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Tell HN: I'm 18 years old today
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Re: Tell HN: I'm 18 years old today
#22Just never ever cheat on your girlfriend/boyfriend. Break up with them for good first if you need to, but just don't cheat. It never works out for the best.
Re: Tell HN: I'm 18 years old today
#23Learn how to invest. Start here, for example: https://www.bogleheads.org/wiki/Getting_started .
It's true you'll make far more money starting your own company, if it is successful. Unfortunately, I don't have specific advice on how to do that.
Learning to invest, however, always works.
Re: Tell HN: I'm 18 years old today
#24Don't don't. At your age you can avoid to burn the candle at both ends and in the middle (joke courtesy of Redd Foxx). Everyone telling you to not do X is just telling you that they had a problem with X.
The only piece of advice I can provide which I think is provably correct is to put as much money as you can spare into an S&P 500 index fund.
Re: Tell HN: I'm 18 years old today
#25Get laid.
Re: Tell HN: I'm 18 years old today
#26number one tip: live healthy lifestyle
number two: don’t look at others, don’t try to impress, you have your own path and your own destiny
number three: take risks, later you won’t be able to
number four: live frugally, invest into S&P 500 index
most importantly: be nice to people, you’ll never regret being nice
Re: Tell HN: I'm 18 years old today
#27Don't stress too much about your education or career. Procastinate doing things you find interesting, but at the same time strengthen niche skills. Party now, when you hit 30 the hangovers will most likely be unbearable and take too much time. Live in a dorm and travel abroad alone, this will let you meet people you wouldn't have otherwise. Go to festivals. Have one night stands and non-binding relationships. Make mi…
All of the above but on the other hand be careful and stingy with what you post on social media about these experiences.
Re: Tell HN: I'm 18 years old today
#28Communication is important. Like, more important than almost anything else.
You can't improve yourself without feedback via communication.
You can't compromise without communication.
You can't have a meaningful relationship (work or romantic) without communication.
You can't build something useful without communicating with those you're building it for.
Life is all about communicating meaningfully with others. Don't put off figuring that out like I did.
Re: Tell HN: I'm 18 years old today
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Re: Tell HN: I'm 18 years old today
#30Don't don't. At your age you can avoid to burn the candle at both ends and in the middle (joke courtesy of Redd Foxx). Everyone telling you to not do X is just telling you that they had a problem with X. The only piece of advice I can provide which I think is provably correct is to put as much money as you can spare into an S&P 500 index fund.
I concur.