Efficiency

I recently, by which i mean today, discovered that i have been taking the longest route from the station to my house every day and that there is one that is far quicker that i never knew about. And so my second tip is:

2: try every route in life until you find the quickest, best and most efficient route to where you want to go.

*this applies to everything from bus journeys to career paths. it eliminates the feeling of looking back and thinking "if only i had...."