I was reading a Top 10 List recently that indicated that Top X Lists are a critical inducement to attracting web site readership. Kind of like commandments for clicks.

There are so many lists out there and all of them are not only generating value for readers, but also; are driving thousands of eager ad-clickers to create new web millionaires. At first I was cynical about the whole list thing but then I vowed to contribute rather than to criticize. So I have crafted a unique Top 10 List that, although it will do more good for me than it does for you, could help to make your life better once
you have read it.
1) Wear clean underwear every day. This one was easy; there's a tag on my underwear
that says "Change Daily" so it must be important right?
2) Things really were better when you were a kid. You knew less, you had experienced less, and people made meals for you. Clearly, this is a lifestyle worth pursuing; think of the admiration you have for adults that act like 12 year olds.
3) "Technology" means only talking about RSS and single-button mouse
computers. Remember that guy from the US patent office who advocated shutting the office down because everything had already been invented? Well, he was right. Now that we have RSS and crash-less computers, there is no further need to define technology in any other way. Anybody who doesn't believe this just doesn't get it.
4) Top 10 Ten List Rants are not only productive but serve all of humanity. If you took the population of the earth and compressed it to fit on the head of a pin, you would have a very heavy pin and a major human crisis on your hands. You're better off just ranting senselessly rather than trying to pursue crazy head-of-a-pin philosophies.
5) Belief in anything is better than being a non-believer. Being the member of a club of really good believers makes you better than believers who don't believe what you believe. In fact, that wouldn't make them believers at all, would it? Clearly, whatever you think is best.
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6) The Grass IS Greener on the other side of the fence. Climb it and check it out for yourself. Your neighbor's house is bigger and better decorated, their spouse is better looking, their vacuum sucks better, they are louder, have more fun, make more money and drive cars that use more gas. Just go over there and move in.
7) The market is a message that has no clue. And stuff like that. All maxims are true because common sense is unassailable.
8) Keep yourself informed by watching more TV. Reading, investigating and searching are clearly inferior to watching. Here's a corollary: If you write a book, you can get yourself invited to appear on TV so that people can watch you talk about stuff they aren't interested in reading about.
9) There is a business model for everything. You just don't know what it is yet. Until then; give it away. Later on, people always appreciate paying for something that they used to get for free. By the time you understand that you need money to pay the rent, they will understand your very special "value proposition".
10) "This page intentionally left blank" is not just a saying; it's a way of living. On a daily scale of 1 to 10 make sure every day is an 11. And speaking of 11...
11) Always provide a bonus "11th" tip in every Top 10 List that you create. Top 10 List readers are savvy, value seekers. Make sure you give them what they want.