1. Do not believe anything you see written about Freud or psychoanalysis, particularly when it is written by Freud or other psychoanalysts, without looking at the relevant evidence.

2. Do not believe anything said by Freud and his followers about the success of psychoanalytic treatment. (!!!)

3. Do not accept claims of originality, but look at the works of Freud's predecessors.

4. Be careful about accepting alleged evidence about the correctness of Freudian theories; the evidence often proves exactly the opposite :(

5. In looking at a life history, don't forget the obvious.