Advice you wish someone had told you when you were younger?

[Pho3nix]

As the title states. Whether from a parent, uncle or SO. A piece of advice had you heard much earlier in life would have saved you from heartache, financial ruin etc..
Also if you have great life advice, post it here.

Lets try keep it brief unless a short story is needed as too how you came onto this piece of advice.

 

[ScottulusMaximus]

2 things:

1: attraction between two people does not come about over time, it's either there or it isn't
2: ANY girl will say yes when invited to a dance/wedding etc

 

[Aghori]

I wish somebody had told me when I was 13 to not EVER use aftershave as a fapping lubricant.

 

[Sapcat]

Stay away from platinum stock.
Milfs are easier than teenage drama queens.

 

[MartyMarts]

Don't do stupid things.

 

[Devill]

1) Time is the one commodity that we all wish we had more of when we get older.
2) We regret more the things we did not do than the things we did do.

 

[cerebus]

Don't study English Lit.

 

[smallearth]

Foreplay is very important...

And credit limit does NOT equal cash available....

 

[googoodoll]

Toasted sandwiches WILL make you fat

 

[Sherbang]

2 things:

1: attraction between two people does not come about over time, it's either there or it isn't
2: ANY girl will say yes when invited to a dance/wedding etc

Both incorrect.
Attraction can and does develop over time and lasts longer when it does. Instant attraction is real but often doesn't last.
Many girls like dancing, many don't. I also know many girls who just refuse to go to weddings.

My advice:
Don't take life too seriously. It's a mystery and you're a part of it. Enjoy it.
Don't sacrifice friends and family for work.
Money isn't everything.
Never compare yourself to others.

 

[Ms_S]

Save certain clothing items, it will eventually come back in fashion.

 

[Ninja'd]

Do not eat gizzards before drinking rum in the daylight and then go to the spaza shop.
Do not take a personal loan.
Do not take them back to your place.

 

[acidrain]

Stay in school because work sucks

 

[Pho3nix]

Do not take them back to your place.

+1

 

[AlphaBravo]

School: Participate in everything, from sports to culture.
Uni: Enjoy the student life, it comes but once in a lifetime.
Work: Never lie, get up, dress up and show up.
Love: Get your heartbroken once, but once only then grow up and marry the right girl.
Money: If it fornicates, drives or flies, rent it, it is cheaper in the long run.

 

[Shi]

Experiment/Date more before settling down.
There is no such thing as Mr/Mrs Right

PS: also wish I got introduced to the stock market a lot earlier.

 

[akescpt]

your career and marriage is hardwork. it needs effective management and dedication. you cant coast through either one unless you want a big FU at the end of it.

 

[Garson007]

Don't believe the lies they tell you about BSc STEM, study Engineering instead.

 

[Sonic2k]

Don't believe the lies they tell you about BSc STEM, study Engineering instead.

+10

 

[Sherbang]

WORDS OF ADVICE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
William S. Burroughs


People often ask me if I have any words of advice for young people.
Well, here are a few simple admonitions for young and old.

Never interfere in a boy and girl fight.

Beware of whores who say they don't want money.
The hell they don't. What they mean is they want more money. Much more.

If you're doing business with a religious son of a bitch, get it in writing.
His word isn't worth ****, not with the good Lord telling him how to **** you on the deal.

Avoid half ****ups. You all know the type.
Anything they have anything to do with, no matter how good it sounds, turns into a disaster.

Do not offer sympathy to the mentally ill.
Tell them firmly, "I am not paid to listen to this drivel.
You are a terminal fool."

Now some of you may encounter the devil's bargain if you get that far.
Any old soul is worth saving at least to a priest, but not every soul is worth buying.
So you can take the offer as a compliment.

They try the easy ones first, you know, like money, all the money there is. Yeah but who wants to be the richest guy in some cemetery? Money won't buy it. Not much left to spend it on, eh, Gramps? Getting too old to cut the mustard.

How's a young body grab you? Like 3 card monty; Like pea under the shell; Now you see it now you don't. Haven't you forgotten something, Gramps? In order to feel something, you have to be there. You have to be 18. You're not 18, you are 78. Old fool sold his soul for a strap-on.

Well they always try the easy ones first - how about an honourable bargain? "You always wanted to become a doctor well now's your chance. Why, you could have become a great healer and benefit humanity. What's wrong with that?" Just about everything. There are no honourable bargains involving exchange of qualitative merchandise like souls for quantitative merchandise like time and money. So piss off Satan and don't take me for dumber than I look.

As an old junk pusher told me, "Watch whose money you pick up."

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