Show HN: HeyFromTheFuture – Advice people wish they had at your age

Post by kareemm » Mon, Jan 14, 2019, 3:45 PM UTC

ryry wrote: post #13

kareemm wrote: post #8

Amazing. I started this 10+ years ago, called WishIKnew. It was a project to learn Rails. I learned Rails, but never launched it. Glad to see it's real - with curation, I think it could be hugely valuable. I'm 42 and wonder what people who were 50 or 60 would tell me they wished they knew at 42 as I don't have a lot of folks those ages in my life.

Thanks! I wanted to name it something similar but all the good domains were taken, so instead I settled for a veiled The Office reference. Trying to get contributions from older generations is tough, but would likely provide the best advice. I need to find a few media sources to submit to that target this age group.

Post by topkai22 » Mon, Jan 14, 2019, 4:01 PM UTC

ryry wrote: post #3

patatino wrote: post #2

I like the idea, some thoughts.. Every year seems a little much? Maybe at young age, but 21/22/23 doesn't really make that much of a difference, or even 40/45 The advice should be written for the perspective of the reader not the writer: "Hey 13 year old, don't stop learning how to play piano" How would that help a 13 year old? Something like "Hey 13 year old, I stopped playing the piano at your age and now I'm regre…

Hey thanks for the feedback - really appreciate it. I struggled with the idea of creating a page for every age. I eventually settled on the idea that people could take the platform anywhere they wanted to, whether it was passing generic advice along, or sending themselves a very specific message at a specific time in their life. That being said, it's kind of cool to see the ages that mean the most to people. I like y…

Post by SketchySeaBeast » Mon, Jan 14, 2019, 4:08 PM UTC

hellofunk wrote: post #30

“Hey 34 year old, do not become bald. Let's face it, bald people aren't happy.” Well that was sure worth my time spent on the website. I’m not sure how I will best incorporate this advice into my life.

Post by zrobotics » Mon, Jan 14, 2019, 4:10 PM UTC

mLuby wrote: post #48

SketchySeaBeast wrote: post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>It's all about your priorities/tradeoffs and how much work you're willing to put into it. They lead a very no-frills budget-restricted life, keep very minimal possessions, put effort into finding overseas teaching jobs in low cost-of-living areas, finding dirt-cheap travel deals... So how is their retirement plans coming along? >...and honestly I think the kids getting all this early travel and cultural exposure is…

> So how is their retirement plans coming along? Someone has been watching too many financial planning commercials. And is assuming life expectancy will continue to outpace retirement age a few decades out. And struggling with the close-minded back home after travel isn't a good reason not to do it.

Post by keiferski » Mon, Jan 14, 2019, 4:16 PM UTC

captainbland wrote: post #20

Hoo boy that's a lot of over-privileged suggestions right there. "hi, millennial who is working full time to make rent, now is the time to start your business!", "Why not take your family around the world?" It's a nice idea and the site works pretty well on mobile, but it sort of grinds my gears.