What I would say to my young self…

[Anonymous 11]

1) One single incident of disrespect no matter how minor leads to an instant c~~~ punt.
2) Bang her friends. Oneitis is a dead end road.

[BrainPilotParticipant 7640]

I think I would tell my younger self the lessons I learned from experience, so that I could learn the lessons from my older self and avoid those experiences. In no particular order:

1) Your gut instincts about people, and the stock market, are overwhelmingly accurate. Trust them and act aggressively on them.

2) You do not owe a relationship, or even the chance at a relationship, to any person. You are free to abandon any relationship you choose, for any reason you choose, or for no reason at all… just because you feel like it. How you feel matters more than what anyone else wants/expects/demands.

3) The people you think seem to be toxic and f~~~ed up… really ARE as toxic and f~~~ed up as your gut is telling you. Many are even worse.

4) You can’t save any of them from their own bad decisions. You don’t owe them an attempt. But if you attempt anyway, it will damage you and make no difference to them. It is not selfish to abandon them.

5) You are smarter and more capable than you think. Study as hard as you can, but don’t worry as much about the test results. You’ll pass.

6) You not only don’t need a business partner, you won’t find one smart enough, honest enough and hard working enough to match yourself anyway. Don’t be afraid to go out on your own.

7) Trust yourself more. Trust your instincts more. Trust your abilities more. Trust your judgment more. Depend on everyone else much less, and not at all whenever possible. Very few if any of them deserve the benefit of the doubt. Withdraw from them and invest in yourself.

8) That s~~~ty boss who takes over at that dream job… will not last long. Wait him out.

9) The woman you are going to marry exists only in your head. She is not the woman who will be standing next to you at the wedding. Let her go the first time you think you should.

10) Be a LOT more careful while working on that drill press. Just because it runs quiet doesn’t mean it can’t hurt you. It’s more dangerous than you think.

11) The aerobics instructor, the nurse, and all 3 of those hairdressers you are going to meet over the next few decades are all bat s~~~ crazy and unworthy of the emotional investment you are going to make in them… Don’t give them your real name or phone number! LOL

Look, it's not my fault that tornado dropped a house on your sister. Now get back on your broom and get your ass out of here... and take your monkeys with you

[Anonymous 3]

BrainPilot wrote:

Your gut instincts about people, and the stock market, are overwhelmingly accurate. Trust them and act aggressively on them.

^^^^^^ This is it, except for the stock market that I dont care 🙂

Your list is amazing, and pretty much universal.

BrainPilot wrote:

The woman you are going to marry exists only in your head. She is not the woman who will be standing next to you at the wedding. Let her go the first time you think you should.

Where you at my wedding? My wife had so much makeup that I did not recognize her, so I had to asked her to make sure! My mother-in-law was frightened that I was having cold feet. And I should.

Man, talk about gut feelings…

[StealthParticipant 5381]

I would say
Listen to my own voice,
That growing awareness of the world
that yields knowledge and courage.
Reject advice and so-called wisdom from other people
And go your own way sooner.

"Once you’ve taken care of the basics, there’s very little in this world for which your life is worth deferring." -David Hansson. "It’s not when women are mean or nasty that anything is out of the ordinary. It’s when they are NICE to you that you have to be on high alert..." -Jackinov.

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