·         be calm and collected

·         seek creature comforts

·         live a life of ease

·         understand the positive aspects of the leisure class (there are not many, but there are some aspects, like providing jobs for others)

·         a big house is not for ostentation it is for social status & self-concept

·         aristocrats look down on "people in trade"

·         everything should not be for profit

·         Vance Packard was right: surplus is deliberately wasted and obsolescence is planned.

·         Fortunes come by inheritance or business.

·         avoid war, seek peace

·         stay out of political and religious controversy

·         relax

·         turn off the television

·         avoid annoyances

·         don't be ruffled by disturbances

·         keep your neighborhood quiet and free from disturbances and agitations of any sort

·         at least occasionally, be still

·         compose yourself, have a settled composure

·         get a hobby

·         eat less, sleep more, and exercise

·         take the time to look at placid lakes, serene skies, still nights, and quiet homes

·         cool people don't get excited

·         moderation is better than extremism

·         avoid irritations

·         avoid violence

·         refresh yourself at a spa

·         your home and garden should smell mildly fragrant

·         go on vacation

·         observe holidays non-commercially

·         be soft-spoken

·         if you have air-conditioning, air out the house from time to time

·         avoid all drugs: including caffeine, nicotine, and alcohol.

·         avoid sugar (the most addictive drug of all)

·         stay healthy so that you can avoid over-the-counter and prescription drugs

·         be imperturbable

·         live sedately

·         be self-possessed

·         have a serene spirit

·         don't commute: quit the rat race