Prince
life advice to your 22 year-old self? doesn't matter if you're younger or older than 22 at the moment.
Raleigh Morgan
Pursue everything that interests you, in the tiniest possible way each day, to allow room for many projects. These tiny investments will compound. Growth won't be perceivable day to day. But over time you'll learn your interests, learn your strengths, learn your particular brain's workways. You'll eventually narrow your interests to the ones that fit best, incorporating what you learned in other now-abandoned domains.
đ Yt L.
"There's going to be this thing called Bitcoin. Buy a lot when you first hear about it, but not too much to ruin it. Sell it all at any price above 16k."
đ¯ Gallium Oxide
Don't waste a minute seeking advice online. There is too much survivorship bias and overcorrecting of mistakes. Plus, on the internet, nobody knows you're a dog.
Low Rez
Don't stress over hair loss, you'll end up shaving your head and you look way better, it's cheaper, easier to deal with and chicks super dig it.
đ Zero Two
have fun
đ Lorin H.
Stop eating so much pizza and get some exercise jeeze
đĻ Chip Uni
Keep learning. Keep learning more.
đĄī¸ Cyrano
What if I'm 22 right now?
đĄī¸ Cyrano
I feel like I'm wasting a lot for an art degree. Any advice for someone about to graduate college?
đ Bill
You're given a *set amount* at the start and have to spend it every single day so don't waste it.
đ Pod Unk
You know nothing. Work out.
Rsm
No, but it's an oft-needed reminder. At least, I need to be reminded daily of this truth.
đ Pod Unk
This.
Andreas Smas
Try new things, switch job often
Jayden
Live cheaply. The lifestyle costs and pressure from not having your own place, nice car, etc are the lowest they'll ever be for you.
đ Pod Unk
Start a business instead of getting a job.
đŋ Simohamed
Could you elaborate? Why should you prefer that to a steady income and a foot in the door?
đ Bill
*just start a business* only typically works well if you have large family wealth. Funding ventures at a young age is tough
đ Pod Unk
There's limited benefit to steadiness when you're young -- should be going for bigger wins. And you don't really know what doors you want your feet in yet.
đŋ Simohamed
Not knowing what doors you want your feet in yet is a great argument against you starting a business. It would be an aimless deplete of your resources at best, I would imagine.
đ Pod Unk
Ah, depends. Business helped me find doors I didn't know about.
Michael Shang
The Millionaire Fastlane (its a super cheesy title but it would really help open your eyes about money). amazon.com/dp/0984...
đī¸ Fast
yea read fs.blog/blog
Dav Chana
eat good, don't be lazy, study hard, save money, don't worry much about 30s 40s 50s
đī¸ Fast
drive faster, fear is exciting
đ Jason Lex
Invest in Crypto
đ Lorin H.
People are much less sane than you'd think, don't sell everything $10/btc :P
đŋ Simohamed
Learn to code 10 years ago.
Prince
did it take 10 years to build up the will to learn to code, or is your 22 year old self simply unaware of the value within coding?
đŋ Simohamed
Neither. I'm joking around the question since I'm 22 and wish had started learning to code that much earlier. (It's impossible to advise someone to do something in the past -- that's the joke.)
đŋ Simohamed
Oh boy! Shell Scripting (properly and thoroughly,) transfer my drawing abilities to digital, SVG animation, pick up a compiled language (Rust or Go,) TypeScript, and the beautiful art of Email HTML. After my exams, I'll probably begin with TypeScript. What about you? Where you at?
đŽ Liv
Getting what you want will take longer than you expect, but the journey will be way more interesting than you're imagining.
Prince
what was more valuable, getting what you wanted or the journey?
đ Pod Unk
You probably want the wrong things.
Prince
do you think you need to want the wrong things to know what the right things are?
đ Pod Unk
You have to define axes in order to position yourself, yes.
đŽ Liv
Two sides of the same coin! The journey is highly instructive, but only thanks to the drive a compelling destination can give you.
Prince
do you ever fear that your drive blinds you?
đŽ Liv
Not really; I don't find drive to be self-sustaining, and that required effort means a constant reassessing of priorities. On that note: the definition of "getting what you want" will almost certainly evolve as you do.
Prince
do you think you will always have a drive?
đŖ Fish
no and i think thats okay. To always expect we need /something/ seems like too much expectation of doing.
đŽ Liv
This is interesting! I see drive (to pursue because you want to) and need (to pursue because you must) as distinct experiences.
đŽ Liv
I think most needs create a want, but need isn't a pre-requisite for wanting. Does that make sense?
đŽ Liv
Needs and musts are one, it's those wants that differ. And usually because the wants are... extracurricular? Above and beyond. More than any individual requires to live or is required to accomplish. For pleasure, basically.
đž Oskar
Do drugs after 30, not before.
Michael Shang
Depends on the drug, something like lsd done in your 20s can really help expand the mind.
đž Oskar
Foremost, LSD is just a tremendous dopamine rush with a nice feature of staying in those receptors for prolonged periods of time, but that's pretty much it. I think people rationalize getting drugged heavily. And yeah, I did tone of LSD, 'it's fun', but that's it. My most forward thinking was done totally sober.
đ Pod Unk
Definitely psychedelics.
đ Pod Unk
The many documented health benefits.
đž Oskar
whichever.