Thread: Psychology experiment #3

Unashamedly stealing this idea from jockeys who initiated experiment 1 and experiment 2. This morning while shaving I came up with another great question for you all. And worry not Bruno, I will be answering my own question too. The question is:

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?

Now I believe I get a cup of coffee before I have to answer my own question, dont I jockeys? Let me go and make it now.

Sandy

well I know I'm breaking the rules, but I'll say don't smoke and don't procrastinate.

well I've only had half my coffee, but I'll go ahead and take a shot:

"don't believe their lies, don't let them make you doubt yourself. hit first, hit hard, and hit often. first and always, take care of yourself."

also I might enlighten my younger self about the wisdom of certain stock purchases I made in middle and high school.

It wouldn't matter what I said. Younger me wouldn't be listening anyway!

Little bastard.

lol

-rob

Easy one.

I would tell myself to get a degree in a field that gave me a good job and not in a field that would "change the world" . I now know that I have much more fun with my hobbies than I ever could on anything serious and that I will never "change the world" with my career choices. Life would be easier for me now and far less stressful and more productive if I had a "good job" not training for a dream.

I was to much of an idealist, and not enough of a scholar.

Save your money .

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.