that when you're really nice to women you're interested in, the results will surprise you. Meaning it seems like it should work but often doesn't. This is a much longer topic though.