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13 Life Lessons Learned From Mad Men’s Don Draper

Don Draper is a freaking badass - a man among men, never short of a smart quip or a crippling matriarchal complex. With the seventh and final season of Mad Men in full and retrotastic swing, it's high time we all took a few leaves out of the leather bound, well-dressed, scotch swilling notebook of Don Draper.

6) Being incredibly vague about your past is a great way to get people to trust you

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Turn that metaphorical drawer of secrets into a literal drawer of secrets and then never show it to anyone. Not ever, or at least not until it’s the least appropriate moment possible. You’re a self-made man with a stolen identity, and you will flaunt that with numerous made up stories that become ever harder to keep track of.

Your wife and family? Pah. They know less about you than your doorman, and there’s no way you’re going to let anyone – regardless of biological connections – in on your countless dark secrets.

And to think, they actually believe they know your real name.