Always remember to pillage before you burn. The trouble with doing something right the first time is that nobody appreciates how difficult it was. It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others. Vital papers will demonstrate their vitality by moving to where you can't find them. The law of Probability Dispersal decrees that whatever it is that hits the fan will not be evenly distributed.
Indecision is the key to flexibility.
There is absolutely no substitute for a genuine lack of preparation. Nostalgia isn't what it used to be. The facts, although interesting, are usually irrelevant. The careful application of terror is also a form of communication. Things are more like they are today than they ever have been before.