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wordweaverlynn: You, gentle reader, have been given the opportunity to go back in time ten (10) years and tell yourself three (3) things.
What are they?
My answers:
1. Do not get involved with anyone you think needs your help.
2. Sell BRCM. Even if it looks like it's on a rocket to the moon, sell every last share of it as soon as you can.
3. Do all the hiking, running, and backpacking you can possibly stand. Make yourself sick of it. All those grand dreams of hiking the Canyon again, climbing Whitney, running a marathon, and doing Half Dome once every summer -- all those goals of learning yoga some day and going back to aikido -- do every last one of them before age 35 because you will never have another chance.
wordweaverlynn's addition: What are the three words of advice you have for yourself for the next ten years?
1. Keep your long-term goals in mind.
2. Stop caring what others think of you. It's gotten you nowhere so far.
3. Learn how to extricate yourself gracefully from rude people in social settings. It's more pleasant to have this skill than not.
wordweaverlynn: You, gentle reader, have been given the opportunity to go back in time ten (10) years and tell yourself three (3) things.What are they?
My answers:
1. Do not get involved with anyone you think needs your help.
2. Sell BRCM. Even if it looks like it's on a rocket to the moon, sell every last share of it as soon as you can.
3. Do all the hiking, running, and backpacking you can possibly stand. Make yourself sick of it. All those grand dreams of hiking the Canyon again, climbing Whitney, running a marathon, and doing Half Dome once every summer -- all those goals of learning yoga some day and going back to aikido -- do every last one of them before age 35 because you will never have another chance.
wordweaverlynn's addition: What are the three words of advice you have for yourself for the next ten years?1. Keep your long-term goals in mind.
2. Stop caring what others think of you. It's gotten you nowhere so far.
3. Learn how to extricate yourself gracefully from rude people in social settings. It's more pleasant to have this skill than not.
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As is exercise... or, more generally, "form healthier habits", including regular exercise and consuming less junk -- both physically and mentally. Of course, that's one where the course correction would've been easier and more effective if it were more than 10 years ago. During college would've been a good time.
The third... well, if I had some sage advice about personal relationships, romantic and otherwise, it might make the list. I don't have all the answers, or even a lot, though I think I know a little more than I did 10 years ago. (Again, more than 10 years back would be better, maybe even before college.) Not that I could wrap it up in a nice little ball to give to me-of-10-years-ago. Something about being a bit more adventurous and taking risks? Don't procrastinate? Or maybe just the Mega Millions lottery numbers. :-)
I thought about putting something about 9/11 on the list, but that's not exactly "advice to self"...
For the future? Still working on that....