If there was one thing you could say to your young self, what would it be?

[AnneTeak]

Don't marry him

 

[papa tiger]

Dude if you think you just had a really great i-dear. ask yourself Just what the F. have I just done to myself?

 

[Murrmurr]

You're no mountain-climber, lil guy, alright? Face it, you're kinda klutzy, you're no Jim Whitaker, so no climbing up the big rocks.

 

[MaidMarian]

Always make sure that you can support yourself.
Don’t get married.

 

[oslooskar]

You need to have confidence in yourself.

 

[smiley]

Enjoy but be a little more careful this time round

 

[oscash]

We took the leap of faith and thank goodness was so happy we made it. Had incredible and sometimes scary moments wondering if we did the right thing. But we did.

 

[dilettante]

 

[Rose65]

Don't be so silly!
That is what I would say.
I did such foolish things in youth, I hope now I have learned some wisdom about what matters and what really doesn't.

 

[Rose65]

Don't trust too quickly.

That is a good one. When I look back at how naive I was, I am amazed I made it through. Now I know everyone has their own agenda and you must look after yourself and your own first.

 

[Capt Lightning]

Be yourself, not what others want you to be.

 

[OldOld]

I'd tell my 20 something year old self ... Buy Microsoft ... heck, even my 30 something year old self.

Yes. Invest in IBM 50 years ago and dump it 40 years ago. Invest in Microsoft 30 years ago. Invest in Apple 25 years ago, invest in Google and/or Amazon 20 years ago. Invest in Nvidia 10 years ago. Invest in Bitcoin 10 years ago. But if you invest in Yahoo 25 years ago, you don't have anything left now.

 

[OldOld]

Don't be rushed by romance, finish your degree.

It's OK. We all experienced the hormone effect in our bodies.

 

[dusty]

trust no one
get a degree
never marry
don't tell anyone what they want to know
keep your own councel
invest and save.

 

[smiley]

"pull yourself together laddie it hasn't all been that bad"?

 

[timoc]

If there was one thing you could say to your young self, what would it be?​

Tim, here are the winning numbers of last weeks £10,000,000 lottery.

 

[Aunt Bea]

 

[Michael Z]

Turn to Christ.

 

[911]

Stay away from the girls. That can wait until later.

 

[MoBeans]

Hoard as much Bitcoin as you can in 2009. Wait at 12 years before selling.

 

[BlueDragonfly]

Read your Bible. Believe it. Live by it.

 

[Della]

Drink a cup of your parent's coffee every morning. It will fix your mild ADD and make you able to concentrate in school, you'll get good grades, and be able to finish college. Then you won't meet and marry Mr. Wrong, you'll have a good career and will never have to live in poverty ...
wait a minute. If you don't daydream your way out of college and marry Mr. Wrong, you won't ever have your beloved son. Never mind.

 

[MACKTEXAS]

Nothing. Unfortunately, my younger self took advice from no one.

 

[JustBonee]

I am fairly happy with how my life played out …… can only think that maybe taking things at a slower pace might have been better ..?

 

[fuzzybuddy]

What would I say to my younger self?
Knowing my younger self, I would say, " You dumb jackass, get with damn the program".
But I'm quite sure my younger self wouldn't listen to me.