Brains first and then Hard Work.
Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim.
Starved for adult conversation, I've found the Internet to be a connection with the outside world. I can't say it's saving my sanity, but it keeps me a happier lunatic. And a close second to dandelions as my favorite flowers are thistles. On the surface it might appear I'm a pessimist, but this is just not so. Still, I have my sunnier Pooh-side, too.