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Gravity Wins
Joined: 22 Jul 2013
Location: Suwon
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| You are your future self's younger self. Take the advice you wish you'd implemented in the past, and start today. Or it's all nothing but empty words. |
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J Rock
Joined: 17 Jan 2009
Location: The center of the Earth, Suji
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| Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2014 7:49 am Post subject: |
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If my old self was able to meet my current self he wouldnt' be surprised. I was and an still the laziest most unmotivated person in history. I dislike teaching ESL but way too lazy to do anything about it.
I dont like to go anywhere, dont like to do anything, would prefer to lay in bed all day and watch tv and play video games. I 've been like that most of my life.
I would like to think my current self would tell my old self to be more motivated and do something with your life, but my old self would say, "F*&% You and just roll over and watch tv.
Dont think I'll ever change. |
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Stain
Joined: 08 Jan 2014
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| Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2014 8:07 am Post subject: |
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| Great answers here. So far it seems the old versions of ourselves are basically the same as our younger selves, which makes sense. Also, it seems that our selves now would tell our younger selves to go to hell if they didn't like what they heard, which I would imagine would be met with laughter, mockery, and maybe an ass kicking. Am I wrong? Could you take on your younger self? |
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Janny
Joined: 02 Jul 2008
Location: all over the place
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| Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2014 12:37 pm Post subject: |
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I would tell myself to NOT do the white stuff passed around at a house party in 1996. And to not touch it ever.
My life would be radically, radically different right now. Probably better, but that's hard to say. Rough paths lead to happy if you have the right perspective. |
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happiness
Joined: 04 Sep 2010
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| Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2014 7:09 pm Post subject: |
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| I can never play these what if. I am what I am. I can improve from right now, and I always try. Id rather be open minded. |
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Stain
Joined: 08 Jan 2014
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| Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2014 6:40 am Post subject: |
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| happiness wrote: |
| I can never play these what if. I am what I am. I can improve from right now, and I always try. Id rather be open minded. |
Yeah, what if questions should only be reserved for esl conversation class OP. |
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Zyzyfer
Joined: 29 Jan 2003
Location: who, what, where, when, why, how?
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| Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2014 8:57 pm Post subject: |
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| Stain wrote: |
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| I can never play these what if. I am what I am. I can improve from right now, and I always try. Id rather be open minded. |
Yeah, what if questions should only be reserved for esl conversation class OP. |
yeah really op
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Right now, I wouldn't change anything because I am satisfied with where I am at the moment. But even just a couple of years ago, I would have been far more eager to pipe up to my younger self with some advice.
The main one would have been telling myself to study engineering or something else practical for my undergrad degree, and save the idealistic stuff for grad school. My major hemmed me into a particular field that I do enjoy very much, but getting to where I am at the moment - and moving further up the ladder from here - is a bit of a struggle. I think it would have been smart if I majored in general engineering and then spun that into something relevant to environmental issues or space exploration down the road, as these are vital areas with regards to our species in my opinion, and I would have felt like the work was meaningful.
But there is a flip side to the above. Doing a minor in theater arts, and studying abroad for a year, both helped me overcome some rather serious shyness. If I took a different path, the work I would be doing may be more significant, but I likely would be the most strikingly awkward person in history, rather than merely awkward.
Dialing down the intensity of the suggestions a bit, my other option would have been to tell myself to get out of Korea after I finished my second contract. I foolishly sought to patch up a failing romance that was so very doomed because I was young and dumb, so I returned to Korea. I should have moved on to China like I originally intended, and have a broader range of cultural experiences exploring other countries.
As for whether or not I could take on my younger self, absolutely! I sorely needed to hit the weights when I was younger, how could I have been so damn scrawny. |
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Stain
Joined: 08 Jan 2014
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| Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2014 9:37 pm Post subject: |
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| Zyzyfer wrote: |
| Stain wrote: |
| happiness wrote: |
| I can never play these what if. I am what I am. I can improve from right now, and I always try. Id rather be open minded. |
Yeah, what if questions should only be reserved for esl conversation class OP. |
yeah really op
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Right now, I wouldn't change anything because I am satisfied with where I am at the moment. But even just a couple of years ago, I would have been far more eager to pipe up to my younger self with some advice.
The main one would have been telling myself to study engineering or something else practical for my undergrad degree, and save the idealistic stuff for grad school. My major hemmed me into a particular field that I do enjoy very much, but getting to where I am at the moment - and moving further up the ladder from here - is a bit of a struggle. I think it would have been smart if I majored in general engineering and then spun that into something relevant to environmental issues or space exploration down the road, as these are vital areas with regards to our species in my opinion, and I would have felt like the work was meaningful.
But there is a flip side to the above. Doing a minor in theater arts, and studying abroad for a year, both helped me overcome some rather serious shyness. If I took a different path, the work I would be doing may be more significant, but I likely would be the most strikingly awkward person in history, rather than merely awkward.
Dialing down the intensity of the suggestions a bit, my other option would have been to tell myself to get out of Korea after I finished my second contract. I foolishly sought to patch up a failing romance that was so very doomed because I was young and dumb, so I returned to Korea. I should have moved on to China like I originally intended, and have a broader range of cultural experiences exploring other countries.
As for whether or not I could take on my younger self, absolutely! I sorely needed to hit the weights when I was younger, how could I have been so damn scrawny. |
Sometimes I feel that way about having stayed here a long time and not branching out. I'll never forget that feeling of stepping into a new country. However, staying here so long and becoming so used to it puts my home country in a new light. I see it differently and when I go back again it will be like stepping into a new country. |
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ChocolateStarfish
Joined: 08 Jan 2009
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I would tell my younger self to:
1. Document life in pictures and writing (can't remember anything now!)
2. Enjoy every day like it was your last
3. Don't put yourself in such dangerous, risky and stupid positions. Have fun, but also be smart.
I don't regret the things I have done, as I had a kicka$$ 20's, and those experiences definitely led me to become who I am today and I am better and more satisfied for it.
oh...I might tell my younger self not to be such a ho bag. |
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cj1976
Joined: 26 Oct 2005
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| Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2014 9:32 pm Post subject: |
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| If I met my younger self from 15 years ago (aged 21), I would slap him/me and tell him to smoke less weed, do more exercise, and study harder. Or I would sell my own soul to the Devil and give him the entire Maroon 5 catalog to use as my own. |
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Stain
Joined: 08 Jan 2014
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| Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2014 6:59 am Post subject: |
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| Stain wrote: |
| Zyzyfer wrote: |
| Stain wrote: |
| happiness wrote: |
| I can never play these what if. I am what I am. I can improve from right now, and I always try. Id rather be open minded. |
Yeah, what if questions should only be reserved for esl conversation class OP. |
yeah really op
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Right now, I wouldn't change anything because I am satisfied with where I am at the moment. But even just a couple of years ago, I would have been far more eager to pipe up to my younger self with some advice.
The main one would have been telling myself to study engineering or something else practical for my undergrad degree, and save the idealistic stuff for grad school. My major hemmed me into a particular field that I do enjoy very much, but getting to where I am at the moment - and moving further up the ladder from here - is a bit of a struggle. I think it would have been smart if I majored in general engineering and then spun that into something relevant to environmental issues or space exploration down the road, as these are vital areas with regards to our species in my opinion, and I would have felt like the work was meaningful.
But there is a flip side to the above. Doing a minor in theater arts, and studying abroad for a year, both helped me overcome some rather serious shyness. If I took a different path, the work I would be doing may be more significant, but I likely would be the most strikingly awkward person in history, rather than merely awkward.
Dialing down the intensity of the suggestions a bit, my other option would have been to tell myself to get out of Korea after I finished my second contract. I foolishly sought to patch up a failing romance that was so very doomed because I was young and dumb, so I returned to Korea. I should have moved on to China like I originally intended, and have a broader range of cultural experiences exploring other countries.
As for whether or not I could take on my younger self, absolutely! I sorely needed to hit the weights when I was younger, how could I have been so damn scrawny. |
Sometimes I feel that way about having stayed here a long time and not branching out. I'll never forget that feeling of stepping into a new country. However, staying here so long and becoming so used to it puts my home country in a new light. I see it differently and when I go back again it will be like stepping into a new country. |
Do tell Zyzyfer about the romance part. Many of us in relationships here might learn from it. Was she Korean? |
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Zyzyfer
Joined: 29 Jan 2003
Location: who, what, where, when, why, how?
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| Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2014 8:47 pm Post subject: |
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| Do tell Zyzyfer about the romance part. Many of us in relationships here might learn from it. Was she Korean? |
Given the public nature of this board, I don't want to go into particulars. Yes, she was Korean. The cliffs notes version is that I was a raving dumbass when I was younger and overlooked some remarkably conspicuous warning signs due to naivety. |
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Stain
Joined: 08 Jan 2014
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| Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2014 7:53 am Post subject: |
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| Zyzyfer wrote: |
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| Do tell Zyzyfer about the romance part. Many of us in relationships here might learn from it. Was she Korean? |
Given the public nature of this board, I don't want to go into particulars. Yes, she was Korean. The cliffs notes version is that I was a raving dumbass when I was younger and overlooked some remarkably conspicuous warning signs due to naivety. |
I think I know exactly what you are talking about. |
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