What would you tell your 20 year old self?

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How the fuck am i supposed to catch up on a 10 page thread in one day... What the FOK...

Slow down people, is what i would have told myself. Take more pictures.


@ Matty. I once ate some bad, bad home-made beef jerky and had a similar volcanic experience, but luckily I avoided the missing the toilet part of it. Thankfully my toilet had a sink that I could use at the same time as the toilet. People say chicken food poisoning is bad, but it has nothing on beef.
 
MrX
Here's an interesting article I recently read on that concept.

http://www.slate.com/articles/techn...n_omnipresent_mantra_that_s_bad_for_work.html
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good article. I would also say that a person can love "dirty" work if he feels and integral part of the community he respects and that respects him. And his work is to the benefit of that community.

Its interesting to realize how the system works to encourage acceptance of lower pay, more work and puts everything on the back of the individual. That is the individual is always inadequate or doing something wrong if he's not happy, rich etc:choke:

I also like the part of the article where it talks about women being sold/taught an even larger share of bullshit. That seems accurate.
 
Be sure to follow Ray's stupid shit thread so you don't miss max table plays like Texas ...that is if you ignore your first advice and start gambling.
 
If I could tell my younger self one thing:

Never turn down a legal bang. A drunk chick shows up to your apartment and kisses and gropes you? Bang! Don't be a gentleman. You dated a girl twice, haven't closed the deal, and a hottie shows up in your bedroom? Bang!

Ok, there are 100's of stupid things I did when I was younger. Even when not so young. But most stupid things don't keep you up at night a few years later. You get over them. Egos heal, you get smarter, and your morality recovers. But the opportunity to nail a chick on a given night, once gone, is forever lost.

Fuck that!
 
change your major and study business
dump your college bf 2 months earlier
don't move away from nyc
stop eating crap food and go to the gym.
 
shdw01
I also agree with the larger wants. make more spend more...I see it everyday at work when I do people's finances. people that make $300k have financial problems as does someone who makes $60k. but which problem would you rather have...maybe not be able to buy dinner next week or maybe not be able to upgrade to a BMW
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Sure, look at any pro athlete who buys multi-million homes. Just because people fuck up when they make millions of dollars doesn't mean thats the norm. There are many more people who aare smart with money that we never hear about.
 
And surprise surprise im with Shadow... get that money.

To quote Weird Al Yankovich - "If money can't buy happiness, I guess I'll have to rent it."
 
Boner_18
And surprise surprise im with Shadow... get that money.

To quote Weird Al Yankovich - "If money can't buy happiness, I guess I'll have to rent it."
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Great song to a great movie.
I might need to watch that on Netflix today.
 
FairWarning
Very good article. I want to see how the DWYL-backers support themselves at $9/hour, bills, and a kid. Of course there are people who are happy making that at a Wal-Mart, but they are probably part of a two-income family.
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Uh, the 2nd half of the DWYL premise is "the money will follow." It's not" Do What You Love and turn your passion into poverty" movement. I don't know anyone whose passion would be working at Wal-Mart. I didn't even know their was a "movement." I just knew their was a book.


Not every passionate writer will become wealthy, but I do think you have a headstart and a tendency to work harder and get ahead in a field you enjoy. That's all I'm saying. No matter what, most of you will say breaks/success in my life cause me to have a unrealistic view of the money/happiness connection. All I can say is we have different views.


20 year old IAG...Don't start the habit sleeping with the TV on...it will disrupt your sleep patterns.
 
IAG
Uh, the 2nd half of the DWYL premise is "the money will follow." It's not" Do What You Love and turn your passion into poverty" movement. I don't know anyone whose passion would be working at Wal-Mart. I didn't even know their was a "movement." I just knew their was a book.


Not every passionate writer will become wealthy, but I do think you have a headstart and a tendency to work harder and get ahead in a field you enjoy. That's all I'm saying. No matter what, most of you will say breaks/success in my life cause me to have a unrealistic view of the money/happiness connection. All I can say is we have different views.


20 year old IAG...Don't start the habit sleeping with the TV on...it will disrupt your sleep patterns.
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That's the point - DWYL only works if you have the financial means to do it. In other words, most cannot relate to it.
 
FairWarning
That's the point - DWYL only works if you have the financial means to do it. In other words, most cannot relate to it.
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Financial means to do what? Education? Subsidize your income making it a hobby more than a occupation? the line is drawn before that...that applies to anything..getting a degree only works if you have the financial means to do it, grad school etc....but if you have that option, choosing a line of work that you like/are good at it is better than necessarily seeking something you don't like just in the hopes you will make more money. I realize there are plenty of starving artists out there. Maybe the qualifier should be do what you love...as long as you can be really good at it.
 
Make sure the bottled water in Mexico is always sealed.
 
IAG
Financial means to do what? Education? Subsidize your income making it a hobby more than a occupation? the line is drawn before that...that applies to anything..getting a degree only works if you have the financial means to do it, grad school etc....but if you have that option, choosing a line of work that you like/are good at it is better than necessarily seeking something you don't like just in the hopes you will make more money. I realize there are plenty of starving artists out there. Maybe the qualifier should be do what you love...as long as you can be really good at it.
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And pays your bills. money talks and bs walks. There are great chefs everywhere but that doesn't guarantee they have a successful restaurant. Does that mean they are less passionate?
 
FairWarning
And pays your bills. money talks and bs walks. There are great chefs everywhere but that doesn't guarantee they have a successful restaurant. Does that mean they are less passionate?
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Possibly. Obviously not everyone is going to get filthy rich following their dream...but most can meet the threshold if you work hard enough, are passionate enough and are good enough. Plenty of people complaining in this world who really aren't doing all they can to get what they want and spouting contrary arguments to the pro capitalism ones they tout when convenient.


And for the last time...I agree you need to be able to pay the bills....we had the threshold discussion yesterday.

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Hold on tighter to your favorite flip flops while walking on the beach


Change that ugly wallpaper in your townhome bath before moving in or you may never do it.
 
take it easy iag. What you're saying is pretty uncontroversial imo. Everyone should/would spend their time doing what they enjoy if they could get away with it. :up:
And I agree it's more about the ride than getting somewhere. Cause eventually we all get somewhere thats not good :up:
 
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