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  1. Tim Gunn _ Gunn's Golden Rules: Life's

    Taking the high road is always the best way to go. You feel better about yourself, and the world feels better about you.
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  2. Tim Gunn _ Gunn's Golden Rules: Life's

    To be a good houseguest, you should be as independent as possible. You should buy groceries or take your hosts out for dinner. Pick up after yourself. Pretend to have a good time even if you're not. Say, 'I'd like to make a dinner reservation tonight. What's your favorite restaurant?' Try not to break anything. Be quiet.
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  3. Tim Gunn _ Gunn's Golden Rules: Life's

    Entertaining shouldn't be about showing off. It's all about making people feel comfortable and setting a stage for everyone to have a good time, make new friends, and have stimulating conversations. You want to leave a party thinking: If I hadn't gone to that, I never would have met this wonderful person, or had that delicious meal, or felt that sense of camaraderie with the people I met at the dessert table. You don't want anyone looking at the clock, thinking, When can I leave?
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  4. Tim Gunn _ Gunn's Golden Rules: Life's

    Honestly-and maybe some of you can relate to this-I just can't stand the pressure of being responsible for hosting a memorable {and not in a bad way} evening. Martha Stewart, bless her heart, intimidates me. That level of entertaining is so over my head: What do you mean, you didn't dig up your own potatoes for this dish? You didn't make the doilies? The plates didn't just come out of a kiln? I love Martha, but it gets ridiculous.
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  5. Tim Gunn _ Gunn's Golden Rules: Life's

    I love cooking. I cook for myself every day. I like the ceremony of it. It takes me into a different zone. I make a lot of pasta. But cooking for a crowd of five or ten or, heaven forbid, twenty? No, thank you. I don't like feeling like a slave to the care and feeding of my guests.
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  6. Tim Gunn _ Gunn's Golden Rules: Life's

    I don't believe in texting while dining, sending one-word e-mails in lieu of formal thank-you cards, wearing shorts to the theater, or settling for any of the modern trends that favor comfort over politeness, ease over style. Manners are simply about asking yourself, What's the right thing to do?
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  7. Tim Gunn _ Gunn's Golden Rules: Life's

    Doing as many makeovers as I do, I've learned a few things about what makes women feel better about themselves. The starting point is usually getting a new haircut. I don't want to generalize, because every case is different, but I think it's best to err on the side of styling your hair shorter the older you get. In my opinion, it's generally not a good look for women over thirty to have hair way below their shoulders.
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  8. Tim Gunn _ Gunn's Golden Rules: Life's

    I'll give you some life advice," I said. "The first piece is: Listen and listen intently when you're being spoken to about something. The second: Take the high road. When presented with frustration or anger or discontentment with a situation or a person, don't reduce yourself to that level. Don't get into a conflict in that moment. You'll feel better about yourself for it." Well, to my surprise, this created a near frenzy in the room. The students were aghast. I was surprised by the reaction, so I said: "Tell me more about why that seems like bad advice to you." "I believe I should stand up for myself!" said one student. "I'm not saying you shouldn't stand up for yourself," I said. "I'm just saying, in the heat of the moment, walk away from it.
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  9. Tim Gunn _ Gunn's Golden Rules: Life's

    I also have no problem if you want to find a cave and have someone roll a boulder in front of it.
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  10. Tim Gunn _ Gunn's Golden Rules: Life's

    People use texting and e-mail for everything, but it's not appropriate for somber situations. If you win an Oscar, tweet away, but if you're talking about a death or an illness, you need to use more formal channels. For example: You can promote an employee via e-mail, but you can't fire him. You can ask someone out by e-mail, but you can't break up with her. Happy occasions can be casual. Sad or serious ones require a personal touch.
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  11. Tim Gunn _ Gunn's Golden Rules: Life's

    I don't particularly like entertaining. I know I should, but I just don't.
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  12. Tim Gunn _ Gunn's Golden Rules: Life's

    Would I be more comfortable in a business meeting wearing my pajamas?No! It would feel, honestly, very weird. I would think, Where's my IV? When do I take my next meds?"
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