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Hey Pandas, What Was One Thing That You Learned And It Just Stuck With You? (Closed)
Did you ever learn something random, whether it was from YouTube or a job, and it just kinda got stuck in your head?
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Never. Ever. Trust. Someone your pets don't trust.
Always trust their instincts. Years ago, while I was walking my dogs in a park, I stop to talk to a friend. A man approaches trying to get close to us. My dogs are all friendly, but they all raise hackles and bare teeth at this guy. I don't know what's going on so I tell him to back off before he gets bit and he leaves in a huff. I'm confused about what just happened until my friend tells me that that guy has been to jail many times for all types of abuse, including animal abuse.
People care less about you than you think.
I need to remember this whenever I beat myself up about something stupid I did in the past.
Coworker are not, NOT your friends, remember that!
I am very good friends with someone who used to be my co worker. We literally became family. You just have to be careful who you make friends with at work.
Put stuff like your keys, wallet, phone, etc, in the same spot(s), always!
True wisdom here. You never have to look for those things if they always go in the same spot
"No." is a complete sentence. You are not required to justify every refusal you make.
Your children are always watching and listening to you. You have a profound effect on their EVERYTHING!!!
You are their guiding hand and teachers of life.
The golden rule: treat others as you want to be treated.
I just think we should all be nice to each other. Have manners and compassion.
Righty tighty, lefty loosey
From watching other couples:
If you're in a toxic relationship where you both fight constantly, have all sorts of monetary problems, infidelity issues, and deep-down despise each other, please...for the love of God...do not have a baby together !!!
No, it will not "make things better".
No, it will not make a dead-beat idiot of a person "step up and take responsibility" all of a sudden.
All it's going to do is add an impressionable little mind to the mix where they're stuck between two dumb-f***s making it's life a living hell all because they were stupid and selfish.
People don't get to choose their triggers.
Be kind.
Maintain the maintenance on your car. Inexpensive maintenance saves you thousands on repairs.
You don't have to attend every argument that you're invited to.
Sometimes great opportunities knock very quietly. I learned this the hard way
Actually, three things - Budget, Budget, Budget.
Even when you earn a "comfortable" living, you really NEED to know where your money goes.
YESSSSS. So many people waste their money and don't budget like they have an unlimited supply, then complain that they don't have money.
Not all police are corrupt. Not all black people are criminals. Not all white people are racist. Not all corporations are inherently evil. Remember the parable of the Five Blind Men and The Elephant and remind yourself that truth is largely subjective--another person's experience can still be valid, even if it directly contradicts your own experience.
Black people and white people are no different from brown hair to blond hair. Why treat someone differently because of their beliefs or what they are? We are all human.
Never put you keys in the trunk, even just for a second
I use to do it , don't know why. We was in NY, rent a car drove to Canada. on the way back my friend said we need to get some sleep. check-in in a motel, unpack, throw the car-key in the trunk. Next morgning my friend asked for the key. After being yelled at, I went to ask the reception if there's a AAA or locksmith. "You can call the police, they can help...happens couple times a year". Cops came. Cop- "Sign this" Me-"what's that?" Cop- "Permission to break the window." Me-"But it's a rental with no insurance." Cop-"just kidding, just a consense that we can unlook your car." After the key was out my frirend asked for a picture of me with the cops.
You can pick your friends..... and you can pick your nose.... but you can't pick your friends nose.
To never, ever dismiss my gut feeling about something. Gut feeling never fails.
So true! My husband and I are big believers in trusting your gut. I liken it to a threat detection algorithm running in the background. People are much more aware of their surroundings than people think. A lot of the raw data that we process is done subconsciously. Our brain, the marvel processor that it is, will analyze that data and alert us of any potential threats via "that gut feeling that something is not right." Always trust your gut - if something doesn't feel right, especially if there is no observable reason for it, trust your intuition and adapt accordingly. It might be nothing, or it might save your life.
To quote a Beastie Boys song that I really like...
It takes a second to wreck it.
It takes takes time to build.
Or as I've had experienced in my life: Trust takes a long time to build, but can be destroyed in just a moment.
Being related to someone does not give you any obligation to them whatsoever. Never excuse someone who manipulate you or hurt you just because they're family. You don't owe anything to anyone.
The lyrics to every song imaginable.
Mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell.
Don’t trust people just because they’re your family.
Don’t make too many assumptions.
Always have a savings account.
FAST stroke protocol learn it save a life:
Face- uneven movement, drooping or change in appearance to the left and right side?
Arms - Unable to lift arms the same height when they normally could
Speech- Is speech slurred, jumbled or absent?
Time- if you suspect a stroke call 911/999 immediately the “Golden Hour” is when treatment is most effective.
As a health care professional I can confidently say, we would rather attend a call of a false stroke than it be too late to help. As with any medical emergency ALWAYS call if you’re not sure.
The sad fact is if it is a fake stroke now it'll cost you thousands of dollars for essentially nothing. In the U.S. anyway. I think that's why more people wait too long to call for help. :(
A little does not mean none. Even just a little bit of kindness might go a long way for someone else ❤️.
Also talk to people. Get comfortable with introducing yourself and others to at least a small group. That way, you’ll at least know a few people in any event and will have a base to stand on.
But somebody’s gotta stand in this corner, so it may as well be me.
Don't over-plan trips. I used to freak out not having every day planned with where I'd be staying, what I'd be doing, and where I'd be eating. It's ok to go by the seat of your pants sometimes. It can actually make you go places you would have never thought of and see some of the most amazing off the path things. Do all things safely of course!
Mom was right... even when I swore she was wrong, she was right.
Yup. There are some terrible moms out there, but usually if your parents or mother have a feeling about something, they're right. After all, they've lived a good two to three decades longer than you have.
In elementary school they taught us the symbol < > in maths class, and the teacher said the crocodile eats the larger number so 3>1 haha
Parents, raise your children so that when you are a grandparent, you can spoil your grandchildren. If you spoil your children, you will have to raise your grandchildren.
Also, always pee on company time.
"For every dollar my boss makes, I make a dime. That's why I poop on company time."
The American Civil War ended in England. Specifically, in Rock Ferry, a subtown of Birkenhead in Merseyside, over the River Mersey from Liverpool (actually it was in Cheshire at the time but that's not important).
See, in those days it was a very slow process getting messages to ships at sea. So the naval skirmishes continued for some time after the Confederacy's formal surrender.
The captain of the last Confederate battleship refused to surrender to the Union navy, so instead he sailed to Rock Ferry, where he surrendered to the Royal Navy. Thus the American Civil War ended on a different continent, in a country that was officially neutral in the war.
No matter how much you love your job, it's never going to love you back. Don't trust HR or work friends, especially with your personal business. Be friendly to all - but leave it all behind when you go home.
When I was very young, less than 10 years, I saw the following embroidery on a throw pillow: "The secret of happiness is not doing what you like, but liking what you do." I'm 78 years old now, and that maxim has served me very well throughout my life. I've never had a job I didn't like. (I now discover that's a quote from J.M. Barrie, author of "Peter Pan")
Awesome that you were able to do that. A lot of us nowadays aren't so lucky. I would love to be photographer full time, but there are now so many of them out there so work is scarce, so it wouldn't pay my bills. The cost of living now compared to when you were younger is killing us and forcing us into meaningless money driven jobs just be able to survive, which is not living.
Just because they look good it doesn’t mean they are good
Advice from my father, a retired 25-year New York City Police Officer. NEVER TALK TO COPS!! Be polite and talk to them during a traffic stop, sure. But if your cuffed up and on the your way to the slammer SHUT YOUR PIE HOLE!! "I want a lawyer" is all you say. and no "we would like you to come down to the station to talk". Don't do it, if it can't be avoided show up with a lawyer. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS AND EXERCISE THEM. you are never going to talk your way out of trouble, talking to cops and you are digging your grave. (I have used my fathers advice on a few occasions)
Here are a few.
1. Luck is when you take advantage of the opportunity in front of you.
2. You might think the grass is greener on the other side. Sometimes it's not even grass.
3. "Treat others as you would want to be treated " -Jesus
4. " Focus on the solution, not the problem" -Jim Rohn
Stop looking at the grass in the next field. Sort out your own grass.
When it comes to my job, regardless of occupation or setting, don't ask about a co-worker's personal life. If that person wanted you to know, that person would have told you by now. Otherwise, they want their personal life to be COMPLETELY separate from their work life. This advice has served me well for over 20 years.
This is not true at all. The ability to read the people around you and understand at what level to communicate with them is not a difficult skill. Sure, you can choose to keep your head down and focus on your work, but you can very well miss out on a great friendship that would last a lifetime. If everybody had your attitude, nobody would tell anyone else anything about their personal life and everybody would simply be working robots with no relevant bonds between each other that help solve conflicts that are bound to happen in a work environment.
Be humble. There is always some out there smarter than you, richer than you, braver than you and most of all "more humble than you"
Respect
Walking on our tip toes
We did it in ballet and we never outgrew it. Good for sneaking around the house too.
Also standing with our feet in certain ballet positions as well
I only did ballet for a few years in total when I was young and I still walk with a slight turn out. But it's not really good for the joints. A lot of ballet dancers get joint problems later on because of the unnatural movements and forcing a turn out.
Saw on a random fun fact thing, can never forget it; teeth explode like popcorn when popped.
The combination for my bike lock: 0-9-24. This was my elementary school bike in 1981. It’s not useful, but it stuck with me!
Also, “Wo ist der Straßenbahn?” I’ve never needed to ask where the street car is in German, but I remember that random phrase from sophomore year German class.
Consistency is a foundational cornerstone of Quality.
"You know how you get to Carnegie Hall, don't you? Practice."
If you have a cast iron pan, oil it after you wash it. That way, you don't have to clean off rust when you next use it. Yes, I DID have to be shown this
My grandma taught me how she cares for her cast iron pans. It's a little different than your advice. Only wash it if you have to, usually you can just wipe it clean with a paper towel (they really are the best non-stick pans). If you do have to wash it, dry it off, oil it well and then re-season it in the oven or stove top before you put it away. Anyway, that is her method and I use it and her cast iron pans to this day.
When hearing someone's name for the first time, always repeat it back to them. It helps you to remember it and ensures you've got it exactly right and don't spend the next few years referring to "Eva" as "Ava". (I learned this the hard way)
omggg please! my name is actually eva, and people always. ALWAYS! call me ava. ive learned to live with it by now, correct them the first few times, etc. but yea its good advie in general.
My late mother’s advice on housework.
“Housework never goes away. Just do the minimum you can get away with, and spend the rest of your time doing things you enjoy.”
An older man I used to work with said, "Don't bother to clean the house. After 7 years, the dust doesn't get any worse."
You can't control how people act. You can only control how you react to people.
How mean some people can be. I always think now that folks are all bad, come from bad places and are thinking how to be mean to me
Start thinking positively. Also, when they start getting mean tell them to go see a therapist for their anger issues. You are not a verbal punching bag and they need to stop being toxic. Yes, this sounds blunt but go say it.
I learned all the prepositions in the English language to the tune of the Battle Hymn of the Republic...leave it to my catholic grammar school. I can still sing it at 77 years old. OMG
The paperclip was invented in Norway.
Nondairy coffee creamer is flammable.
I once tried to learn Vietnamese after reading Inside Out And Back Again and still remember how to say “You are a chicken”
It’s “Ban la mot con ga”, although I didn’t get to the grammar lessons so it might be wrong lmao
When you want to remember something like to buy milk always think/say "Remember milk" never "don't forget milk" because your brain will only hear "forget milk" and you will forget it.
The best thing my mother taught me (about knitting, but I've applied it to everything I've learned) is that I only need to learn "one stitch at a time". Rather than fret that I didn't know how to knit a sweater, she told me that I only need to learn the FIRST stitch, and forget about the 2nd one until I get to it. That helped me RELAX about learning a new skill. I break learning down into tiny steps and focus only on the step I'm on.
My mom says the difference between an amateur and a professional is that a professional knows how to hide their mistakes.
When you wash the dishes, make sure you turn the butter knifes upside down in the dish drainer so that the little kids won't fall on them.
The dish drainer is at a height that little kids could fall on it? My kitchen is different from yours.
Everyone makes mistakes, we're human. How you handle those mistakes shows everyone who you are.
Knitting. Taught myself (I'm a guy) and I've never regretted it. I've made blankets, scarves, capes, plush toys. Yarn is cheap, and now I always have a gift to give at Christmas that can be custom. The reason I learned how to was because a character in a children's book I like knew how to knit. He was a viking.
When trying to figure out why something is broken, take a look at the last thing you messed with. Usually it is the cause of the malfunction.
My father told me that at 16, when I was working on my car. I had replaced the carb, and was trying to get it started. He found me monkeying with the timing. Of course, he used profanity in place of "messed with". He rarely used swear words, so it stuck in my brain. Now every time I am troubleshooting something, I hear his voice say "What was the last thing you f***ed with."
"In Xanadu did Kublai Khan a pleasure dome decree, where Alph the sacred river ran through caverns measureless to man down to a sunless sea. So twice five miles of fertile ground with walls and towers were girded round..' and that's all I remember from a high school English class. In 1975.
Montpelier is the capitol of Vermont (US state, if anyone doesn't know). Story in comments.
Here's the story: My last year of grade school (13 year olds), our social studies teacher was giving us a test on the state capitols. I knew all but Vermont. The day of the test, our teacher offered a verbal one-state test. If the student got it right, A+. If the student got it wrong, he failed the test. I was the only one to take the deal. 49 out of 50 was excellent odds. Guess what state the teacher asked me the capitol of. Just guess. He was kind enough to give me a few minutes, and in the end I got it, but I was scared to death. I've never forgotten Montpelier, and I never will.
Don't spit into the wind
Don't tug on Superman's cape, and don't mess around with Slim. Oh, and don't pull the mask off The lone ranger.
When merging get up to speed with the other vehicles as soon as you safely can.
so many things i have learned but then again i am an old fart and life and time allows you to learn if you pay attention to the lessons that come to you. as a parent knowing when to keep your mouth shut because sometimes that is more effective than babbling, scolding, etc. as an employee, value yourself. as a human being, don't be afraid to be kind to others.
I learned as a child not to leave my trash in nature.
Nice one. I hate litter. I don't understand why they can carry a full bottle of water on their way out, but then can't take the empty bottle with them when they leave. It winds me up!
Reverse parking using the side window frames as a guide. It means I can reverse park different sized cars.
A natural predator of the Moose is the Killer Whale.
You are more likely to die of drowning than dehydration in the desert.
I was a sophomore in high school in 1979 when I learned the Pythagorean Theorem with a song my teacher made up...
The square of the hypotenuse is equal to
Is equal to
Is equal to
The square of the hypotenuse is equal to
The sum of the square of the legs.
1. Take every opportunity if you have nothing else on the table. Even if it fails you'll learn something. Always take better opportunities than stay in worse opportunities just for the sake of loyalty.
2. Practice something every day. Do something useful every day. Even if it's just dealing with some red tape.
3. Always be kind. Avoid saiyng anything negative because no-one wants to hear it.
4. More important to network and have lots of people who know you, than to be skilled in just one thing. Work comes from networking not skill.
Most of the time, we are afraid of things that are behind us.
We prolong past experiences into the future.
So maybe our actual fear says more about what lies behind us, than about the actual reality now and about what will be.
There’s more than one right way to do something.
I will let you do it 'your' way if you will let me do it 'my' way. When I was first married, I'd never had my own home, and I kept having a crisis because my husband didn't like the way I made the bed. (Don't ask why he wouldn't make it himself.) I got very confused between what Mum taught me and what husband wanted. Someone told me to do it my way and I broke down and said I didn't know what 'my' way was. I settled down after a while.
So I worked at IKEA for... 6-7yrs... it had thoroughly ruined house ads/ tv shows/movies etc. I'm like oh look that's the godmorgon vanity with the odensvik top or... oh there's the laxarby fronts, that got replaced by lerhyttan, I miss Laxarby or... hmm, the IKEA PS 2014 lamp, nice or... see so what they did here they didn't cut the cover panels to that they could avoid cutting the deco strip which is honestly just lazy and when you're selling this house for over a million, how hard would it have been to just cut that on a 45?
...I haven't worked there in over a year... my family thinks I'm speaking in tongue, nah, just swedish lol. It's impossible to appreciate anything when you're mentally adding up how much things in a room cost and notice how frequently they deviated from the instructions.
Ikea adverts get on my nerves, and I've never worked there. One set of poster adverts were about banning men with beards. That really got on my nerves, even tho I wasn't close to anyone with a beard.
“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!”
Do the things you HAVE to do before you do the things you WANT to do. This works on all ages! It really helped me train my children on their homework and chores.
From a mountain biker, never tie your shoes before putting on your knee pads.
Never been a mountain biker or even a street biker. I've learnt to never to do my trousers up until I've tied my shoe laces.
The entirety of Elinor Wylie's poem, 'Now let no charitable hope'. Memorising it wasn't even a requirement for the class. I have no idea why I can still recite it from memory
In someone's story, you're the bad guy.
You don't have to agree with someone's views to respect them
um.. it really depends on the views TBH. For instance; I am not going to respect some religious nutjob that says people in the LGBTQ+ community or the parents of Trans kids should be shot and strung up, or says I am going to "hell" for not believing in their god. Respect is earned, not given.
That love, self-worth, and true happiness can not be bought, sold, or influenced with a zillion likes.
There was a time, children, when there was no 'social media'. There was even a time when there was no Internet! And we survived.
Watch a few videos on YT on how to perform CPR. You might be in the position to save someone
Just take baby steps. Saw it in a movie called What About Bob when I was young, and I took it literally. Helped me get over my fear of heights and now I'm a rock climber.
The fastest way to kill something special is to compare it to something else.
I'm looking at you, ex boyfriend who kept comparing me to your ex girlfriend....
I learned the alphabet in sign language when I was in Kindergarten and never forgot it. I'm now going to college to be a sign language interpreter.
The lyrics to every song from Descndants
i know the order that all of green day's studio albums were released in
The names of around 200 Pokemon.
Opportunities don't come knocking-you need to go and look for them. Sometimes they do, but you'll find infinitely more opportunities if you actually try to to look for them.
No matter how much you argue with or feel annoyed by your sibling/s, never, ever disrespect or put them down in from of others. Once you insult them in front of others, it gives them a sort of free pass to then disrespect them as well. Leave then scolding for home when there aren't as many outsiders.
"It's the encyclopedia...E-N-C-Y-C-L-O-P-E-D-I-A!"
A song sung by Jiminy Cricket on The Mickey Mouse Club in the early '70's.
It's how I learned how to spell a really long word before I even started kindergarten. (I'm 56yrs old so that song has stuck around a LOOOOOONG time!)
trust no one
I trusted most people, and very rarely did I regret it. But still, you do as you think.
That your tongue is the strongest muscle
It's also the only muscle in your body that's only attached at one end.
Never buy expensive "speciality themed" presents for new friends. A couple of guys we knew were Pug Dog foster parents to a pack of 9 doggies. Liked them, liked the dogs, liked the sentiment, and bought a nice set of silver plated pug dog figurine salt and pepper shakers for a future gift. Hmmm. Let's just say, by the time holiday rolled around we had moved on for one reason or another. Ended up "Dirty Santa-ing" the shakers to a party guest who loved them! Karma.
I never buy silver or silver-plated anything as presents, so I can't imagine buying a gift like that.
clothing trends come and go but good manners never go out of style.
First thing would be to love yourself and learn your self-worth. Never settle.
Don't change who you are for a partner as well as don't think that you are going to make someone else change for the better. Like staying in a toxic relationship for way too long or having an affair and they leave that person to be with you instead, doesn't mean that they won't do the same and cheat on you.
Just because someone is family/related to you does not mean that they automatically should have your trust or respect.
I personally do not trust anyone 100% but I usually start off with minimal trust until you either earn more over time or do something to break the trust.
I've been hurt the most by my family and this helped me learn that you can't depend on or trust anyone but yourself and even then I sometimes don't trust myself completely lol.
Lastly don't always judge a book by its cover or a person by what others say or think of them. Take it all in with a grain of salt but form your own opinion/thoughts and you never know who you may connect with.
Three pieces of advice my dad gave me:
1) "B******t works fine in prayer meeting, but ain't worth a damn in bear meeting." (Translation: you can shuck and jive your way only so far, until you're on the spot to perform what you bragged about.)
2) "A hard head makes a soft backside." (Translation: pride goes before a fall, and some people have to learn that the hard way.)
3) The best lesson is a bought one." No translation needed for this one. Unfortunately, this has applied to my life on more than a few occasions. I'm happy to say that I've gotten a little quicker on the uptake.
An uncle once told me " if you can't blind them with science, baffle 'em with bullsh!t".
Dad/Mom is a title that’s earned. I was born with you as my father, but that doesn’t make you my beloved dad until you act like it.
When I was very young, saw the movie “The Day the Earth Stood Still”, scared me to death. Some man in the movie stops the aliens by saying Gort clatu barada nicktu…lm sure that’s not the spelling but I never forgot it…just in case!
Pertaining to our Fuzzy Friends:
When approaching a critter remember watch MEET .
Mouth
Ears
Eyes
Tail.
For rounding: 5 or above go up to the tower , 4 or below go down to the bower.
My father hated his dad for his father's hypocrisy, Ironically we share that in common
It's better to have it and not need it, than to need it and not have it. as in protection.
On similar lines, "Weed gets you through times of no money better than money gets you through times of no weed".
My dad always taught us to be very good judges of character and taught us about red flags.
Do you mean actual red flags? Sorry but I'm not sure what this means.
If you do everything you say you are going to, I can build an empire around you. If you don’t, you’re just another problem to me.
"Don't whiz on the electric fence" - advice from a made up board game from an episode of a cartoon called Ren & Stimpy. I have always followed this advice and sing the song in my head regularly.
6.02 times 10 to the 23rd. Missed it on a test 50-odd years ago.
Getting married because you have things in common is great, however drinking and sex are not hobbies.
I'm looking at you, ex boyfriend who didn't share the same hobbies as your previous girlfriend... I. E. Sex and drinking...
Pick your color combos wisely! Color schemes are great, thanks high school art class!
You are far more in control of your current and future life than you think.
Mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell................
If you learn to view life like a first impression, you’ll make a few mistakes, if any
How to work out the volume of a cylinder (or area of a circle). I have used it - once I think - in my adult life.
Stay close to people who will be the first one to strike a conversation to start a friendship.
Things mostly don't go as planned. This is not to say one shouldn't have a goal or an aim. Just don't go making an elaborate plan of how u hope to achieve it cause life would always happen.
That when you French kiss someone, you form a long, twisty tube from one a.n.u.s. to another.
Sometimes, some of the very best things that you've experienced are only made possible by something very bad happening first.
You can call Auburn University and they can help answer any question. I had a lovely conversation about the odds of me marrying my best friend. They’re normally polite and are actually helpful during with my dumb questions. Very helpful for someone who struggles phrasing google searches :)
If you ever think "does my kid need therapy?" The answer is YES
Sunstroke. Salt, sugar, and hydration.
He finally decided to actually get the milk and guess what? YUP, IT TOOK THREE TRIES! BY BÎTCH!
Fifty, nifty, United States, from 13 original colonies. Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas....
To not be an a*****e. Of course, I am but...
There is no such thing as a peaceful existence. You are going to encounter various degrees of conflict muliple times a day every day of your life.
I think that depends where you are and what sort of people you come across. I'm no longer in paid work, and have to stop and think when I last 'encountered any degree of conflict' at all.
You can't fool a fool, you can't joke a joker, but you sure as hell can f**k a f**ker.
No dairy coffee creamer is flammable.
Wooden spoon over a pot to keep it from boiling over. My fiancé still claims it's witchcraft.
A comment attributed to Frank Zappa. "All people are a******s until proven otherwise." This being the case I challenge myself everyday to make damn sure I'm not one of them.
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So you learned that and it stuck and here you are today!
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A comment attributed to Frank Zappa. "All people are a******s until proven otherwise." This being the case I challenge myself everyday to make damn sure I'm not one of them.
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