Nate
They say hindsight is 2020 and it’s always easier to look back and see what sucked about the past. That’s what life is. Life would suck if you looked back and had advice for your younger self. People on Reddit are answering the question, “If you could call yourself 10 years ago and speak for 1 minute, what would you say?” I’d probably say something like, “enjoy summer and go out to eat as much as possible because 2020 is gonna suck.”
1. Solid advice.
Enjoy that hair while you still can.
2. Or just look both ways. But yes.
For the love of god get your drivers license, if you don’t you’re going to get hit by a car.
3. Get that good job!
Oh god..I would say…”Dont be scared, get an education and find a good job.” Now I’m stuck in a miserable retail job.
4. Might as well.
Finish school, you asshole.
5. I must know what Susan did.
Do not date Susan, she will ruin your life.
6. If only he knew.
Invest in Apple and you aren’t marrying that girl you’re seeing right now.
7. That’ll work!
Put all of your money in bitcoin. Oh yeah Patriots win Super Bowl 49, 51, and 53. Put your life savings on each one.
8. Mom will love you either way.
Don’t live your life according to what your mom wants you to do. Do what you want to do.
9. 2020
Bro, you need to chill out, it gets worse.
10. Ignore your insecurities.
Relax and enjoy. You’re worthy of the experience.
About 10 years ago, I got my job at Google and the worst part of the experience were my insecurities. I was a 49-year old (ancient by Google standards), self-taught programmer. I got my non-programming degree from a back-woods school but, to make up for it, I got really, REALLY crappy grades. I had no big-data experience and, at the time, I hadn’t programmed in any of Google’s 4 development languages (C++, Python, Java, and JavaScript). Add all this to my normal insecurities and I really felt like I was outclassed by everyone else at the company. I spent every day expecting to be fired for gross incompetence.
That’s no way to go through life. The experience would have been _so_ much better if I’d just ignored my insecurities. I still would have been dumbest fucking programmer at Google but I would have, at least, been much, much happier.
11. Calling my dad now.
Tell your dad he has to go to the doctor to check his heart – it will save his life.
12. And my mom.
Tell mom and grandma you love them! They won’t be here in 10 years.
13. Great advice.
For the love of god, don’t start drinking. It’ll destroy you.
14. That’s a lot.
Don’t move to the coast – it ends horribly and you’ll get stabbed.
Put down the drugs, you’ll regret it in 5 years.
Go to the dentist, that shit is important.
Go see your Nanny. She dies in 2 years, and you’ll miss her more than you realise.
Don’t drink at your Mums wedding. She still loves you, but hot damn you hurt her.
Be nice to your sister. She’s going through a lot too. She won’t tell you, but she needs you.
Most importantly – go back to school, Eliza. Get your education. You’ll need it when you’re a 21 year old single mum struggling to support yourself and a toddler.
15. Take control of your own life.
Your friends will leave you. Your girlfriend will leave you. Your job doesn’t matter. Don’t waste your time and energy on people that will forget about you in 10 years. Do something for yourself. Do it because you want to do it, not because you hope other people will like you for it. Live like you mean it. Forget the haters.
16. This is a must.
Tell mom and grandma you love them! They won’t be here in 10 years.
17. “Just hold it together and keep pushing forward.”
I know it feels like you’re trapped right now and that your life isn’t going anywhere. But wait until you see what you’re accomplishing now. You have a hell of a job in an industry everyone was against you majoring it, you moved to a new city on a whim. Just hold it together and keep pushing forward. It gets better. Oh and we finally own a fucking Taylor guitar now.
18. Same.
Once you lose that weight dont fucking put it back on. Idiot
20. Wouldn’t that be nice?
Check everyday if something called Bitcoin exists, and once you find it buy as much of it as possible, and sell it in December 2017.
21. Not bad!
You are not going to believe this but:
Next month you will get hired for a job that pays 70% more than you current one.
In a year you will hate that job so much you will quit that job and move back to your hometown and start a new company.
in 2 years you will meet this girl that will become your wife.
in 5 year you will have got married, moved to your own house and have your first baby.
in 7 years you will have your second baby
in 9 year you will have your third baby (time to slow the fuck down) and that business you started will provide jobs to 10 people.
in 10 year you will get addicted to reddit… what is reddit? you will see.
22. This hits home.
You will be fine. Your groove will come back and you’ll start creating again. Don’t start drinking heavily. Oh wait. Start drinking heavily. That’s how it came back.
23. This.
The next 10 years are going to go by way too fast. Enjoy them.