9. Cultivate instantaneous generosity

Whenever a generous impulse arises in your mind, give in to it right away rather than putting it off. Don’t wait to figure out if the recipient deserves your generosity or if you really have the time to be generous right now (with all of the work you have left to do!). Just do it. The rewards are...

The reputation of generous can be a positive factor, but generosity can get you into huge trouble. If you want to be widely known as generous, you will have to spend a lot, and soon you'll run out of resources.

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Don’t leave it up to your reader to figure out what you want them to do with this information. Spell it out, and be specific. For example:

• Please send back any edits by 5 pm on Tuesday.
• Please call this client back by Friday to resolve the issue.