[WhatRobEats]

• Save for retirement. Do it early and often. Always participate in 401k or have an investment strategy of your own.
• Be positive even in difficult situations. Negative thoughts in difficult situations are not useful.
• Always have a plan B for everything in life.
• Knowledge is important for a fulfilling life. Constantly push yourself to learn.
• Family is everything.

[Tomasooie]

We're just like any other organism -- solely going through the motions in our microcosm of existence.

Nothing is really as beautiful or awe-inspiring as we make it seem.
Not love, not life, not the scale of the universe -- nothing.

It just is.

[Atramental]

1. Keep your expectations low, that way you're never disappointed. 2. The world can change drastically in a short amount of time, making long-term planning useless. 3. Egotism is bad, so be modest in all situations.

If I lived by your philosophy I wouldn't have a 4.0 GPA in college, a decent job at a web design firm, and the unstoppable drive to get myself an athletic body.

[ipukespiders]

If you find love, make it work. It's worth it. Be flexible, pick your battles.

Play a team sport regularly, but play for fun, with good people.

Try new things outside your comfort zone, but don't try just anything.

Lift heavy things and use proper form.

Eat a low carb diet.

Question what you have been taught. Not all of it is bullshit, but spend a little time investigating what goes against the accepted norm.

While I don't recommend becoming dirt poor, it can be a life changing experience to base your entire day on simply surviving. Makes life's small successes that much sweeter.

No one ever got rich by being nice or fair.

The second mouse gets the cheese.

[alphaNoid]

Nobodys political view is right.
Learn humility
Love as hard as you can
Comfortable shoes over style always
Children are the essence of life
Live your life as you want to
Principle
Honor
Family

[Flavius]

Who I am and how to be myself.

[Captain Tuttle]

Never stop learning

[jchap]

Never stop learning

.

[ReBurn]

Never stop learning

And don't stop believin'!

[Claude]

*Always be modest, even in the face of ignorance and stupidity.
*Never take life seriously. You'll end up dead anyways.
*Help out whenever you have a chance. There is always someone that is grateful for your help.
*Enjoy life. See what it has to offer

Edit: *Always save some money from every paycheck you earn. You'll never know when you'll need it.

[JeFfRey]

Never trust anyone, ever.

[Curtisaur]

1. Just don't give a fuck.
2. Still don't give a fuck.

[Goya]

most useful thing i've learned is calculus

[Cheesemeister]

What is best in life?

[bengraven]

The Riddle of Steel.



edit: motherfuck, did you seriously just drop a Conan reference mere seconds before I did?

[Mammoth Jones]

1. Love is amazing
2. Forgiveness is vital to a stress free life
3. It's just a ride.

[siddx]

Eye rollingly corny shit incoming.

It's ok to have regrets, everybody who is honest does. It's how you deal with them that's important.
Vices are fun, addictions are not.
There is no such thing as "one" true love.
People with no sense of humor are not worth your time.
There is always someone smarter, faster, and stronger.
There is nothing wrong with being angry.
Excuses and reasons are two different things.
You can like children and not want to be a parent (or a child molester lol).
Never live in Indiana.
Have lots of good sex, eat lots of good food, and have lots of good sleep.
Don't be scared of the loudmouth acting tough, be scared of the quiet guy not saying a word.
Don't start a fight but always finish one.
There is a time and place to be stupid.
There is a time and place to be immature.
When you are a child you play with childish things, when you are an adult you play with them on the weekends.
There's always another option.
Invest in a good pair of shoes.
Learn to eat pussy/suck dick like a champ.

And finally,
The majority of people don't know what the fuck they are talking about.

[Goya]

Another good one: You're probably not as smart as you think you are!

At the same time, there's always someone dumber than you!

[Orayn]

When in doubt, use as many decimal places as your calculator will give you.

Always do a unit check.

[Trancetronic]

Don't make out with strangers

but if you do enjoy the moment and walk from it and never speak to that person again

[The Technomancer]

1.)Always look people in the eye when meeting them
2.)Always appear enthusiastic
3.)Don't worry about presenting to people, be confident in your material
4.)Work hard
5.)Take initiative

[TacticalFox88]

That it ain't fair. Once you accept that, you're already better than you once were.

[FairyD]

Life is beautiful
Life is also hell
Enjoy the ride

[G-Fex]

People don't care

[TDK Rises]

Don't let yourself get attached to anything you are not willing to walk out on in 30 seconds flat if you feel the heat around the corner

[Captain Tuttle]

Never stop learning

And get 8 hours of sleep every night.

[FStop7]

1. Don't stop believing.
2. Hold onto that feeling.
3. Street lights.
4. People.
5. Oh, oh oh.

When you say 'I could never have/do/be <thing>' then you guarantee that you won't.

[Lich_King]

http://www.marxists.org/reference/ar...orks/red-book/

[Magnus]

1. It's easy to talk, and far harder (but more rewarding) to do.
2. Money really is as important as you thought it was as a child. It can't buy all the happiness in the world, and in every area of your life....but it can sure buy a hell of a lot, and provide security, stability and peace in your life and the lives of your family and friends.
3. Your gut is probably right about shit 99% of the time. If you're conflicted about something morally, trust your gut.
4. I don't believe in a supernatural karma, but a realistic one. Odds are, if you're kind, fair and helpful to enough people, those things will be returned to you by at least some of them.
5. Patience is never always rewarded. Good things don't always come to those that wait. If something isn't happening and you want it to happen, plan and strategize, and make it happen.

[georgc]

Don't trust anybody, not even if they are your mother your father your best friend your wife girlfriend boyfriend, it doesn't matter people lie to you and people will use you this is a hard truth that I had to learn but thanks to life and now a hardened individual.

[bengraven]

Eye rollingly corny shit incoming. It's ok to have regrets, everybody who is honest does. It's how you deal with them that's important. Vices are fun, addictions are not. There is no such thing as "one" true love. People with no sense of humor are not worth your time. There is always someone smarter, faster, and stronger. There is nothing wrong with being angry. Excuses and reasons are two different things. You can like children and not want to be a parent (or a child molester lol). Never live in Indiana. Have lots of good sex, eat lots of good food, and have lots of good sleep. Don't be scared of the loudmouth acting tough, be scared of the quiet guy not saying a word. Don't start a fight but always finish one. There is a time and place to be stupid. There is a time and place to be immature. When you are a child you play with childish things, when you are an adult you play with them on the weekends. There's always another option. Invest in a good pair of shoes. Learn to eat pussy/suck dick like a champ. And finally, The majority of people don't know what the fuck they are talking about.

Respect +100.

[alphaNoid]

Don't trust anybody, not even if they are your mother your father your best friend your wife girlfriend boyfriend, it doesn't matter people lie to you and people will use you this is a hard truth that I had to learn but thanks to life and now a hardened individual.

My family is my life and they would never betray me. I'm sorry you have different experiences. I do not waver with family, they are my equal.

I trust them with my life, and even the simplest of secrets. Drama free family and stand up humans, apparently that's rare or something

[StriKeVillain]

Don't let yourself get attached to anything you are not willing to walk out on in 30 seconds flat if you feel the heat around the corner

Threads like these are worth it for gems like this. <3

In all seriousness: Respect no one.

[mysticwhip]

Expect anything from anybody.

[spermatic cord]

Money be green

[TDK Rises]

Threads like these are worth it for gems like this. <3 In all seriousness: Respect no one.

Ultimately we're all dead men

Brothers what we do in life echoes in eternity

[Quick]

Treat people with respect.

Don't be an ass.

[Ultima_5]

When in doubt, use as many decimal places as your calculator will give you. Always do a unit check.

Was going to mention this. Unit analysis has saved my ass so many times.

Also, always have a backup pack of batteries.

[FStop7]

Never parley with the village idiot.

[willooi]

- Even if people treat you like shit because you try to be good and do good things, don't ever change who you are and resort to their pettiness

- Money isn't everything, but it's good to save for the future

- Real friends are those you can connect the same with even if it's been years since your last meeting. Friendships demanding constant attention tend not to be 'true' ones

- When something someone has done is bothering you, speak up as soon as possible about it, preferably to the person who caused it. Letting things stew tends to make it worse later on

- People love talking about themselves. If you're having a hard time with someone abrasive, asking questions specific to them - and them alone - ought to improve their treatment of you. But don't go out of your way to pander to egos.

[tuna on toast]

In the end, nothing really matters. There is no ultimate goal. You just temporarily change things and reproduce so the next generation can do the same as the ones before and continue the cycle. Nothing really gets accomplished.

[ameratsu]

The more you know, the less you pretend to know. As you learn, you realize how little you know and how easy it is to be wrong, even within your small area of expertise.

[Flying_Phoenix]

More:

• In order for the world to change, we must be the change we want the world to become.
  
• Being compassionate isn't always personally rewarding. However that is what makes it so important.
  
• You can become any person you want to be if you work at it (keyword is person, not profession).
  
• Government hasn't failed the people, the people have failed the government.

[Riggs]

1) Learn how to be humble

2) Not everyone is a piece of shit

3) There are good people out there ^

4) You can make money without fucking people over

5) Never forget your true friends, and always respect/stay loyal to your family

[Tomasooie]

Never eat raspberries.

[Schmattakopf]

Life can't be simplified, try not to generalise, and if you do, remember that adding a qualifier to a generalisation only further confirms that it's a generalisation.

[Poyunch]

• The only person you can trust is yourself
• Savor what makes you happy
• Once things are out of your control, just stop worrying.
• Being nice makes everyone's life easier.

[Tesseract]

the test of all knowledge is experiment.

language and logic are inseparable.

the world is completely comprehensible if you're willing to go back to the beginning and relearn everything.

failure is a stepping stone, not a tombstone.

be good to everyone.



a few favorite quotes:

philosophy is written in that great book which ever is before our eyes -- i mean the universe -- but we cannot understand it if we do not first learn the language and grasp the symbols in which it is written. the book is written in mathematical language, and the symbols are triangles, circles and other geometrical figures, without whose help it is impossible to comprehend a single word of it; without which one wanders in vain through a dark labyrinth.

you just keep pushing. you just keep pushing. i made every mistake that could be made. but i just kept pushing.

in mathematics you don't understand things. you just get used to them.

the principle of science, the definition, almost, is the following: the test of all knowledge is experiment. experiment is the sole judge of scientific "truth." but what is the source of knowledge? where do the laws that are to be tested come from? experiment, itself, helps to produce these laws, in the sense that it gives us hints. but also needed is imagination to create from these hints the great generalizations-to guess at the wonderful, simple, but very strange patterns beneath them all, and then to experiment to check again whether we have made the right guess. this imagining pro­cess is so difficult that there is a division of labor in physics: there are theoretical physicists who imagine, deduce, and guess at new laws, but do not experiment; and then there are experimental physicists who experiment, imagine, deduce, and guess.

each piece, or part, of the whole nature is always an approximation to the complete truth, or the complete truth so far as we know it. in fact, everything we know is only some kind of approximation, because we know that we do not know all the laws yet. therefore, things must be learned only to be unlearned again or, more likely, to be corrected. the test of all knowledge is experiment. experiment is the sole judge of scientific ‘truth’.

[JokerOfSpades]

Save for retirement. Do it early and often. Always participate in 401k or have an investment strategy of your own. Be positive even in difficult situations. Negative thoughts in difficult situations are not useful. Always have a plan B for everything in life. Knowledge is important for a fulfilling life. Constantly push yourself to learn. Family is everything.

I read your post in Obama's voice. Just wanted to let you know that.

[ThLunarian]

Here's my piece:

It's never a bad thing to ask for advice from people - as many people as possible, even - when you're not sure what to do. However, you have to be careful to use that gleaned wisdom to make your own decision, rather than letting other people decide for you. It can be a careful balance sometimes.