Lessons Learned:

1. Don't accept unsolicited fleet invites.
2. Don't go for the Hobgoblin II's 20km off the gate in 0.4.
3. Don't jump first, and ask questions later.
4. Don't leave your overview on the default setting.
5. Don't take your eye off local.
6. Don't lag behind the rest of the fleet.
7. Don't presume that friendly voices belong to friendly people.
8. Don't duel in ships that you aren't willing to lose.
9. Don't get distracted.
10. Don't Plex while under the influence.
11. Don't place open windows over your modules.
12. Don't warp straight to gate in Null.
13. Don't forget to align.
14. Don't aggress when burning back to a gate.
15. Don't assume you're at a safe distance.
16. Don't burn out your prop mod.
17. Don't trust Englishmen who breed snakes for a living.
18. Don't go down with the ship. Trust me on this one.