What do you wish you would’ve done when you where younger to prepare for adulthood?

[doopayo]

I’m asking cause I want to know what I should do to prepare to be ready for when I’m going to uni/adulthood in general.

Jobs/Taxes/School/Etc

[Anonymous]

I wish I had learned more about dating. I feel like I’m seriously behind on those milestones because I’m terrible at interacting with women I’m interested in. I have no idea what to say or how to be seen as cool or attractive.


I should have learned how to work out better.


I wish I had learned how to cope with stress. I am really stressed out at the moment, though my situation has always been stressful. I have no real way of getting away from the stress, and I am worn out. I feel pissed off a majority of the time. Not healthy.


I would have liked to have figured out how to market my work. It’s a fight to get hired, a fight to get paid (even though I’m good at my job), and I have no idea what works to get more work. Everything I do seems to get ignored. If I had learned to market things better, work might go better, or I might have been able to get more money and be able to do more in life.

[ArrowheadSW]

I did the right thing with preparing for a career and education, and when I got a career going, I bought a house when I was 26. So I did well there.

Other than that, I wish I would have worked more on personal relationships. I had my head in the books studying a lot in my late teens and early 20's, but I should have worked more on developing relationships. I did have a lot of friends though.

[Nazgol]

Dont fall into "do what you love/passion" thing because your passions might not always lead you to a good job with a comfortable income. Take your time to research everything and dont just settle for any job for the sake of needing money desperately. I did that and had many jobs so doesn't look too great yet. We were also told in college that our field doesn't necessarily pay well, and we do this only because we love it not to expect high pay. I see now that they're right

[Nazgol]

*doesn't look too great

[Nazgol]

Most important takeaway: dont jump into jobs & a random field. You'll regret it bigtime later. That was my mistake

[jennifer_bloom]

I wish I had taken better care of my body with lotions and creams and work outs cause now I know I will never be the prettiest girl that’s guy can get. I also regret not building my career cause my friends are married doctors and I’m single with only a bachelors degree.

[CaptainRonnie]

Don't take on too much credit card debt. Not sure where you're located but in my country the banks will start throwing credit cards at you once you turn 18. Avoid them like the plague - I had one card for emergencies only but I have friends who treated them like free money and are still paying them off.

[4dmins-4-13itches]

Stop pretending japan is good for starters. They commit war crimes and atrocities by the Nuremburg accords and yet their government doesn't acknowledge or apologize to save face. They are evil and you are too naive and simple minded to acknowledge how evil their country is and think yourself as some kind of moral person when clearly you are not.

[doopayo]

This has nothing to do with my post and check dms

[Ryfyle]

@doopayo You won't, nothing can really prepare you for whats coming next. If anything you should be more Patient and observant and seek out more experience. If anything, it's going to be more shitty than when I was in my teen years, and that's really fucked.

[Paris13]

You make Sure YOU Yourself DO what YOU want to be Happy. Good Luck. xx

[ohshee]

This is a hard question to answer because YouTube back and change something it might change who you are or who you have become if anything I guess it would be I wish I knew then what I know now with any and everything

[jimmy2]

You have a few years. But when you start out get a job live near so you can walk. Then get a bike, then get a car. But keep a job till you find a better job. Stay focus, stay away from the wrong crowds, stay away from drinking and doing drugs or you will live in jails and prisons. Try tp go tp church and pray Good will bless. You can make it at a little at a time. Not all at once.

[TacosRAwesome]

Socialized and networked more. Befriended the right people when I had the chance.

[Anonymous]

Decide what you wnat to be now. Cause if it's something STEM, you need to start preparing now
Nows the time for meaningful friends. When you talk about highschool, these are the friends you will be in contact with

[FinalFantasyBro]

Growing up all I literally done were chores around the house and basically just study, I wish I had done some sort of after school activities growing up. That were honestly my own fault!

[exitseven]

I don't know what I would have done differently. I just got thrown into the deep end and had to paddle like hell to keep from drowning.

[Anon621]

Started investing early. My bank account would have looked much healthier throughout college

[Andres77]

More squats...
I would have have hung out at the local blacksmith's shop in town.
I'd have been on Forged in Fire already...

[Hikki101]

Get into crypto. Get ready to buy a house you could rent in future. Get fit, don't buy into Athiesm. Speaking to younger me

[jamesgoldman]

I was good but can say where other people I know had issues

Cooking
Budgeting
Basic home repairs

[Maspolomas]

Make sure your either go to college and get a degree in something you like or start looking into a job now that you could grow in or find a millionaire lol

[malwins]

U can hit milions off anything

[BillHe1]

Have sex earlier and lose my Virginity before I actually did to get more sexual experience.

[Surely]

I wish that I would have invested some money instead of letting it in a savings account at low interest rates.

[__imcharlottee__]

To not fall for every guy that gave you a little bit of attention..
Ooh the embarrassment and rejection I could of missed..

[malwins]

I’d establish a habit of doing sports so that it’s a no brained now

[Lofas2121]

I wish I had more intiment relationships with the girls I dated.

Just not sex.

[Anonymous]

go to school
Learn everything that you can
Work Hard
Never give up

[Anonymous]

Wish i had more experience to know who people were instead of saying yes to almost every guy that asked me out.

[Leavesbound]

More education and more careful with money.

[Nicegirldaqui]

I'm still young, still have time.

[jahaims]

Not go to college

[msc545]

Socialized more.

[eagle1951]

Finished High School