Lessons I wish I had been taught (1996)

> My late friend Stan Ulam used to remark that his life was sharply divided into two halves. In the first half, he was always the youngest person in the group; in the second half, he was always the oldest. There was no transitional period.

Agree.

Re: Lessons I wish I had been taught (1996)

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Post by kamaal » Fri, Jul 15, 2022, 2:15 AM UTC

>>10 Be prepared for old age

Like my dad adviced me.

As you age worry only about four things: Health, Relationships, Side income and Free time. Forget about career, accolades, titles, awards or recognitions, nothing is really remembered in this world where kids can't remember their parent's birthday or what they had in dinner yesterday.

Re: Lessons I wish I had been taught (1996)

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Post by Fargoan » Fri, Jul 15, 2022, 2:16 AM UTC

beernet wrote: post #2

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Check yourself. Your comment is coming from a privileged position. The fact that you have time to be on a website like this commenting on others privilege means you're likely quite privileged yourself.

Re: Lessons I wish I had been taught (1996)

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Post by AnimalMuppet » Fri, Jul 15, 2022, 2:17 AM UTC

kamaal wrote: post #5

>>10 Be prepared for old age Like my dad adviced me. As you age worry only about four things: Health, Relationships, Side income and Free time. Forget about career, accolades, titles, awards or recognitions, nothing is really remembered in this world where kids can't remember their parent's birthday or what they had in dinner yesterday.

Then why side income? If you're not going to worry about your career, why worry about side income?

Re: Lessons I wish I had been taught (1996)

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Post by projectazorian » Fri, Jul 15, 2022, 2:19 AM UTC

beernet wrote: post #2

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I always wonder what the point is of this kind of comment. Are we only allowed to take things seriously if they are written by someone who has accumulated the poster’s preferred number of oppression points?

Anyone who would read past the first paragraph of this is capable of figuring out on their own that the author is privileged.

Re: Lessons I wish I had been taught (1996)

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Post by projectazorian » Fri, Jul 15, 2022, 2:21 AM UTC

AnimalMuppet wrote: post #7

kamaal wrote: post #5

>>10 Be prepared for old age Like my dad adviced me. As you age worry only about four things: Health, Relationships, Side income and Free time. Forget about career, accolades, titles, awards or recognitions, nothing is really remembered in this world where kids can't remember their parent's birthday or what they had in dinner yesterday.

Then why side income? If you're not going to worry about your career, why worry about side income?

The side hustle gives you optionality, so you don’t have to worry about your career so much. Just a guess.

Re: Lessons I wish I had been taught (1996)

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Post by antihipocrat » Fri, Jul 15, 2022, 2:27 AM UTC

beernet wrote: post #2

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Does an author's privilege (or in this case perhaps the reader's assumption of privilege), change whether the content has any value?

My biggest takeaway from these lessons was that great ideas aren't birthed fully formed and perfect. They can take a long time to perfect and even when you think they've been perfected, they often still need to be fixed!