What's a Good Heuristic for Life?

Trust but verify.

This is vital enough in CS/engineering but also in life. U can't do it for everything but at least for the things that matter to you or things that you can do it for cheaply (time/effort) and can yield greater results.

  - Back up plans
  - Disaster plans 
  - Legal/financial 
  - Second opinion for doctors

“Run in the opposite direction of the explosions.”

If you’re into this kind of thing try reading Simple Rules by Donald Sull & Kathleen Eisenhardt.

happy wife, happy life.