The author has a great experience with a messy life -- he's John Perry Barlow.
In case you're wondering how these came about though, from his AMA:
> In fact, the night before I turned 30, I found myself so surprised to have reached an age of indisputable adult that I wrote up a set of "adult principles" that I've been trying to live up to for 35 years.
In case you're wondering how these came about though, from his AMA:
> In fact, the night before I turned 30, I found myself so surprised to have reached an age of indisputable adult that I wrote up a set of "adult principles" that I've been trying to live up to for 35 years.