One thing you've learnt from life and wish to pass on.

[SkidsFox]

For me, it's try and help others and/or give a little hope wherever you may be.

It doesn't matter if you're not in the top 10% or have few skills. Most of us don't. But the feeling and confidence you get from helping others out, will help you feel your life hasn't been such a waste - well it works for me, hope it can work for you.

[VLC86]

If one says something that stinks a bit, they end up getting punched.

[ALC Fox]

The thought of failing at something new is often much worse than actually failing, even if it's an utter disaster.

 

The upside is you might just discover your new favourite thing.

[Trav Le Bleu]

Don't sweat the small stuff.

 

Don't be a dick.

[foxfanazer]

Really simplistic but a small gesture can make the world of difference to some people and takes little to no effort 

[Vacamion]

 

 

Nobody, not one person on the planet, spent their last moments on their death bed regretting not having worked more hours.

 

I learned after decades of overwork that life is much more important than work. 

 

You can nearly always get other work, doing other stuff, elsewhere. 

 

If it makes you unhappy, leave.

 

If you learn to think of it as selling your time and commitment for a strictly fixed set of working hours, you'll be a lot happier.

 

I know I was.  

 

 

 

[DB11]

Don't accept criticism from someone that you wouldn't take advice from. Just smile and move on

[Izzy]

Without your health, you're fvcked.

 

Health is wealth.

[bovril]

Don't react when someone is pushing your buttons, especially if that someone is your partner.

[bovril]

Don't worry too much about the future and doing things in your life by a certain time. This is the one thing I wish I could go back and tell my younger self. 

[DennisNedry]

Don't worry that you don't know anything / what you want to do with your life at 20. Those who do are in the minority!

[Zear0]

Acquire compromising information on the FT mods and post whatever you want.

[bovril]

1 minute ago, DennisNedry said:

Don't worry that you don't know anything / what you want to do with your life at 20. Those who do are in the minority!

I'm 40 and I feel I'm still trying to process leaving school. 

[the fox]

If you work for someone, be diligent with your work but don’t destroy your body for another man's business. If you think about sabotaging your employer, it's better to leave. Have integrity even if your employer does not. 

 

Set boundaries and ask questions about the work that you've been assigned, the pay and the time. Try to only overwork if it means gaining experience/learning a new skill. Be confident and don't downplay your work because self-doubt will eataway your self-esteem. Mistakes happen and they stay just that so don't allow them to become a pattern. Trust people to be themselves but trust the fact that you can see them well. Don't give people at the workplace the rope that further down the line will be used as your noose. If you take someone under your wing to teach them, set boundaries and the first thing they should learn is to organise themselves and their area of the workplace. If you give them the "grunt-work", help them with it. They are under you, not beneath you.

 

Don't be cheap with the praise and be constructive with your criticism.

 

 

And most importantly, don't allow work to distance you from the ones you hold dear. Don't be a mule that only lives to work and eat. You are responsible for the wellbeing of your body and your mind. Try not working the "graveyard" shift it will leave you an empty husk of your former self.

 

It costs nothing to be kind but it costs a lot to be gullible so make with my words what you want.

 

[MPH]

If someone is rude or unkind  to you , do NOT respond in the same way. Do not base your life decisions off of someone else’s integrity. That means you are displaying no integrity of your own.

[HybridFox]

Putting yourself first is not selfish. I've learnt the hard way that not everyone will appreciate you going out your way for them. That's not to say be unkind and unhelpful but it shouldn't come at the detriment of your own wellbeing

[ozleicester]

Good enough is nearly always good enough

[Mike Oxlong]

Never buy budget toilet paper 

[Sly]

Wear Sunscreen….

[Asha]

6 hours ago, DB11 said:

Don't accept criticism from someone that you wouldn't take advice from. Just smile and move on

I really like this. And as a related point, people who are better than you at something are rarely the ones who criticise you. 

[Trav Le Bleu]

4 hours ago, Sly said:

Wear Sunscreen….

I was just about to post this!

 

 

[StanSP]

37 minutes ago, Trav Le Bleu said:

I was just about to post this!

 

 

Same

 

 

[jonthefox]

Never feel lazy about visiting a parent , sibling or friend. One day you'll get a call to tell you it's not an option anymore. 

[Trav Le Bleu]

9 hours ago, Mike Oxlong said:

Never buy budget toilet paper 

Ok Mr Brownfinger.

[HighPeakFox]

Ignorance does not deserve respect.