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people often say what advice would you give to yourself or if you travelled back in time what would you tell yourself, and really there is no profound wisdom to

people often say what advice would you give to yourself or if you travelled back in time what would you tell yourself, and really there is no profound wisdom to depart. Everything I have done is based on my current understanding which is not really complete. Like looking back I may regret I wish I'd have done xyz more, but then if I actually had been doing that I would be regretting something new.

xattt 5y ago
Perhaps this part of my ruminating inner voice, but I think my wisdom to myself would come in small nudges: stay away from here, pay attention to this, ask for help with that.
JKCalhoun 5y ago
> Everything I have done is based on my current understanding which is not really complete. Sure, but that's what time traveller you brings to the table, some "future understanding". I would hope I would listen, deflect my trajectory somewhat at least.
- techsin101 5y ago
  but that's the thing, my new understanding may make me miss out on certain things... example: i go back and tell myself, work hard and learn programming. I go 200% on it, but then when i do it i realize i feel i missed out on life becuz i listened to my future self. Future self doesn't have perfect memory and dont really knew what my past was feeling and had perspective.
WalterBright 5y ago
> if you travelled back in time what would you tell yourself Mortgage the house and invest it all in MSFT.
- techsin101 5y ago
  financially there are very certain things I could tell - buy house in 2012 - buy bitcoin back then too - buy amazon stocks - short sell certain companies, i.e. blockbuster
pbhjpbhj 5y ago
As a parent this is sort of what I do with my kids -- there are problems I've faced along the way that I would have loved help with. I'm looking out for those things and trying to impart what seems like wisdom from where I am now.

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people often say what advice would you give to yourself or if you travelled back in time what would you tell yourself, and really there is no profound wisdom to

by techsin101 5y ago

xattt 5y ago
Perhaps this part of my ruminating inner voice, but I think my wisdom to myself would come in small nudges: stay away from here, pay attention to this, ask for help with that.
JKCalhoun 5y ago
> Everything I have done is based on my current understanding which is not really complete. Sure, but that's what time traveller you brings to the table, some "future understanding". I would hope I would listen, deflect my trajectory somewhat at least.
- techsin101 5y ago
  but that's the thing, my new understanding may make me miss out on certain things... example: i go back and tell myself, work hard and learn programming. I go 200% on it, but then when i do it i realize i feel i missed out on life becuz i listened to my future self. Future self doesn't have perfect memory and dont really knew what my past was feeling and had perspective.
WalterBright 5y ago
> if you travelled back in time what would you tell yourself Mortgage the house and invest it all in MSFT.
- techsin101 5y ago
  financially there are very certain things I could tell - buy house in 2012 - buy bitcoin back then too - buy amazon stocks - short sell certain companies, i.e. blockbuster
pbhjpbhj 5y ago
As a parent this is sort of what I do with my kids -- there are problems I've faced along the way that I would have loved help with. I'm looking out for those things and trying to impart what seems like wisdom from where I am now.