[Laurifer]

(09-24-2015 12:21 PM)Mike0060 Wrote:  

I'd tell myself to take a trade for age 17 to 23. Save up the money, and then attend university afterwards.

This.

Had I moved to Alberta after I finished high school in the states at age 18 and pursued a trade up here, I'd likely have a net worth in the six figures. I'd have gone to university on my own dime instead of the governments.

[dsutmdo]

Be your own best friend(you got to be with yourself alot in this life)....Dont give a sh*t what people think of you...do something that requires guts....and do it until your successful...reference......Scarface or Wolf of Wall Street

[wi30]

(09-15-2015 09:05 AM)mpr Wrote:  

If a woman says that she can't get pregnant assume that she's trying to trap you. Discuss whether a woman would be willing to have an abortion if she gets pregnant. Always strap up.

Ha I fell for that one. Alleged ovarian cysts. Thank god she miscarried. It was a nightmare at the time but I can laugh about it now.

Advice for everyone: If a girl says she has ovarian cysts, definitely wear a condom.


Edit: I didn't even have proof she was pregnant and the miscarriage could've been her out. Either way, I would tell my twenty year old self not to stick his dick in crazy.

[SlickyBoy]

(09-13-2015 03:35 PM)Sonsowey Wrote:  

Some people said not to worry about money, that it only buys you material nonsense that isn't worth a damn. Those are the words of someone who probably has had a lot of money.

I cringe when I hear people say shit like that - "Money won't make you happy..."

This platitude passed off as enlightenment completely ignores the fact that poverty won't make you happy either.

I would definitely tell my 20 year old self that, and to ignore advice to the contrary, typically provided by relatives who'd forgotten what it was like to worry about money, if they ever did.

[Go-getter]

(09-13-2015 04:50 AM)RatInTheWoods Wrote:  

And DO NOT GET MARRIED.

Or let a woman move in, if you live in a country where they let her take your stuff off you after two years of living with you.

What the actual fuck? Some laws like that actually exist? In which countries?

[jake1720]

(09-26-2015 08:48 PM)SlickyBoy Wrote:  

(09-13-2015 03:35 PM)Sonsowey Wrote:  

Some people said not to worry about money, that it only buys you material nonsense that isn't worth a damn. Those are the words of someone who probably has had a lot of money.

I cringe when I hear people say shit like that - "Money won't make you happy..."

This platitude passed off as enlightenment completely ignores the fact that poverty won't make you happy either.

I would definitely tell my 20 year old self that, and to ignore advice to the contrary, typically provided by relatives who'd forgotten what it was like to worry about money, if they ever did.

Ignore everyone

Chase the money until you have what you want. Understand if you want millions it may take years or even decades.

[N°6]

Women or not monogamous, not even serial-monogamous but hypergamous and they are no longer brought up to be wives and mothers.

[Phoenix]

(09-27-2015 12:43 AM)Go-getter Wrote:  

(09-13-2015 04:50 AM)RatInTheWoods Wrote:  

And DO NOT GET MARRIED.

Or let a woman move in, if you live in a country where they let her take your stuff off you after two years of living with you.

What the actual fuck? Some laws like that actually exist? In which countries?

Yeah they do it in Australia. After two years cohabitation it's like auto-marriage, and a subsequent breakup and matters surrounding that can be adjudicated in courts. It's a response to people shying from marriage due to State thuggery - by driving the thuggery deeper.

[malakaix]

(09-27-2015 02:50 AM)Phoenix Wrote:  

(09-27-2015 12:43 AM)Go-getter Wrote:  

(09-13-2015 04:50 AM)RatInTheWoods Wrote:  

And DO NOT GET MARRIED.

Or let a woman move in, if you live in a country where they let her take your stuff off you after two years of living with you.

What the actual fuck? Some laws like that actually exist? In which countries?

Yeah they do it in Australia. After two years cohabitation it's like auto-marriage, and a subsequent breakup and matters surrounding that can be adjudicated in courts. It's a response to people shying from marriage due to State thuggery - by driving the thuggery deeper.

Yes, this is true.

When I first heard about the de-facto laws I didn't believe it.. but a quick Google search and it's all there. Unbelievable.

[Lime]

(09-13-2015 03:18 PM)lush1 Wrote:  

Take more drugs and party more cos you won't be able to do it when you're older.

I think about this one sometimes. Where I live MDMA use among young people is rampant, and if you go to Minimal / Techhouse / House / Techno parties almost everybody is on some kind of hard drug. Hard to keep up with them is you don't use any uppers and the drugs 'connect' people on those parties.

That said, I don't do them that often but sometimes it feels like missing out. But on the other hand, I don't want to get addicted to cocaine or something and need it as a crutch for years to come.

[Moto]

Hold off on college until I have a plan and determination. Analyze the trends and do research to see what degrees would yield good probabilities of good jobs. Don't go to college until I am ready to go for top grades. I was freaking ditching classes like crazy and being a typical dumbass my first year of university. Turns out psychology wasn't that smart of a major, and if I was going to do that I better get a damned 4.0.

Work in the real world for a few years, find a passion and a field. The "sampler" courses do nothing to inform you what you might be good at.

[Phoenix]

(10-03-2015 06:33 AM)Lime Wrote:  

(09-13-2015 03:18 PM)lush1 Wrote:  

Take more drugs and party more cos you won't be able to do it when you're older.

I think about this one sometimes. Where I live MDMA use among young people is rampant...

That said, I don't do them that often but sometimes it feels like missing out.

So we're recommending to our 20yo selves that "they take more drugs". That's some quality self-improvement advice, right up there with "eat more donuts and lift less weights" or "knock up a feminist".

[AllStar]

Be more outgoing for sure. Never skip a gym day and quit drinking pop/alcohol (at least for the most part).

[Remington]

Go to a big university instead of a tiny one.
Get a degree in computer science or biology to lead to medical school.
Focus on your grades instead of having fun all the time.
Dress better; I looked like a bag of shit.
Bury all emotion for women and have sex with as many as you can.

[The Black Knight]

This is just general advice I would give to any 20 year old:

1. Avoid student loan debt. Outside of a few fields, it’s not worth. Stick to trades if you need to make money while learning something productive but are not sure what to do. You can start your own shop in a few years and/or pay for college yourself while earning if you want to do something different.

2. Do NOT live with a woman unless you think you want kids within a few years. There is virtually nothing to gain from living with a woman unless you are co-habituating as a test run for family life. Whatever bit of money you save will never be worth the bullshit and wasted time.

3. Test yourself. Join the military, work in the oil fields, travel the world on a shoe string budget hustling for next week’s money. Do something that pushes you to the limit mentally/physically. A lot folks get older and regret not testing themselves and live in perpetual “Could I have done it?”

4. If in the anglosphere, 99% of the women you meet don’t care about you or your welfare in the end. Treat them accordingly from the start. Excommunicate them from your life the moment they show their true colors (keep as fuck toys at your own risk).

5. Talk is cheap. Pay attention to actions. Applies to all people.

6. If possible, live with your parents/friends/relatives for a few years for free or on the cheap. It will fuck your logistics but you can bank money. Money = opportunity later. You don’t want to be that mid-30s guy broke as shit and in debt. Unlike women, there are very little easy escapes (i.e. marrying a beta bucks).

7. Don’t waste time trying to change people’s views on every subject. A lot of people are simply not receptive to change and/or don’t have an open mind.

8. Cultivate social circles with men who are inspirational and represent how you want to be in 5-10-20 years. That’s not to say you can’t get good advice from regular folk but find people you want to emulate in some capacity. Avoid losers who have accomplished nothing in their lives, have never struggle, but talk a lot shit.

9. Treat every woman, especially if in the USA, as a potential liability. Between unplanned babies, false accusations, and talking about worthless shit non-stop, most women are time-wasters at best and can destroy you financially and/or have you put in prison at worst. Avoid chicks with any personality disorders/unusually odd (for women) behavior, history of self-abuse, etc. Only highly experience players should mess with these chicks and even then, it’s a dangerous game.

10. Don’t abuse your body and fix medical issues ASAP. You only get one body and minor damage now can compound over the years until you’re a broke fuck at 30.

11. Learn to dress well with form-fitting clothes. My biggest noticeably gain in first date bang conversions (excluding being in different locations) came from when I updated my wardrobe to some stylish stuff. Nothing fancy or expensive. All of a sudden, I had girls within 30 minutes of meeting telling me: “You look like a model!”, “Wow, you’re handsome”, “Damn, you look nice.” Nothing changed except for about $200-300 in clothes. It almost pains me to think of how many bangs I lost due in large part to shit clothing. I cannot emphasis enough how much of difference it made in getting bangs.

12. If possible, try to figure out the endgame first and reverse engineer from there. Always be thinking about the endgame. No endgame? No direction. No direction? = you wasting time and opportunity; time and opportunity you won’t ever get back.

[nek]

Live life with a sense of urgency.

[Sombro]

Captain Obvious here: Don't live with a woman you have/had a relationship with. Gf, plate, fb, whatev

[DrCotard]

Things I would like to say to my 20 year old self:

- Don't focus your life on women.
- Don't waste time searching and fapping to porn websites
- Don't waste your time pursuing a meaningless college career. Get some money as startup capital and set a business with a daily cash flow (it depends on the business you intend to establish)
- Don't borrow money in the form of consumer loans or credit cards unless the money is intended for investments.
- Watch carefully your business partners when you want to start a business venture.
- Use wisely your raw sexual energy to accomplish your short, medium and long term purposes (and to get laid with the girl of your choice as an added value)
- Form a legal entity for your business (LLC, French SAS, or a legal company you prefer in your country), let it age and it will be an excelent option if you want to take a corporate loan or get capital to grow your business.
- Porn is poison. Porn makes you spend large quantities of energy with some consequences like erectile disfunction, low testosterone levels, curved dick and other issues.
- Improve your testosterone levels. When you approach your late 20s your testosterone levels will begin to drop
- Improve your wardrobe. Don't dress as a sloppy guy.
- Don't waste your time forming a LTR with women in their late 20s/early 30s. If you like to bang this type of women, consider classifying them as booty call women.
- Make your life purpose your number one priority.
- Don't tell any of your secrets or problems to women (even your female relatives as aunts, sisters o mother). They can use those secrets as a weapon to get whatever thing they like from you or to make your life a living hell.

And lastly:
-Don't focus on one woman. This is the WORST mistake you can ever make!

In a positive aspect, while I'm approaching my thirties, I'm getting more attention from younger cutie girls. I enjoy more their feminine side while they enjoy my masculine essence and life experience.

[RichieP]

- Don't eat sugar. It's poison - subtlely damages your mood, your physical and mental energy, and makes you age faster

-Your mindset will continually evolve, some of the things you think are true/important now you'll look back on and go "uhhh.... no lol"

-Dont take yourself so seriously. No one cares man. The only people who care as much as you about perceptions are entirely wrapped up in themselves anyway

-Keep exercising but don't lift barbells so heavy, you'll bust your body up over the longterm. Kettlebells are a great ROI - 1 short swing session every few days is all you need for fitness/awesome sexual stamina

-So cliche'd but stay true to your passions even if you can't immediately see a way they will make you $$$. Keep exploring and developing the things that make your brain come alive...you'll find a way to profit from that if you're determined.

-Dont take life so seriously. Don't sweat the peripheral stuff. Money in the bank, income, health and healthy family are fundamentals to be grateful for... anything else is a "quality problem"

-Everyone walks around projecting their own perceptions onto everything. Filtering things through their own lenses and beliefs, many stuck with them from childhood. Everyone sees the same world differently.

[the Thing]

Things you think you should change about yourself might be results rather than reasons. These results might even keep you from seeing the actual reasons.

[the Thing]

* Abundance mentality. There is more than enough of everything in this world.

* Instead of a technical institute where you'll learn a lot, you should pick the brand name college with the flashy degree and lots of women. People in the business world are more interested in talking about how things get done than actually doing things.

* Networking is important. Don't just call people when you need em.

* Pritoritizing your choices: Take a moment for yourself and think about what life choice makes the most sense. Then don't do it. Because you're fucking 20.

I can go on and on about this but it won't matter. I'll probably have more to tell in a few years but those won't matter either. I think this is called growing up.