Ask YC: What would you tell your younger self?

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Post by Jasber » Sat, Nov 22, 2008, 1:45 AM UTC

If you could tell your younger self one thing what would it be?

I was curious what the YC crowd would say to this.

Personally, I'd tell myself to live for the moment. Don't worry about the future too much, as long as you have a good head on your shoulders things will work out. Before you know it years have flown by and you'll wonder where they went.

So, what would you tell yourself?

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Post by donna » Sat, Nov 22, 2008, 1:47 AM UTC

keep your day job while developing your innovations and funding

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Post by pg » Sat, Nov 22, 2008, 2:07 AM UTC

Don't worry about trying to impress people. Just work hard on things you like.

Don't get into debt.

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Post by firewallender » Sat, Nov 22, 2008, 2:21 AM UTC

I'd tell myself to save more, compound interest is full of win.

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Post by critke » Sat, Nov 22, 2008, 2:26 AM UTC

take more risks. don't worry about failing.

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Post by nostrademons » Sat, Nov 22, 2008, 2:32 AM UTC

Cheer up. The people who say that your teenage years are the best in your life are the same folks that are beating you up, and life goes downhill fast for them after graduation.

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Post by timcederman » Sat, Nov 22, 2008, 2:32 AM UTC

Speak up more, and stop being such a slacker.

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Post by samson » Sat, Nov 22, 2008, 2:39 AM UTC

I would say rather to your current self to live and work in such a way that the person you were a year ago would be proud to shake the hand of the person you are today. And every year both in the effort that you put and the integrity that you keep, your year ago self would would still shake your hand.

A personal note a little over a year ago I didn't know MySQL,Javascript, or PHP. I taught all three to myself and have become quite good or at least competent to develop whatever I can think of.

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Post by thomasmallen » Sat, Nov 22, 2008, 2:40 AM UTC

That Gibbs would come back, but to not get my hopes up too much for the Redskins.

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Post by ice_man » Sat, Nov 22, 2008, 2:40 AM UTC

Some day you will have the unique opportunity to talk to yourself from the future, don't blow it like I just did.