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Share your secrets and sad stories. I want auroras and sad prose to be entertained while doing my work.

 

My lesson was to not choose my career basing only on passion

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Get a job while you're in college.

 

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Don't start smoking weed in high school

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6 minutes ago, selena_lavigne said:

Get a job while you're in college.

 

Since the first post reminded me of college, here's some great advice for anyone on here who's actively in college or about to be: NETWORK like your life depends on it. Internships are so incredibly important to set the framework for your career. I definitely learned that too late after graduation.

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no regrets but if i did college over again. i would go to tech school > university.

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i dont know honestly. maybe in the past i wouldve handled some situations more maturely and not be too sentitive. i dont really have education related regrets.

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Study abroad while you have the opportunity in college...you really won't have a chance to do it again once you start a career :rip: 

 

Don't take things personally...

Don't put expectations on other people...

 

basically, The Four Agreements...

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oh wait i have one that is kinda important.

 

Start with getting your drivers license in high school when you are still young and aren't overloaded by deadlines and work. it's so hard to get your drivers license once you are over the age of 20 lol

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to anyone starting college or university soon, think 10 times before studying engineering. It's going to drain the life out of you

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4 minutes ago, KatyPrismSpirit said:

i dont know honestly. maybe in the past i wouldve handled some situations more maturely and not be too sentitive. i dont really have education related regrets.

What did you study in college? If I may ask :kitty:

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Smile more often and don't be afraid of people

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Getting a stem degree instead of a humanities one

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24 minutes ago, 305 said:

Don't start smoking weed in high school

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OT: don't try to be a hero for your family and save them, you'll be stuck (in many ways) for a really long time. 

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4 minutes ago, Princess Aurora said:

Getting a stem degree instead of a humanities one

THIS ONE

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Your friends/cirlce will 100% influence your decisions and actions...if I had bad people around me in HS/college I would be an utter disaster at this point.

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you don't owe your parents anything if they haven't earned your love and respect, and providing the bare minimum does not mean they deserve that.

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38 minutes ago, Relampago. said:

A LOT of people are stupid in this world. Like… a **** ton. Most people have absolutely no idea what they're doing and they wing it day by day, so have a little more faith in your abilities and don't let imposter syndrome get the best of you.

Oh this absolutely. I remember when I first left uni being super nervous about applying for jobs that I thought I wasn't qualified for. Now every time I see a job I think to myself "I wonder what moron they've got doing this job at the moment, how hard can it be" :dies:

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I've been on and off reading Daring Greatly by Brene Brown and it's been genuinely changing my outlook on life. The main lesson is to not live in a shell of shame and fear. Instead, figure out how to be genuine and vulnerable in healthy ways. In the process, you will start to live as the authentic version of yourself. 

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Everybody in the world is selfish. Everybody.

 

Don't go out of your way too much for others and do not be a people pleaser.

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56 minutes ago, EnigmaticAndroid said:

I've been on and off reading Daring Freatly by Brene Brown and it's been genuinely changing my outlook on life. The main lesson is to not live in a shell of shame and fear. Instead, figure out how to be genuine and vulnerable in healthy ways. In the process, you will start to live as the authentic version of yourself. 

also Atlas of the Heart is an amazing book for understanding emotions. EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE IS EVERYTHING!

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idk why that mofo didn't just elaborate instead of giving me a "confused" reaction, I was actually intrigued to hear his view point as to why he felt like that.

 

anyways not interested anymore 

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  • You can't force somebody to change for the better, it's up to them to walk whatever path they chose. You can tell them over and over and they will see the consequences every time but if they don't want to change, they won't.
  • Don't put your heart and soul into your job, ever. You can put in the extra hours, come off as personable and easy to talk to in an attempt to make friends, but they will still let you go if they have no choice. Just do what you need to do each day and go home/log off. **** the happy hours/team bonding ****.
  • Take care of your body - eat well, rest well, get exercise, and try to lower the amount of stress in your life. You might think you're still in your early 20s but your body will always remind you that you are certainly not.
  • Most useful knowledge of what you end up doing for work is learned while on the job. A big chunk of stuff I learned in school ended up in a pile of notebooks/textbooks that I haven't cracked since graduating.
  • Some of the hardest experiences in life aren't decisions that you get to make but are decisions you are forced to make.
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Don't beg anybody for love or support. You are the only person that will be for you for until the last day. So have a good relationship with you and appreciate yourself :heart:

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