How to Look Cool: A Practical Guide

I occasionally look at self-help books, etiquette books, relationship books, and other advice books.  I find their advice to be generally right, but often useless.  It's just common sense, nothing more.  Each of us is born with a gift for understanding complex social behaviors.  It comes naturally to us.  It isn't learned in a classroom or from a book, but through experiencing actual social interactions.  Thus, practical advice is an illusion.

Now for some practical advice on how to look cool: