/usr/games/random: Chronology of Advice

[silveradept]

There’s been a thing going around saying “If you could give five pieces of advice to your sixteen year-old self, what would you say?” Which is a fine and dandy thing to think about, and so there are responses below, which hopefully will would not cause paradoxes were I actually to be able to communicate them to my younger self.

1. If it isn’t safe, don’t go for the tackle. You’ll thank me later.
2. You’re better at working around problems than you think. Don’t despair if things don’t go according to plan.
3. Don’t be afraid of being honest with someone. Yeah, it’s not always a positive result, but you’d be surprised what you learn.
4. Similarly, don’t be afraid of being honest with yourself. There’s more potholes here, but the learning and the results are awesome.
5. It really is better once you get beyond the narrow world of high school. Take heart.

But given my penchant for going One! Step! Further! than that, I seize hold of the cloth and give it a new wrinkle.

What five pieces of advice would you give me now? After all, I’m in that segment of life where advice about what is upcoming is certainly something to be sought or found. So, as a recently graduated, recently employed, recently moved twenty-something with possibilities in front of him, what advice would you give me?

Comments

[ekmahal.livejournal.com]

I only have one piece of advice to offer, based on my 18 months of doing the Out Alone Thing.

Don't stress too much. Do your best, just pay the bills and keep pegging along. And don't stress too much.

=hug=

[annaonthemoon.livejournal.com]

1. If it isn’t safe, don’t go for the tackle. You’ll thank me later.

Good advice. Now, to go back in time and tell it to you. Where's the Doctor when we need him?

Hmm. Advice now, eh? I don't think I have five.

Stop worrying about your finances. As long as you can pay your rent & bills, buy food, and have a little bit left over, you're fine. And it's okay to spend that extra bit from your paycheck if you need to.

Yeah, just the one. Oh, and don't be afraid to try new recipes, but I think you're doing pretty good with that one.

advice

[redrab.livejournal.com]

1. Measure twice; cut once.
2. A good friend will help you move; a true friend will help you move a body. Knowing the difference is important and can save you a lot of explaining.
3. Travel while you're young.
4. Be kind.
5. Be the one that you want.