Thread: Psychology experiment #3

1. It is almost impossible to put old head on young shoulders.

2. Amarilo Slim said just because some dude smells like ape crap, don't mean he's Tarzan.

3. Trust God and lean not unto your own understanding.

My Grandfather told me to believe half of what you see and nothing that you read. Not bad advice in hind sight.

I don't know. Anything truly good would just go straight over my young self's head, or maybe in one ear and out the other. Also, I know that had I done anything else drastic during my youth, I wouldn't be where I am today. While not so great in some places, it's perfect in others, and I wouldn't want to lose that. If I could do anything though, anything at all, I'd take myself from about 3 years ago a laundry list of information about various things, including some investment stuff. Maybe then I could afford to have RAD

1. Never let 'em tell you it can't be done.
2. Never get into a stinking contest with a skunk.
3. Never shoot a man who's committing suicide.
4. You can't shine s--t.
5. When you're in a hole, stop digging.

I did think of one that I know I'd listen to: telling the truth and being open in relationships isn't always the best answer, like when you go to the bar. No matter how much you didn't enjoy that blonde rubbing her body all over you, the girlfriend/mrs won't be glad you were honest.

All in all, I am happy with how my life turned out.

I would be tempted to explain to myself some of the facts of life, like how to talk to women, how to behave and to date the eautiful redheaded girl who -with hindsight- practically begged me to call her and ask her on a date. But I love my wife, and I love my baby girls even more. So I wouldn't change what went before because I might never have met my wife (otoh I believe we were meant to be together).

The one thing I regret to this day is that I really hurt someone's feelings when I was still a young twerp.
I would tell myself to not do that. Then again, this regret changed me in the long run and taught me something very important.

So all in all, I would probably look at me from a distance, occasionally mutter something, shake my head and console myself with the fact that it would turn out allright.

"Don't listen to that fool."

Actually I wouldn't do it. I'm happy with everything and have no regrets.

Spend more time outdoors. Mainly climbing.

And dont get out of shape, its much harder getting back into it.

Originally Posted by sidneykidney

If you could go back in time to speak to yourself when you were younger, what single piece of advice would you give yourself about growing up?

I wouldn't take the offer of going back in time; "this is more power than a good man should want or a bad man should have".

Originally Posted by freebird

If a woman says that she loves you: if she's married run like h3ll & don't believe her, and if she's not married take it with a grain of salt.

Oh really Capt'n? And what about the love that is borne out of friendship (even if the lady in question is married?)

I would tell my younger self "Don't waste your love and affection on loosers and a******s, don't be so bloody gullible and fall for any old sob stories. And most important of all don't do what you did when you were almost 18!!!!!"