What life lessons have you had to learn the hard way?

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It could be in terms of business, experiences with people.

2Wheels · Accepted Answer

About 7 years ago I decided I wanted more for my life than working a 9-5 until I was old enough to retire. (In societies eyes.)

I got to work learning how to earn money other legit ways online that would create passive income for me eventually.

Except... I got stuck in the learning phase for about 5 years, because I always kept learning new ways to do things and thought it was a must before taking action.

Each time I learned something I would think that there was probably something I still hadn't learned that would ruin my chances if I didn't seek it out first.

It wasn't until after 5 years did I finally learn that IMPERFECT ACTION is far better than INACTION.

This lesson applies to a lot of things in life.

You will never feel ready.
"Someday" will never come.
It will never be "the right time".

You just have to take action with whatever you already know and that is by far the best way to learn.

Don't do what I did and waste 5 years of time when I could have already been building my wealth.

angiesquest · Accepted Answer

I've learned to not expect from others.

Consistency is the key for achieving something along with making sure you're in the right path.

I've learned that not all opinions should be let out.

If you give too much, you'll be the one who'll be hurt in the end.

We should live in discomfort.

Sadness is not permanent so is happiness.

Everything will disappear one day.

It's ourselves who hurt us the most.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

Being born.
I mean it.
Everything costs money and I had none of it.
Nobody would be my friend if I was so penniless, that I couldn't afford even some bubble gum.
So I had to do most things myself, take on my own personal responsibilities and jump through 1000 hoops over 17 years just so i can be an autonomous middle class citizen. That is something, that I think most people were born with by inheritance. I inherited nothing at all but poverty. And even then I shook off poverty entirely this year.

Sonorous · Accepted Answer

To never let anyone borrow or use something you don't want to be damaged, broken, or stolen. I have always been the type to take extra care of people's things & return them if I borrowed it. But many many many others are just not the same.

skyeee_ · Answer

so i basically slacked off the entire 7th grade and cheated in online exams. then i thought that i should start putting some actual effort for final exams. you dont have no idea how hard it was lol, so many chapters i wasn't familiar with, i kept cramming, stressing and crying. i was heavily burnt out at that point. thankfully i managed to get to 8th grade with a solid 75%.

buuut this is not the end. i thought i had learned my lesson. i did work my butt off until i knew i was slacking off again. and my 8th finals are just 2 weeks away, lmao im in danger

little_rose · Answer

Always cherish what you have!!

I don't have words to describe how much I miss my family and friends now that I am miles away from home. Sure I can always visit but things will never be like they used to. I really wish I could go back in time!

I never really took my family or friends for granted or anything but I never realised how easy things were at home. I mean I was complaining about always having dinner parties at home!

I don't miss the parties, I miss the people. So much. And I miss my old life.

McKellar · Answer

You can never trust family.
They can con you into doing something for them, they majorly fuck you over... hard (excuse my language but merely being descriptive in my explanation) and you'll have to pay the price for their mistakes the hard way. Even if you ask them for help, they'll never do it.

For family to abuse your generosity and kindness,... they can have the ethics of a terminator machine. They can't be bargained with, they can't be reasoned with & I know for sure as hell they can't be trusted. They have no feelings of remorse nor fear and they absolutely will not stop ever... until they managed to achieve something from you that they want, they disappear into the unknown and I for sure as hell can promise you 1 thing right now... you will NEVER hear from them again.

TsAubreyKate · Answer

I am not faster than a dog
stronger than a truck
cows will kick you
horses will bite you
never touch the female dog while she’s getting pipe
fat people sweat from the slightest movements
baking soda is not flour those pancakes were terrible
flour is flammable
Never be too good in bed with a woman you aren’t married to
never touch under the table or desk some of that gum is fresh
if you put it in her butt your dick will smell like her butt for awhile
Bananas have no business in vodka
look before you sit
a lot of women don’t wear underwear in public
girls bleed from their lady parts
Negative off first then positive on car battery
scars don’t go away

Tyrael · Answer

Plan for the worst and beware of taking on credit. I got too comfortable taking on more and more debt as my job allowed me to meet the payments. Then I crashed my car, lost my job, could no longer meet the payments and the only jobs I could get without use of a car did not come close to covering them. That was over 5 year ago and I'm still trying to pick up the pieces.

muscularbumblebee · Answer

That motivation is nothing without discipline  Pain isn’t always bad. You just need to evaluate if the result is worth it Being alone and being lonely are completely different things

Hispanic-Cool-Guy · Answer

#1:Nothing beats solid preparation.
#2:Most people aren't as nice as they appear to be.
#3: Best to always depend on God and yourself.
#4: Materialism doesn't bring happiness as the society tends to advise it does.
#5: Best to keep your mouth shout.
#6: The ones closest to you tend to be your biggest enemies.
#7: Worrying never fixed anything nor will it ever.

DamnSam · Answer

Well, always have some savings...
Being homeless is worse than you can imagine... it hits you that hard, that 7 out of 10 never make it off the street again...

Trust me, that downward spiral is harder to come out than 100 years boring school...

BareTruth · Answer

I have two I learned in the last year that hit hard. The first one is that no matter how much you love someone they can leave you at any moment no matter how long you have been together and pretend you never existed. The second is that not everyone you called a friend is actually your friend, some of them are actually scared to be your enemy

Anonymous · Answer

Follow your intuition and not people. What people say and what they do are rarely ever congruent. The people that judge others the hardest are also generally the most sordid people you’ll meet. Arrogance is a sign of actually being a meek weakling as true confidence views itself as valuable amongst others but never above others. Far too many people are entitled.

GlassTop · Answer

1) Long Distance Relationships doesn’t work

2) Being friends with the opposite sex while in a relationship is a mistake

3) Don’t let your partner go to clubs/bars/parties without you

4) Don’t get involved with drinkers/smokers

5) Feminists don’t actually care about equal rights, they just hate men

6) Trump was much better than Biden

7) Don’t give money to homeless, only food.

rinx91 · Answer

Friendship only survive until graduation.. After they just busy with their own life.. Time don't wait us... so we should keep running...

MTC29 · Answer

The little voice in the back of your head that says. "Don't do it," is always right.

sheikalana · Answer

When covid-19 hit us all I learned the true meaning of "do not take things for granted." It was a really dark period of my life.

Morning_Cereal · Answer

Respect tradition where you can but also acknowledge your true self when you cannot meet-up with tradition.

MCheetah · Answer

Love isn't real. 99.9% of people can't be relied on. Never look up to anyone you aren't related to.

MhmdYasr0 · Answer

1. Always drive carefully. No matter how much you know the route. 2. You don't owe anything to anyone. So, if someone asks for something you don't like, say no!

Apulu_3 · Answer

To fight with others rather than fighting with yourself and love yourself. Realized this after 1 yr of staying depressed and suicidal.

Blonde401 · Answer

That I am destined to be alone and there isn’t someone for everyone.

Kkoalalita · Answer

There not always gonna be a easy road. So you know just suck it up and do what you gotta do

Guanfei · Answer

Trusting people will only lead to your downfall. Use people, enjoy people, but never trust them. Everyone is potentially a traitor, the only difference is how much it would take for them to stab you in the back.

SHB84 · Answer

That more women lie then tell the truth... the most important people in your life will leave... friends always lose touch... women like to be treated badly... its rare that nice people become wealthy.

innerman · Answer

Live,  don’t exist, we only here for a short while.

Bubbles16 · Answer

I learned in middle school that not all friends are real because someone I was good friends with just ghosted me when we got to the sixth grade and in six years she's only spoken to me three times

Citizenkirk · Answer

Too many to easily count. The easy lessons are not obvious.

lovedejj_xo · Answer

Dont let a guy move in with you that you’re dating. 🙃

Wester1967 · Answer

Capitalism is an endless sh*t hole loop to hell. People who support it are mentally ill.

Anonymous · Answer

Nobody cares about who you are, they care about how you make them feel when you're around.

Babygirl_S · Answer

Handsome men expect premarital sex. I broke up with my ex because he was stubborn about it.

Anonymous · Answer

I have seen many deaths in my life in just 25 years, many pets, relatives, teachers, friends. You can never know what will happen tomorrow, all this arrogance, entitlement, beauty, money can go in just one day.

bamesjond0069 · Answer

a lot of them tbh. But i learned them and moved on. I can't stand people stuck in a mistake unwilling to move past it.

Clyde_123 · Answer

Don't date single fathers you will never comes first in his life.  Don't be too trusting

Anonymous · Answer

Life is a shitty existance we get forced into. A monoteny of paying bills working and living day to day. We don't get asked to be born we just suffer for parents choices and the like.

Anonymous · Answer

All My Relations have been a joke whether I'm a bad ass or a good ass doesn't matter

Guy13 · Answer

God is more powerful than I am…

JesseJayNeak · Answer

That staying with my mom (AND ONLY MY MOM) will push me in the wrong road. That’s why I’m grateful for having my dad in my life

admles · Answer

To never share your passwords ever.

robocop666 · Answer

dont negotiate with people. You either get your demands now or there's war

lightbulb27 · Answer

I’m the source of my repeating problems

Katrinaismyname56 · Answer

Be careful whom you trust.

ohshee · Answer

Every lesson out there

all_hayl · Answer

Don’t get married unless your motives are right.

Jasooty · Answer

I can’t eat chilli 🌶, that’s all I’ll say

Better_off_here · Answer

that it is best to leave a married woman alone.

Redstang88 · Answer

Pretty much all of them

Valso · Answer

That everything good has an end.

whosnumber1 · Answer

don't masturbate with Aloe gel, it burns.

Nx8ebtfjfi · Answer

Dont fornicate

Anonymous · Answer

Women aren’t worth it.

Chthou95 · Answer

Never trust a women's words. Trust their actions

Anonymous · Answer

Don’t trust anyone. Not even family.

anro00 · Answer

Trust no one

jimmy2 · Answer

Crap many

Anonymous · Answer

All men are liar

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