For all you more experienced awesome people out there, what advice did you wish some one gave you when you were starting out?
Ask HN: What advice would you give to your younger self?
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#2be patient.
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#3Don't trust advice from rich old white men.
Get investing in Stocks as early as possible with a buy and hold strategy for companies you believe in.
Sex isn't worth the pedestal it's often placed on.
FOMO (Fear of missing out) is a life killer. You'll never be able to do all the cool things all the time.
Find a mentor.
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#4You really are good enough to make a living as a programmer.
Trust your own instincts when it comes to new technology.
No one ever had "I wished I'd worked harder" on their gravestone.
Re: Ask HN: What advice would you give to your younger self?
#5Don't trust advice from rich old white men. Get investing in Stocks as early as possible with a buy and hold strategy for companies you believe in. Sex isn't worth the pedestal it's often placed on. FOMO (Fear of missing out) is a life killer. You'll never be able to do all the cool things all the time. Find a mentor.
People often talk down on sex, I've noticed. Why is that so? Is it because people can use sex as an excuse to procrastinate?
Re: Ask HN: What advice would you give to your younger self?
#6- Work on becoming self-suficient. Don't rely on a job.
- Jobs are just a means to an end. Not the main part of your life.
- Stress is never worth the moments of happiness it creates. Hard work is.
- Put yourself through hell. You will find out who you are and what you want.
- Don't trust the media or mainstream thinking. They're in it for the money.
- Most people are emotional. If you use logic and reason, you will fail miserably.
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#7Index funds with dividends reinvested. Put more in, sooner.
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#8Figure out who you are and why you do what you do, then when you know who you are, stop trying to be anything else.
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#9Meditate 2 hours a day. Be patient and you'll see a dramatic difference.
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