What’s something you realized way too late in life?

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What’s something you realized way too late in life?

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  1. Matt_Benatar Avatar

    I should’ve started investing about 20 years ago.

  2. TalentedAversion Avatar

    When you’re young, it feels a small thing to turn your back on society, but as the years go on, it can be a lonely place out there.
    So, make sure when you are in love, you are very much in love, or don’t waste your time on love or there may come a day when the road you’ve taken does not seem worth it.

  3. Cheford1 Avatar

    Working your arse off for a faceless cooperation at the cost of your spare time hobbies and passion for life will not make you happy, or offer any real rewards

    Thankfully I was made redundant recently… I have plenty of life left to learn from that

  4. warrior_of_light998 Avatar

    Having good connections is a really good thing when it comes to date. I have no friends (I’ve never had good ones) and it’s really hard to find a partner

  5. Quite_Quandry Avatar

    Relationships are a waste of time, energy, money, etc.

    And they will take far more from you than they will give you.

  6. Pristine-Warning-957 Avatar

    allowing embarrassment hold you back ruins your life

  7. seven_grams Avatar

    Slamming heroin all day is NOT SUSTAINABLE!

  8. jinpei05 Avatar

    Life is largely bullshit and only you can make it meaningful and worthwhile through small moments of sublime bliss that you have to cultivate through painful experiences.

  9. algawe Avatar

    Boundaries are important and not allowing people to cross them makes you happier and healthier.

  10. Troubled_Rat Avatar

    even if your parents had you castrated as a child, society will think you’re as sexually driven as other men.

  11. RustyDawg37 Avatar

    how to save money. Well maybe not too late, but probably too late.

  12. triplesnoop Avatar

    I should’ve bought bitcoin

  13. BlesstheLordJC Avatar

    Being “smart” doesn’t matter. Hard work and dependability are the qualities employers are looking for. If you’re going to do something the absolute worst way to approach it is with laziness. 

  14. ABobby077 Avatar

    Don’t let debt rule your life. Live below your means

  15. Whitycandy Avatar

    I didn’t know tortilla chips were made out of tortillas until I was 20 years old and saw the line cook at my job cut up a tortilla and throw it in the deep fryer

  16. Dirk-Killington Avatar

    There is not a lie that is worth telling. 

  17. Creative-Parsley5270 Avatar

    Not everything is possible as long as you work hard for it.

  18. AdInternational9138 Avatar

    That I could have easily bonked a lot of my friends if I just had the confidence to approach them

  19. Delanthonyx Avatar

    Stop giving a shit what people think, we’re all going to die.

  20. intensenerd Avatar

    I just don’t care.

  21. ApricotCow Avatar

    High school popularity means nothing the moment you graduate.

  22. DarkErosia Avatar

    Just be yourself and be proud of it. You spend far more time thinking about what others think of you than others spend actually thinking about you.

  23. Difficult_Wish_2915 Avatar

    That loneliness has nothing to do with other people.

  24. ErroneousEncounter Avatar

    There is no point in not believing in yourself. Every second you spend doubting yourself, or letting other people’s negative remarks get to you, is a second wasted. You are only doing damage to yourself. It’s completely counterproductive.

    Also – while it is often a good idea to try new things and get outside of your comfort zone, it’s equality important not to spend your life doing things you think you should be doing based on other people’s opinions or social pressure. You should do what you like to do. Otherwise one day you will wake up and wonder why you spent so much effort trying to be someone you’re not.

  25. Most-Outside4024 Avatar

    When you scolded your favourite person

  26. Vegetable_Device_399 Avatar

    You are your best investment. Stop trying for penny stocks and invest in that new certification for work or school. So many colleges and high schools offer free applicable education such as: CPR class. I was certified as a senior in high school and it helped me land an internship at a resort. It was the only thing separating me and 20 other students. The less they have to teach the more they keep in their budget. Make it easy to higher you.

  27. Paladin2019 Avatar

    Sport isn’t just for meatheads, jocks, or burnt out kids desperately chasing scholarships. The mental and physical benefits are real if you can find something you enjoy enough to work at.

  28. Mona-Mour_ Avatar

    That to say No is a full sentence

  29. Ulthanon Avatar

    There are no “good republicans”. There’s no discussion or debate to be had, no interactions worth anything, no consistency behind their ideology- it’s just hatred, either towards themselves and projected outwards or legit racism/xenophobia, but the difference is meaningless. 

    Once you realize it’s blind, rabid hatred, it’s a lot easier to a) stop wasting time trying to “convince” them, and b) understand how to protect yourself from them.

  30. mouldy_underwear Avatar

    Most of the time it is worth saying nothing and having no opinion to give other people. Just listen.

  31. Adventurous_Row3305 Avatar

    Spending my money on my expensive car.