Useful things to know in life

[Sawell]

Try to be the person who would stand up when everyone else would rather sit down.

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.

 

[semi-pro waster]

I've learnt to listen to what people have to say/advice given and then do what you want anyway.

And the converse of that is given by Hannah Whitall Smith - "The true secret of giving advice is, after you have honestly given it, to be perfectly indifferent whether it is taken or not, and never persist in trying to set people right.".

I rather like the following by Soren Kierkegaard though as it expresses so clearly the problem with life - "I see it all perfectly; there are two possible situations - one can either do this or that. My honest opinion and my friendly advice is this: do it or do not do it - you will regret both.".

 

[Belmit]

In a lot of lifts (not all), if you press and hold the floor you want and the door close button simultaneously for five seconds it will go straight to your floor, skipping any that others have pressed inside the lift, or outside the lift on other floors.

 

[Cosimo]

Learn to listen.
What goes around comes around.
Live your life and not someone else’s.

 

[rypt]

• That really hot girl that you compulsively obsess over? Yeah, someone's already bored of her.

Only because that someone else is gay clearly

 

[Cosmic182]

never use soap to masterbate, it burns.

Measure twice, cut once.

 

[[FnG]magnolia]

And the converse of that is given by Hannah Whitall Smith - "The true secret of giving advice is, after you have honestly given it, to be perfectly indifferent whether it is taken or not, and never persist in trying to set people right.".

I rather like the following by Soren Kierkegaard though as it expresses so clearly the problem with life - "I see it all perfectly; there are two possible situations - one can either do this or that. My honest opinion and my friendly advice is this: do it or do not do it - you will regret both.".

You either had the first one as your sig previously or dished it out as sound advice. I forget which but it's still very true

Love the second one - it's like Yoda but more practical and honest.

• Accept you're good but not necessarily great. Unless you are great in which case : AWESOME! (p.s. true story)

• Saying 'thanks' and 'sorry' covers lots of cracks you didn't know existed. Those cracks only get worse if you didn't mean it.

• Good music should always be played at 11

 

[bloodiedathame]

Women are all mental.

 

[Sp00n]

Don't get in to a relationship thinking you can change the other person, either compromise or leave.

 

[InvaderGIR]

Choose Life.
Choose a job.
Choose a career.
Choose a family.
Choose a ****ing big television, choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players and electrical tin openers.
Choose good health, low cholesterol, and dental insurance.
Choose fixed interest mortage repayments.
Choose a starter home.
Choose your friends.
Choose leisurewear and matching luggage.
Choose a three-piece suite on hire purchase in a range of ****ing fabrics.
Choose DIY and wondering who the **** you are on a Sunday morning.
Choose sitting on that couch watching mind-numbing, spirit-crushing game shows, stuffing ****ing junk food into your mouth.
Choose rotting away at the end of it all, pishing your last in a miserable home, nothing more than an embarrassment to the selfish, ****ed up brats you spawned to replace yourself.

Choose your future.

Choose life.

 

[Kazz]

Don't worry about things you have no control or influence over


Stop watching repeats of QI on Dave, put down the Doritos and invest some time in your health


Don't wear £3 PE shoes to a wedding


People are dumb

 

[Relentless81]

People who say smoking weed doesnt have a negative effect on their life, are still smoking it.

Wrap up, wrap up where ever you areeee

Dont buy things to impress other people or stay with the crowds IE, dont be a sheep, especially if its going to get you into debt

Debt is bad, bad bad bad

Dont drive like a nob in a 30, i've seen a little girl get hit by a car, no one needs that in their life

Dont eat yellow snow

 

[alex_tank]

Wear Sunscreen

 

[rypt]

Always carry a towel

 

[jcb33]

Tea helps in almost all situations.

Jcb33.

 

[Mort]

Stop being sad and be awesome instead.

true story

 

[02goswej]

If it itches, don't itch it

/Johnathan

 

[boxman2000]

- A woman that is worth going after will appreciate a nice guy for who he is
- If a woman is willing to leave someone for you then they may well do it again
- If you are saving up for something if you can don't settle for the cheaper option
- You get what you pay for!!
- Never lend to or borrow from friends if you want to keep them as a friend
- Never be a guarantor for someone on a loan
- Overplanning is underrated - always be prepared
- Make yourself invaluable to your friends, family and colleages
- Being a jack of all trades and a master of none isn't a bad thing!
- Master the art of humility without putting yourself down
- If you are embarassed about an aspect of yourself just remember, that nobody really cares about it but more about the embarassing aspect of themselves!
- Take care of the pennies and the pounds take care of themselves
- If it sounds to good to be true it is
- The man from Nigeria that wants to give you £20m....... just don't go there!!


- One life, one chance

 

[valve90210]

Some good advice in this thread!

A couple of pieces of advice I've gain over the years which I feel are good.

1) From an economics teacher of mine when I was in Sixth Form. He was a strange guy but worldly wise and intelligent. He gave this piece of advice and said that it had helped him out on many occasions.

"Always plead ignorance"

Initially I thought this was daft but actually over time it's proven to be a useful piece of advice.

2) From a lecturer at Uni who was also my tutor. He was teaching Radio (presenting, technical stuff etc etc) and his piece of advice came about when he was preparing us for our first live broadcasts on the university radio station. In groups we had to produce and present a 30 minute show...very nerve-racking!!!

His advice was simply

"Just remember, if something goes wrong, don't worry, no one is going to get hurt or die!"

Obviously in some professions this doesn't ring true but for the vast majority of people, if a simple mistake is made or something goes wrong it is not the end of the world. I found that realising this and accepting it was actually quite liberating as it made me less afraid to make mistakes which in turn made me more relaxed. Remembering it has certainly helped me on numerous occasions!


The piece of advice I would pass on to everyone is simply:

"Talk to people about your feelings"

For many years I never spoke to anyone about how I was feeling, at times of stress, loneliness and depression, I just kept everything bottled up and hidden away from others. When I was with people I was lively and as outgoing as I'd ever been but when alone I was feeling awful.

It took my Nan dying for me to finally open up and talk to my friends about how I was feeling, and just putting the things I was feeling into words really did make a world of difference to me. Ok it won't solve all the problems people have but at the very least I have found that it allows you to get to grips with how big a problem something is. When anxieties etc are bottled up they seem much much worse!

Valve

 

[dustiestrat]

never get deep heat on your family jewels.

"its' not how hard you hit, its how hard you can get hit and keep going"