im 23 in september .. asked a similar question before.. i just want more answers.. thanks!
2007-05-08 13:28:44 · 22 answers · asked by lazydazy 4 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
don't hesitate too much over the things you would like to do or try.
2007-05-10 05:12:12 · answer #1 · answered by cmilja m 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'll be 21 in about 2 weeks but I think I have this hindsight thing figured out. No matter what, you're going to look back on your life 5 years from now, and you will marvel at where you are and all of the crap that happened to you, good and bad. And no matter how many mistakes you make along the way, have no regrets, because they've made you who you are. So really, just go with the flow and do what you do because life is a bag of tricks.
2007-05-08 20:33:24 · answer #2 · answered by Leah~Ariana is due Oct. 09~ 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
When I was your age I had served five years in the army. I would advise you not to turn down any chances that come your way, don't get bogged down in marriage. Live your life so that you enjoy yourself, Don't study other people too much, then you will look back on your life from my age (67) and be content. Best advice is don't let others dump on you.
2007-05-08 20:38:04 · answer #3 · answered by Tracker 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Save 10% of your income, no matter what. Learn how to invest in the stock market, and prepare to buy a home.
Keep the partying under control.
Always get involved in hobbies rather than TV. You'll network with more interesting people, learn a lot, and when you're old your brain will still know how to work.
Life is a fascinating journey. My best to you....
2007-05-08 20:40:50 · answer #4 · answered by Boomer Wisdom 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
1. In regards to relationships - Do NOT settle. Find your soul mate.
2. Trust your instincts. I've made way too many mistakes because I ignored that gut feeling.
3. Dream Huge and go for it.
4. Don't make mountains out of mole hills.
2007-05-08 21:14:07 · answer #5 · answered by jdrumming 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
there is a crap song by baz lurhman, the words are good, pick some of them and try them out. especially the idea that you should sing every day.
Keep a diary, they are great fun later in life, describe the people in it, because as the years pass you will forget who they are. put clippings in, photos ect. you will love yourself for it in 30 years time, consider it a message to your future
2007-05-10 06:45:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Live each day asif it will be your last.
Worry not about small things, focus on good and happiness will follow.
Remember life is the longest thing your going to do so enjoy it.
If life throws you lemons, make lemonaid.
2007-05-08 20:34:04 · answer #7 · answered by Bonnie B 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Listen to the Sunscreen song. Honestly!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5NAPZp2w-o
http://www.lyricsdownload.com/baz-luhrman-sunscreen-speech-lyrics.html
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience. I will dispense this advice now.
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth; oh nevermind; you will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they have faded. But trust me, in 20 years youll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you cant grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked...Youre not as fat as you imagine.
Dont worry about the future; or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubblegum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind; the kind that blindside you at 4pm on some idle Tuesday.
Do one thing everyday that scares you
Sing
Dont be reckless with other peoples hearts, dont put up with people who are reckless with yours.
Floss
Dont waste your time on jealousy; sometimes youre ahead, sometimes youre behind...the race is long, and in the end its only with yourself.
Remember the compliments you receive, forget the insults; if you succeed in doing this, tell me how.
Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements.
Stretch
Dont feel guilty if you dont know what to do with your life...the most interesting people I know didnt know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives, some of the most interesting 40 year olds I know still dont.
Get plenty of calcium
Be kind to your knees, youll miss them when theyre gone.
Maybe youll marry, maybe you wont, maybe youll have children, maybe you wont, maybe youll divorce at 40, maybe youll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary...what ever you do, dont congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself either - your choices are half chance, so are everybody elses.
Enjoy your body, use it every way you can...dont be afraid of it, or what other people think of it, its the greatest instrument youll ever own.
Dance...even if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room.
Read the directions, even if you dont follow them.
Do NOT read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly.
49 second break in speech -- Quindon singing
Get to know your parents, youll never know when theyll be gone for good. Be nice to your siblings; they are the best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.
Understand that friends come and go, but for the precious few you should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography in lifestyle because the older you get, the more you need the people you knew when you were young.
Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard; live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft.
Travel.
Accept certain inalienable truths, price will rise, politicians will philander, you too will get old, and when you do youll fantasize that when you were young prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children respected their elders.
Respect your elders.
Dont expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund, maybe you have a wealthy spouse; but you never know when either one might run out.
Dont mess too much with your hair, or by the time its 40, it will look 85.
Be careful who advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than its worth.
But trust me on the sunscreen...
2007-05-09 03:18:00 · answer #8 · answered by Part Time Cynic 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Hehe. I'm not that old and wise (only 28 here) but if I could talk to my old self, I'd tell myself not to settle for "sort of okay" and keep looking until I find "just right."
Also, I'd tell myself it's okay to take some chances.
2007-05-08 20:41:54 · answer #9 · answered by Ambivalence 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I would give you the same advice I got when I was your age:
Know yourself! Get to know what makes you happy, what makes you unhappy, what boils your blood...
You will need to know yourself well in order to make decisions about your future life and you will need to do it by disengaging your feelings. Many of us got into the wrong relationships and marriage by ignoring this fact. I know it sounds preposterous but it isn't, it is true.
2007-05-08 20:53:01 · answer #10 · answered by flugelberry 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋