Don't grow up super religious and become a conservative operative on Capitol Hill for 7 years. Just trust me, it's not as good as it sounds.
this post was submitted on 18 Aug 2024
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You can offer help, but do not take action until the person you are helping has actually asked. This is of course talking about "real help" not helping someone pick up a book they dropped.
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It takes a modicum of selfishness to live a healthy life.
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You CANNOT fool yourself, the sooner you work within your reality the better it will be for you and everyone around you
Don't push too hard to poop. Just try again later or take something to help it out.
If you're being hailed as a hero in the US and you aren't a politician....
Run. Do not walk away, run. Society is absolving itself of caring for you after the inevitable sacrifice of your health and/or sanity.
Getting wasted in bars and clubs is not how one finds quality life partners.
Similarly, if no one is into you, that might be because the core of your identity is feeling desperately lonely while getting drunk in bars and clubs.
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weight loss is great but as you get older building muscle and strength is just as important - especially if you are female.
If you're going to "chase your dreams," it might be a good idea to first figure out whether they actually really are yours.
Also research the downside first. Some "dream jobs" are marketed that way for a reason.
Now I wonder if I even have dreams... Damn
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Don't get fat. It is so hard to lose weight once you get over 40 years of age because you are fighting a reduced metabolism.
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Investing even relatively small amounts of money monthly or weekly into an indexed mutual fund or similar at a young age should result in substantial growth and returns over 30 years or so.
into an indexed mutual fund or similar
Financially speaking, yes, absolutely. It's "easy" and rather low risk. Yet... being on Lemmy I assume a lot of people reading this advice do care both about technology and privacy. Such funds often support, rationally, "winners" which right now would include e.g Meta, Microsoft, Google, etc. They could also include big banks with questionable practices, e.g HSBC, or "energy" company that basically stick to oil. This kind of companies might be at odd with what people want to support. I would thus suggest to check "how the sausage is made" by understanding which stocks are actually part of the fund.
Maybe a company making greener solutions like electric cars could be a safer bet?
looks at tesla stock
Oh shit
If it weren't for Musk, yeah, Tesla would be a great bet. Unfortunately, he's made everything he touches radioactive, and a company that should be selling huge numbers are seeing sales cool because people don't want to buy a product sold by Musk.
Yeah, I can't argue with that. I try to avoid funds that have significant investment in weapons manufacturers. If a person's needs require a minimum level social and/or environmental awareness, there are tools in the Fidelity research system that show that kind of thing. This may be limited to specific stocks and not funds though. I can only speak about Fidelity since that is my only point of experience.
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Think twice before lending money.
Don't lend money that you expect to get back.
This is the way
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Wear hearing protection.
Can you share model details. Also, possible to use while driving/swimming.
Never send an email or text that could get you in trouble later.
Goes well with "you have 2 ears and 1 mouth cause you're expected to listen more then talk"
Or my favorite that I learned from an impromptu mentor: when unsure what to say, shut your mouth and hold your stare until they start talking again. You can put a thinking stare, defying stare, unsure stare, doesn't matter, while you're not giving away your position they're giving away theirs simply because they're uncomfortable with the silence.
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Be true to yourself and don't be afraid to say how you feel. That's what it means to be human; no one gets extra points for hiding it.
Warning: This is not liscense to reject objective reality.
Edit: would like to add that when I say objective reality I mean a shared version of history/current events; appreciation for science and the scientific theory; appreciation for the mysterious and unknown; and appreciation for basic human rights.
Don’t date someone through high school into college. You are young, you don’t know yourself, and you will change a lot. Also, there’s thousands of new people to meet in college and, if you’re already taken, you won’t know where a conversation after class could take you. Be free and experience life.
I can't really speak to this personally except that from what I've observed in friends it seems fine for people to just end up even marrying their high school partner. Not my thing, but they seem as happy and stable as anyone else.
Either way I would highly recommend staying at least friendly with old friends / intimate partners. They provide invaluable insights later in your life.
No one can call you on your shit better than someone who's had their fingers up your ass.
Yeah, we are still good friends. But all the opportunities we both missed because we thought we were forever is kind of disappointing. And you don’t get those college days again.
And for the downvoters - I’m not saying don’t marry your high school sweetheart but, if it’s meant to be, then find your way back to them and at least you know and it’s not just default mode.
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Find someone you can share the good and the bad. Someone who won't judge you for how things turned out. Someone who will just listen and appreciate you being there. Be that person to them as well.
It doesn't have to be a partner. It may or may not be your parents. But find that person. And never let them go. You may not talk for years even. But always remember them.
I like everything except that last part. DO MAINTENANCE ON YOUR RELATIONSHIPS PEOPLE. Not enough people maintain relationships