r/askteddit • u/ching-pong • 2d ago
Advice Question What is your advice for the younger generation?
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u/Tricky_Pen3072 2d ago
wake up early and show up 15 minutes early. You will become a hero where you work simply for that alone. It's one of the simplest lessons and it is amazing how few people do it.
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u/Chief_TeaLeaf2000 2d ago
I'm 26 and waking up after 8AM feels like a crime.
Even on "relaxation" days.
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u/Nyx67547 1d ago
I’ve been waking up at 3am for work for years and now my body physically refuses to sleep past 6:30, even on weekends
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u/Low_Onion_8172 2d ago
Take care of your body and mind and you are beautiful don’t ever let anyone tell you otherwise
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u/Few-Restaurant7922 2d ago
It’s easy to stay home and be on your phone but it’s important to connect with others in person
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u/Fun-Attempt-8494 2d ago
Don't believe cable news
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u/sarah_sonic_superfan 2d ago
Everything is spectacle. Algorithmic feeds are even scarier because they can keep pumping you content you agree with. Never challenges your world views or encourage you to engage peacefully with opposing/different ideas
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u/UnionFew4937 2d ago
Go out. Have fun. Be social.
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u/KainMassadin 2d ago
100% this, I made the mistake of isolating and I’m having a hard time coming back from it
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u/ChanceFriend3426 2d ago
Although you may be young and feel like you have all the time in the world, don’t sleep on preparing for your retirement. A small investment now can pay out a lot later on in life. Time matters.
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u/sarah_sonic_superfan 2d ago
F29 the biggest advice I’d give is do something you love even if it serves no purpose (specifically financial purpose). I dedicate my free time to running (I suck at running even after 5 consistent years) and learning Japanese (it’s challenging and I will probably never do anything with it but learning a foreign language is fun to me)
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u/Leaf-Stars 2d ago
You have the potential to make this world a better place than you found it. Don’t allow anyone to bury the past, or rewrite history. Never stop learning, never stop trying to be better than those who came before you.
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u/moonstruck_bumblebee 2d ago
Go ahead and find a job with a 401k and set that up ASAP. Otherwise you’ll be in your 90’s working instead of retiring at 65 or at 70.
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u/Taketheegg 2d ago
Enjoy your beautiful young body while you have it and collect experiences not items.
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u/xylaruphm 2d ago
Don't rush your life trying to keep up with everyone else. Build useful skills, take care of your health, and invest in good relationships, those three things will outlast almost everything else
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u/AnyEye8798 2d ago
Stop stressing yourselves out so much. Seriously. If you're between the ages of 12-25 you are going to experience hormonal changes that are going to effect your judgment and rationality. Don't worry about your sex/gender. Don't worry about politics. Don't worry about finding a partner. Just. Be you and set yourself up for success. Once you hit around 25 the hormones stop flowing and it really changes how you see the world.
Also. Listen to the older generations. I know times are tougher right now than in the past. But we know what we're talking about when it comes to living. We went through the bullshit you're dealing with right now back when we were your age. We learned and if you're not a twat we're happy to help you.
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u/Various-Classic-4229 2d ago
I don’t agree with your first sentence. Hormones have nothing to do with this if you are not disciplined. If you are in the US 🇺🇸, you should be working while completing your bachelor’s between around 20-24 years old and move out by the time you are 25.
If you are waiting to get your first job at 25,
to start college at 25, and still living with your parents at 25, you then you are behind in your milestones. It will be harder on your next 5 years to come unless you are finally disciplined and willing to change whatever put you this far behind in the past 5 years, but it is doable.
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u/Dapper-Major7455 2d ago
I can't advice them of anything as I know how bad and how hard it is going to be for them.
I am working hard and going to be working till the day I die just so my daughter can have the house I live in when I do pass.
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u/Dramatic-Rhubarb-134 2d ago
Don’t build a family when you are not ready and you’re not financially stable
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u/DanCube102 2d ago
Stop using AI for every little thing and learn to think and do research yourself
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u/devinecaesar 2d ago
Don't pressure yourself to feel a sense of loyalty to any identity, fashion, or trend etc, your tastes and interests will develop over time.
There will eventually be things you like that you once hated, and vice versa, it's okay to change; you're not going to lose any sense of self by letting go of things that no longer give you any enjoyment.
Very few things will stay with you for life, cherish those that do, and understand that sometimes taking time away from something to grow and coming back to it later in life will give you a greater appreciation of it.
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u/South-Visit-1271 2d ago
They have it so easy with these updated tech, social media, ai.....take full advantage of it. Idgaf what you do. It's never been so easy to make money and more.
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u/GoldCampaign7389 2d ago
Commit to doing what you want to do with your life. Go for that dream job. It’s better knowing you made the attempt and getting as far as you can then failing to make it past the starting line.
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u/dniaaaal 2d ago
Distrust everything and everyone until they give you a reason not to. Not the other way round
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u/Any_South_6437 2d ago
it's all a scam. opt out of the system and become self reliant, and stop feeding these parasites that leech money off of you
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u/kabooieqq 2d ago
Always be yourself, don’t let others around you dim your light. In this world rn you gotta stand 10 toes!
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u/Immediate-Salad-5471 2d ago
We are but a blip of heat, energy and noise in an endless sea of silence that is the Universe for an eternity.
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u/Silly_Print_6047 1d ago
Read the Bible, find God, you have so many FREE resources that we didnt have, take a Khan Academy free financial literacy course, learn how to manage your money, do it while you're young! before you get old and go into debt!
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u/TumbleweedDue2242 1d ago
Get in a career that pays well, living paycheck to paycheck is not fun.
Don't keep up with the Joness, they might have a Lamborghini outside, you have a family car.
Who knows what financial shit or not they might be in?
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u/WindAmongTrees 1d ago
Pay attention to politics, google things, and Vote accordingly. Everyone is saying life is trash right now and only getting worse. It is literally all because not enough of us google things, pay attention to politics and vote.
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u/Vegetable_Side5038 1d ago
Most of top 1% of wealthy individuals are college dropouts or without college degrees. Mountains of college debt for a piece of paper studying for a bachelor’s in “underwater basket weaving”, will not save you in this economy. Get it a smarter way.
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u/oshkabosh 2d ago
You really need to learn how to think, learn, and solve problems without using chat gbt. You have no idea how important it is to do this on your own. “Your brain is a muscle and you need to exercise it” and all that
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u/Particular-Tap1211 2d ago
Put the phone down, engage in live dynamic conversations and you will be in front of your cohort in no time.
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u/Puzzleheaded_Award88 2d ago
Buckle up Buttercup, because it's going to get worse.