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Nearly 77k People Found This Thread Of Random Advice Useful And These Are 30 Of The Best Bits
There aren’t people who haven’t failed at doing something, but that’s actually a good thing, because now they know how to do it right. Even though it is human to make mistakes, you can significantly reduce them if you try not to repeat your own mistakes and also learn from others’.
This is how advice is born: people just want you to not do the same things that didn’t work out for them. And the best place to look for them is the internet. For example, in this Reddit thread the user prolific_ideas started. It was quite a success with 16k people joining it and almost 77k users liking it. The advice in the thread isn't related to one topic but instead are just the most random tips people got to find out the hard way.
So enjoy learning about life and share your own secrets so others can do the same. Also, don’t forget to upvote the answers that you find the most useful!
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Don’t take criticism from people you’d never go to for advice.
Being able to admit you were wrong or made a mistake is respectable
It is soooooo much easier to admit you made a mistake than spend your life trying to hide it from people.
If they will cheat with you, they will cheat on you. The same goes for gossip.
Be comfortable being alone before you get in a relationship. It will keep you from staying in crap relationships just to “not be lonely”
If it bothers you for more than 24 hours, speak up within 48
Great advice. It makes you think before maybe saying something hurtful in the heat of the moment
Looking back at your past and cringing is good. That means you’ve grown since then.
If you want a raise, ask what you need to do to earn it. Accomplish those things and ask for the raise. If you get the raise, stay. If you don’t, begin looking for another job. Don’t play games with people who move your goal posts.
You spend half your life walking and sleeping. Never buy cheap shoes or a s***ty mattress.
Watch old episodes of Bob Ross and Crocodile Hunter with your little kids. Get them started on the right path.
Always take the time to say I love you and remember tomorrow is never guaranteed.
Friendship is a gift we give to ourselves and each other...cherish it❣️
If you think your house is haunted and see s**t buy a carbon monoxide alarm might be a leak making you hallucinate.
When you finish something complicated or pick up a concept from a skill you are learning. Take a moment to be proud of yourself. You don't have anything to prove to anyone. But it feels good to take a sec to enjoy the accomplishment.
Accept people for who they are, not what you want them to be. If they show that they’re trash people, accept it and cut them loose. They won’t change for you no matter how much you want them too. If they show that they’re genuine, they’re the ones you need to surround yourself with.
Put your keys in the same place every time you come home
Put compassion before anger, before jealously, before fear. You never know what other people are going through.
Read to your kids Every. Single. Day. From 1 day old until they graduate high school.
Children who are read to become readers themselves. I grew up in a family where there were bookcases all over the place, and the one on the second-floor landing had a big overstuffed chair right there. I never saw my parents reading because they both had full time jobs and five children to care for, but I can remember being snuggled in the crook of my grandfather’s arm as he read to me as a wee child.
Yeah, well, not mine I'm sorry to say. I read to them and they just never got into it. So no, that's not a rule, live is changing pretty rapidly. Also reading to an 18 year old seems excessive.
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I was an avid reader who was read to from the womb. Took several years for my parents to figure out that sending me to my room was NOT a punishment!
I think the children who are/were read to as young children will continue to enjoy reading on their own. Not that there's anything wrong with reading to your children or them to you throughout their teens and beyond. It's good to remember that there are free audiobooks available online for them to listen to and read along with too** (can also be helpful when they have to read certain novels for English class). As a middle aged adult, I have enjoyed listening to audiobooks more, especially when I'm too tired to keep my eyes open to read a book myself. ** I can strongly recommend Stephen Fry reading all the Harry Potter books- he's a brilliant narrator!
My daughter (23) and I can still recite the first few pages of "Bear Day", I loved reading to (and with) her every night. It was sad when she felt too old for bedtime stories, but I still love the memories.
I have also found that Audible is an acceptable substitute (for when they are older, or when you just CAN'T.) Your local library also probably has many books on CD or digital that you can borrow.
My favorite nostalgia book: Love You Forever. "A mother held her new baby and very slowly rocked him back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. And while she rocked him she sang: I'll love you forever, I'll like you for always. As long as I'm living, my baby you'll be." (Does anyone else know the rest of this? We could recite it together!)
Be prepared for the kids to be disinterested in the story the first 2 or 3 times. Then they'll know it well enough that they can pick changes in the story. "That doesn't sound right" and you have to go back and start again. So my advice is: if you are going to make changes, make them early and be consistent. Arguing with a 5 year old that it was a plate of fried eggs and not a bowl of porridge is basically an argument you can't win.
Our goal is 1,000 books by kindergarten. I read every night to my 3 year old and every Friday we go to the library
I remember by brother in law mocking me when I was reading to my weeks-old babies; but both are great readers. But neither one wanted to be read to after about 10 years old!
I did this every night, even after he could read. It was part of our bedtime ritual. He started kindergarten able to read far above the level of the other children. My sister is now doing the same with her granddaughter. It works!
My mum read Lord of the rings to me until I was 14 or so. Some of the scariest memories I have! But, I wouldn't trade a single one of them. Then again I watched Dr Who from behind the sofa. 😆
I read to my daughter as a required suggestion (long explanation) since she was an infant. No they can't understand what tf your reading, but they hear your voice and the different sounds you're making, the tones and pitches. You can show them pictures and point at what the images are. No, they aren't going to understand at first, but they'll learn.
Oh my, I can't stand this. The habit of making sentences more important by ending each of them after one word. This. Really. Sucks. Stop. It. Now. For. Good. Have. A. Nice. Day. Everyone. Seriously. I. Mean. It. From. My. Heart. Or. Any. Of. My. Inners. Chose. One. The. Liver. Might. Be. Your. Favourite. Organ. Of. Them. All.
Never invest more than you can afford to lose.
Not financial advice.
Don't live your life regretting the small mistakes you made yesterday. You're not defective, and even though your brain will tell you that you screwed up and because of that you're unworthy of people's time and attention, it's wrong. You are worthy.
This sounds so wonderful, but clearly this person didn’t grow up with someone who never handed out praise and made a full-time practice of criticizing everything you ever did wrong and then punishing you for it...standing in the corner for an hour was getting off light!
DONT STAY WITH SOMEONE BECAUSE YOU "JUST CANT EXPLAIN IT. " You'll end up depressed, isolated and feeling stuck.
True. And at the end, alone, feeling like you lost a decade or more on being miserable in relationship with wrong person.
Most relationships can be maintained/improved by investing the time and having clear communication. If you can’t have difficult conversations with someone you love and trust, you won’t be successful. This is true for significant others, bosses, your kids, your family, everyone.
No one notices that zit or that one hair like you do. You look good homie.
And even if they do, no one really cares. And if they do, they’re not really friends.
Never make any important decisions when either hungry, horny, happy, sad, tired, or angry.
This was a recent lesson learned. When getting a new apartment test both heat and AC. You don't think to check your heater when's it 105 outside on the day you tour the apartment. We never tested our heater. First freeze of the year and our heater is broken. Two weeks for a replacement. If anyone's apartment hunting that's my nugget of wisdom.
If you're making pancakes from scratch, instead of adding in the egg to the batter as is, separate the yolk and the whites. Add the yolk to the batter, then whip and beat the egg whites till they're nice and foamy, then add them to the batter.
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Life should be experiences. When you are old and grey you will remember that wild ski trip but probably not the day you filled out those TPS reports really well.
I don't know... I still feel immense satisfaction about something I designed at work 8 years ago, before retiring.
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Best advice : the four agreements and the "is it true, necessary and kind". Four agreements (Ruiz): Be Impeccable With Your Word. Don't Take Anything Personally. Don't Make Assumptions. Always Do Your Best.
Having a good debate can be rewarding no matter who or where
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Don’t miss seeing your children grow up and only you truly know your child, be prepared to ignore advice from well meaning people. My Dad worked a lot away from home, he worked in the oil industry and it took him to some fascinating places but he missed a lot of the day-to-day stuff and he regretted it. When my daughter was born he told me these two pieces of advice, they are still true now. I’m no longer a long distance truck driver and I’m quite happy ignoring advice about my daughter because I know her feelings and thoughts. PS Obviously don’t ignore ALL of the advice, but be comfortable knowing you are the one who knows them best.
Live your best life. Be humble. Be grateful. Be kind. Smile often. Remember: a bad day isn't a bad life.
Life should be experiences. When you are old and grey you will remember that wild ski trip but probably not the day you filled out those TPS reports really well.
I don't know... I still feel immense satisfaction about something I designed at work 8 years ago, before retiring.
Load More Replies... Best advice : the four agreements and the "is it true, necessary and kind". Four agreements (Ruiz): Be Impeccable With Your Word. Don't Take Anything Personally. Don't Make Assumptions. Always Do Your Best.
Having a good debate can be rewarding no matter who or where
Load More Replies... Don’t miss seeing your children grow up and only you truly know your child, be prepared to ignore advice from well meaning people. My Dad worked a lot away from home, he worked in the oil industry and it took him to some fascinating places but he missed a lot of the day-to-day stuff and he regretted it. When my daughter was born he told me these two pieces of advice, they are still true now. I’m no longer a long distance truck driver and I’m quite happy ignoring advice about my daughter because I know her feelings and thoughts. PS Obviously don’t ignore ALL of the advice, but be comfortable knowing you are the one who knows them best.
Live your best life. Be humble. Be grateful. Be kind. Smile often. Remember: a bad day isn't a bad life.
