Habits and things I wish I knew when I was 18 (currently 39): - Exercise daily - Sleep 7+ hours a day - If you smoke cigarettes, stop immediately. - Read a

Habits and things I wish I knew when I was 18 (currently 39): - Exercise daily - Sleep 7+ hours a day - If you smoke cigarettes, stop immediately. - Read a lot of history, avoid the new, self help books. They will be in the 50 cent bin in a few years, and if they are that good, you will hear about them later. - Learn about compound interest, avoid debt, and live within your means (the money you are saving now will be worth the most later in life, invest in Vanguard funds) - Travel as much as possible - Interact with people that think different from you, especially politically - Realize that (4) applies to knowledge, if you learn 5% more per week than your co-worker, you will many times more knowledgable after a few short years. - If you're in the US, dont pay attention to the news. - avoid all religions - avoid sugar. - severely limit your use of social media (it's 100% dead time) - if you're not bilingual, learn a second language - utilize spaced repetition as much as possible. - invest in yourself (avoid get rich schemes) - realize that accomplishing big things takes a lot of time, a lot of work, and a lot of luck. have patience and perseverance, and dont compare your accomplishments to those of others