your work devote it to practice on your machine. Be sure to keep your note-book open at the proper place ready for instant service. Be as quiet as possible about your work and, above all, mind your own business. When you have finished your work for the day put your note-book and papers in the drawers of your desk in order, and cover the machine with its metal cover, if it does not drop into a cabinet. Place everything where you can find it immediately next morning.
"FUSS AND FEATHERS."
Being duly installed in a position, let us impress upon you the necessity of trying to think for yourself. Be self-reliant, at the same time ready and willing to take advice from others. Do not be impressed with a sense of your own importance and never believe for a moment that your services are indispensable. Don't force yourself on the attention of your principal or those in authority over you. Let your good work and persistent attention to your duties speak for themselves. What transpires in the office must never be mentioned outside. Be quick, quiet, and accurate in your work. Don't complain of the amount of work you have to do.
"The most costly waste in business life," says the Saturday Evening Post, "is fuss and feathers. Lamont, the humble reporter, did good service quietly. He asked few questions, said little, went ahead.
