What are some things you wish you knew when you were younger? Things you'd tell yourself if you could.
I wish I understood when I was younger the ramifications of never brushing, and how simple it would be to prevent future dental problems. Just rinsing and occasional brushing would have gone a long way. It's pretty simple and easy once you understand the basic idea is to just not leave food sitting on your teeth which can corrode them and the gums. Had I known than I might not have a dozen fillings and a cap at the moment.
I would try to convince myself to start watching anime, I started watching it at 19 but I feel starting sooner would have been beneficial in many ways such as with motivation and happiness.
I also wish I knew about online shopping and what it could offer from a younger age as well. Particularly in regards to books, I could have got my hands on far more material that I really should have read earlier.
>>32228 Forget about it. I always brushed like a madman and my teeth still went to shit worse than yours.
I wish I kept better backups of all my data. It's became something of a hobby of mine to archive things I think are cool and I've managed to lose so much stuff out of sheer incompetence. Mostly personal artwork that I'm never getting back.
>>32230 Definitely the book thing. I don't think I ever read anything worth reading until around the age of 16. It was mostly fiction that I can barely recall the stories in. I especially wish I had read Schopenhauer earlier. Maybe not 'World' initially, but I would give 14 year old me his short essays to read. People (teachers, parents, etc.) never tell you how bad life is and that its problems are intractable. I think if I had learned that earlier I would have been more at peace, wanted fewer things. Maybe I would have mastered the art of taking it easy, instead of wanting and stressing over thing like I still do today.
Do more. Whatever it is, participate more in life.
Like Nike says.... Just Do It
Ignore any and all advice coming from people who don't have your best interests in mind, because they likely only have their own in mind. Few easy ways to tell, is if they don't practice what they preach, if they have theirs but don't want you to get yours, if they tell you not to do something but won't offer constructive alternatives let alone a reason why you shouldn't. These people can kiss my ass and should be disregarded.
>>41628 >because they likely only have their own in mind How does giving bad advice fit into this?
Judge people by their actions, and don't waste your time and sanity thinking someone is a better person than what/who they are showing you. "When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time." Trust your gut over everything else.
>>41778 Understood. I give people too much benefit of the doubt.
>>41629 Not them, but I agree to an extent. A lot of advice that is valid to mostly everyone regardless of their current context is often not particularly useful advice, as it tends to gloss over whatever particulars are causing the person desiring advice to be in their undesirable position. In my life, this is often the advice I get when speaking to someone of good intention and higher status when asking for advice, unless there is a reason for greater context on both parties (mutual hobby, association, etc.) So if someone in a position of power over you offers you advice that panders to your insecurities/weaknesses without a readily apparent reason, it is safe to assume they offer that advice with the idea it would be useful or neutral to them for you to take it.
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