'That thing you're doing, you're much better at it than you realise'
To which I hope my younger self would retort
'That thing you're doing, you're not half as good at it as you think you are'
Ask HN: What advice would you give to your younger self?
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Re: Ask HN: What advice would you give to your younger self?
#12Don'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?
I think it is because a lot of people waste a lot of time thinking and fantasizing instead of living. And a lot of that thinking, especially recurring thoughts, is sexual in nature.
Re: Ask HN: What advice would you give to your younger self?
#13Making and keeping friends requires effort.
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#14Hi, I am you from decades in the future. I have experienced some crazy stuff, highs and lows, and I would like give you the benefit of my wisdom.
I'd like to but I still don't know shit. Just keep doing what you are doing I guess. Maybe eat a little less. I am still struggling to lose all that weight you put on me.
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#15People who don't know you, do not care about what you do. Stop worrying about their opinion. Most people who know you, do care. Show you care for them.
The impostor syndrome is real and you may have it.
Do not take rejection personally.
Never stop cycling.
You always look stupid in hindsight and your current you seems to know everything. This never changes.
Re: Ask HN: What advice would you give to your younger self?
#16People who don't know you, do not care about what you do. Stop worrying about their opinion. Most people who know you, do care. Show you care for them. The impostor syndrome is real and you may have it. Do not take rejection personally. Never stop cycling. You always look stupid in hindsight and your current you seems to know everything. This never changes.
What do you mean by "cycling"?
Re: Ask HN: What advice would you give to your younger self?
#17Don'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?
It's not really talking down on something to say it shouldn't be placed on a pedestal.
Re: Ask HN: What advice would you give to your younger self?
#18Romantically, this: http://jakeseliger.com/2014/11/11/getting-good-with-women-an... .
Otherwise, I'd say that you have one life, and that everything important thing anyone has ever done has been accomplished one deliberate decision, and one day, at a time. Today you have a day. What will you do to further your long term goals? What will you do to eliminate or remove distractions? Those are the most important questions you can ask, every day.
Re: Ask HN: What advice would you give to your younger self?
#19Don'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?
People often talk down on sex, I've noticed. Why is that so?
I think it varies by age and by forum. Old people are probably less excited about sex than younger ones. In addition, HN and similar forums have a selection bias thing going on; people who really really like sex and have it as a focal point of their lives probably don't spend a lot of time here.
If you spend time here (I think the link is SFW, but if you have a very paranoid work wait): http://www.goodlookingloser.com you'll probably get a different impression.
I've also heard sex compared to water: If you're getting all you want, it's not very important-seeming or noticeable, but if you aren't, it rapidly becomes very important.
(There are of course ways sex isn't like water; you don't need to point them out in the responses.)
Re: Ask HN: What advice would you give to your younger self?
#20Stop being tyrannized by the fear of being wrong. Read Plato and Plotinus earlier. Try to see the essence of what others are saying, the essence of what you're learning, the essence what you're doing, etc.