Things I'd tell my 16 year old self
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beowabbit.
Like him, I'm assuming that this is a complete reshuffle of the deck, otherwise I wouldn't change anything because then I'd miss out on the good things I've experienced in this life.
1. Each year the rollercoaster of moods will get easier to deal with. You can live through it.
2. Dance. You love music, you love to dance. It doesn't matter if you're any good, just go ahead and do it. You'll get better with practice.
3. You are you. There are major ways in which you will never be happy conforming to society's expectations. Even when you hurt like hell don't think it's going to be better to conform, that's a sucker bet.
4. It may sound crazy, but the first time you have problem with acid indigestion eliminate wheat from your diet. It's not easy, but it's worth it.
5. Walk up to the guy at the bookstore on the Avenue and thank him.
6. Save 5% of your income, no matter what, for retirement. By the time you're 40 you'll be able to run away to a house in the country or to another country.
7. There is nothing wrong with having two girlfriends as long as they both agree to it.
8. Read a book a week. It's not hard and reading will make you happier than watching TV.
9. Go back to college around 1990 and get back into the computer labs, there will be lots of neat stuff to play with.
10. Write a journal. It'll improve your writing and be a record of what's happening to you. Your memory is great now, but it won't be forever.
It's an interesting exercise, trying to make generalized advice to fit your own personality.
beowabbit.Like him, I'm assuming that this is a complete reshuffle of the deck, otherwise I wouldn't change anything because then I'd miss out on the good things I've experienced in this life.
1. Each year the rollercoaster of moods will get easier to deal with. You can live through it.
2. Dance. You love music, you love to dance. It doesn't matter if you're any good, just go ahead and do it. You'll get better with practice.
3. You are you. There are major ways in which you will never be happy conforming to society's expectations. Even when you hurt like hell don't think it's going to be better to conform, that's a sucker bet.
4. It may sound crazy, but the first time you have problem with acid indigestion eliminate wheat from your diet. It's not easy, but it's worth it.
5. Walk up to the guy at the bookstore on the Avenue and thank him.
6. Save 5% of your income, no matter what, for retirement. By the time you're 40 you'll be able to run away to a house in the country or to another country.
7. There is nothing wrong with having two girlfriends as long as they both agree to it.
8. Read a book a week. It's not hard and reading will make you happier than watching TV.
9. Go back to college around 1990 and get back into the computer labs, there will be lots of neat stuff to play with.
10. Write a journal. It'll improve your writing and be a record of what's happening to you. Your memory is great now, but it won't be forever.
It's an interesting exercise, trying to make generalized advice to fit your own personality.
