Ouch, this question is probably going to elicit some very interesting and very painful answers.
AskReddit users answered this question:
“If you could call yourself 10 years ago and speak for 1minute, what would you say?”
What would you tell yourself 10 years ago? Share your thoughts in the comments!
1. Might not be there in 10 years.
“Enjoy that hair while you still can.”
2. That’s gotta hurt.
“For the love of god get your drivers license, if you don’t you’re going to get hit by a car.”
3. Don’t be scared…
“Oh god..I would say…”Dont be scared, get an education and find a good job.”
Now I’m stuck in a miserable retail job.”
4. Just do it!
“Finish school, you a**hole.”
5. Stay away from Susan
“Do not date Susan, she will ruin your life.”
6. Two major points.
“Invest in Apple and you aren’t marrying that girl you’re seeing right now.”
7. A rambler and a gambler
“Put all of your money in bitcoin.
Oh yeah Patriots win Super Bowl 49, 51, and 53.
Put your life savings on each one.”
8. Be in charge of your own life.
“Don’t live your life according to what your mom wants you to do.
Do what you want to do.”
9. Take some deep breaths.
“Bro, you need to chill out, it gets worse.”
10. “That’s no way to go through life.”
“Relax and enjoy. You’re worthy of the experience.
About 10 years ago, I got my job at Google and the worst part of the experience were my insecurities. I was a 49-year old (ancient by Google standards), self-taught programmer. I got my non-programming degree from a back-woods school but, to make up for it, I got really, REALLY crappy grades. I had no big-data experience and, at the time, I hadn’t programmed in any of Google’s 4 development languages (C++, Python, Java, and JavaScript). Add all this to my normal insecurities and I really felt like I was outclassed by everyone else at the company. I spent every day expecting to be fired for gross incompetence.
That’s no way to go through life. The experience would have been _so_ much better if I’d just ignored my insecurities. I still would have been dumbest fucking programmer at Google but I would have, at least, been much, much happier.”
11. This is sad.
“Tell your dad he has to go to the doctor to check his heart – it will save his life.”
12. Let people know how you feel.
“Tell mom and grandma you love them!
They won’t be here in 10 years.”
13. Don’t even start.
“For the love of god, don’t start drinking.
It’ll destroy you.”
14. A lot to take in here.
“Don’t move to the coast – it ends horribly and you’ll get stabbed.
Put down the drugs, you’ll regret it in 5 years.
Go to the dentist, that shit is important.
Go see your Nanny. She dies in 2 years, and you’ll miss her more than you realise.
Don’t drink at your Mums wedding. She still loves you, but hot damn you hurt her.
Be nice to your sister. She’s going through a lot too. She won’t tell you, but she needs you.
Most importantly – go back to school, Eliza. Get your education. You’ll need it when you’re a 21 year old single mum struggling to support yourself and a toddler.”
15. Do something for yourself.
“Your friends will leave you.
Your girlfriend will leave you.
Your job doesn’t matter.
Don’t waste your time and energy on people that will forget about you in 10 years.
Do something for yourself.
Do it because you want to do it, not because you hope other people will like you for it.
Live like you mean it.
Forget the haters.”
So yeah… those were all pretty sobering, right?
And yes… we all wish we had bought Bitcoin. Duh.
What would you tell yourself if you could?
Let us know in the comments!
