Tommy Koh's 10 rules

This was a speech Prof Tommy gave to a Freshman Inauguration Ceremony at NUS Law School in Aug 2008. The full text of the speech, which I encourage you to read, can be found here.

His 10 rules are:

1. Learn to work smart
2. Cultivate your thinking skills
3. Learn to write well
4. Learn the skills of presentation, negotiation and advocacy.
5. Develop your emotional intelligence.
6. Develop your cultural intelligence.
7. Develop good values.
8. Form enduring friendships.
9. Be passionate about justice.
10. Have a great time.

I can only lament that no one gave such words of wisdom in my freshman year. We didn't even have an inauguration ceremony!