what advice would you give to your 18 year old self?
was just asked this at an 18 year olds birthday.. got me thinking.
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Invest in experiences over material things. Life is too short to regret not traveling or trying new things.
Invest in experiences over material things. Life is too short to regret not traveling or trying new things.
my answer was that my dad taught me compound interest for finances. but I’ve since leqrned that every great thing in life comes from compound interest. and also to spend time with good people. A couple @naval isms
he who hesitates, masturbates. lock in. full power.
Stop following friends. Focus on your own life, and if friends come and go on your journey, then wonderful. But do not modify your pursuits and paths to waste your time following friends to unproductive means.
There will one day be an NBA-style draft for Ultimate Frisbee, and your skills will be worth north of $50M/yr. Drop out of school and devote yourself to Ultimate Frisbee full time.
Mine would be: pick one skill and practice it on purpose. Roughly 20 focused hours gets you functionally competent, and elite performers stack hours daily for years. Practice still explains only about a fifth of who ends up best, so pick something you'd do anyway.
Never get too busy for fishing
If it's not for Jesus it's worse than nothing.
No. 18 year old never listen
Don’t be afraid to fail. You can not lose if you do not quit.
Don't waste time with people that dont appreciate your presence.
Lifetime & corn. In that order.
Don’t worry about women or kids until your 30s
Are you following your own heart, or are you doing things to please others?
Study the monetary system. Feel alive. Learn all about the food systems. Enjoy each and every moment.
Take care of yourself.
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Stay humble stack sats
Ignore men 😂
Fuck every bitch you can.
Rip harder
I'd say, get a woman and have all your kids before 30. And maybe some more in your 30s
In all your decisions: Always ask yourself what your future self would think of it. Engage in these inner dialogues deeply, because you are your own best advisor, the only person in the world who iss always truly honest with yourself.
No, it’s 27 or you’re dead already.
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Beside buy 1000 BTC now… skip the university degree, travel more in your 20s, back yourself with stupid confidence, and worry less about the future
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I would tell him to avoid pursuits where the downside could be death or ruin. Beyond that, I would encourage him to be curious and seek out as many new experiences as possible, until he finds something that truly ignites his soul. Then I would tell him to go as deep into it as he can.
The more of life he experiences, the more he will discover about who he is, what he loves, and what matters to him.
Subscribe to the cypherpunk mailing list. Set an email filter to make anything from a guy named "Satoshi" to high priority. Make sure you've got a decent computer in 2009.
In the meantime, that silver you just bought in 2004? Very good idea, bravo.
Don't suck dick for coke. It isn't worth it , trust me.
“Back yourself with stupid confidence” - good one
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advised this
Second this. There are a few important lessons in "Rich Dad, Poor Dad". Namely the concept of assets vs liabilities, and how to tell the difference.
The problem is, the global elite are driving up asset prices, making near impossible to own anything anymore. Slowly turning the world into a rental economy.
So.... as soon as possible. Own land, grow your own food. Become independent from the system, or it will own you forever.
Maximum effort!
SEND IT
When more babies Paul?
never stop sending
when nature allows, hopefully sooner rather than later
Believe in yourself.
Buy Bitcoin.
Also don't go to university, its a debt scam.
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That I was to carry on visualising the future I wanted and to keep leaning into following my instinct.
I'd also him a hug and say "I'm proud of you"!
If you want to be happy, you'll find purpose through duty.
If you want to be happy, look for purpose through duty.
I would tell him to leave the religion he was in no matter how "true" it seemed, and follow the real Jesus.
Keep the receipts — not just for money, but proof of what you made and when, because memory edits itself to flatter you. And don't resent the constraints: the cheap tools and closed doors are what force a style into existence.
To listen twice as much, or more than you speak.
Also Older people than you will often say. 'If I knew then what I know now'...
Listen carefully in that lesson they learned and try to apply that to your circumstances.
A smart man learns from his mistakes; a wise man learns from others.
Rent free in
“And in keeping yourself with labour you are in truth loving life,
And to love life through labour is to be intimate with life’s inmost secret.”