Study physics, get lots of women, gamble, produce good science, travel, party hard, math first, don't listen to too many people.
Ask HN: What one thing would you tell your younger self?
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#12I would watch and draw inspiration from Steve Job's 'Vision of the world': http://youtu.be/UvEiSa6_EPA 'Everything around you that you call life, was made up by people that were no smarter than you. And you can change it. You can influence it. You can build your own thing that other people can use'
and 'What would you do if you weren't afraid'
Re: Ask HN: What one thing would you tell your younger self?
#13Buy AAPL
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#14Be excellent. Worry about yourself. If people don't like you, it's not about you, it's about them. Just focus on being the best you can be and you will be successful, happy, and have a ton of friends. Just be excellent.
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#15It's not just about how hard you work, it's about the decisions you make.
Also - don't be impatient.
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#16I wouldn't tell myself anything. My life is far from perfect, but I wouldn't exchange it for some unknown life as a result of receiving some cryptic advice from future-me. I know that sounds like a cop out, but I honestly feel that way. I value the mistakes I've made as much as I do the triumphs. I don't think you can "advise" away mistakes in a way that provides the same value.
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#17I am 21 now, but I would tell my 18 year old self to spend less time reading reddit/digg and start building more stuff.
And also, finish your projects and focus!
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#18If you think life is tough now, you ain't seen nothing yet!!
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#19Be quiet. Listen more. Your dad is not a jerk.
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#20Learn more of/from the people you love, they won't be around forever.
Get out of broken relationships of any kind sooner.
Do more social sports.
Make a bit more of whatever, rather than learning more about it.