03-05-2022, 04:09 PM
Hey kiddos (and recent adults). I was thinking today about how most of y'all have kinda just been thrown to the wolves to figure out how to navigate a broken system while getting zero guidance from people with more experience, so I thought I'd share a few useful tips.
disclaimer: Giving advice to an entire generation requires speaking in generalizations. You will probably feel an internal sense of "but I don't struggle with that!" or "that's not me at all!", especially if you're a little more non-conformist and/or a bit unusual for your generation (adaptive). That's fine, but keep reading anyway, hopefully you'll find something useful.
1) Never take advice from someone who isn't actually willing to listen to you. Advice given in good faith is meant to facilitate rather than dictate, and people coming at you with an attitude of "because I said so!", should be tuned out whenever possible.
2) In general, it's more important to listen and understand the reasoning behind the advice than to be obedient. Even if you do value being obedient for it's own sake (personally, I don't), you have to adequately understand what's being said in order to be obedient anyway, so either way, obedience isn't step one.
3) Don't go to college unless and until
5) Your plans can and will change, but it's still much more efficient to make them anyway.
6) If you have the right temperament for it, there are a lot of good careers in the military, but do your own research beforehand. To put it bluntly, some military recruiters are like pedophiles without the sex, and are willing to lie to you or suggest MO's (that's your job in the military) that are against your best interests. Also, make sure you let your parents know in advance. They can help you with the process, and you'll need to make sure you can get off any meds for a certain number of months before going to basic training.
7) If you're male, do not, under any circumstances, marry a feminist. Seriously, not even if you are liberal yourself.
8) For both genders, any potential love interest who does not respect you on some basic level should be given the cold shoulder.
9) Make sure you have in person friends you get along with. If you need/want to leave the house at 18, you will not be able to afford living alone in this economy. The sooner you begin talking to your friends about this, the better.
10) Take a look at the people around you
11) Related to the last point, most people today are fake as shit, and will spout nonsense to appear virtuous or appease the masses. When looking for potential role models, look at what they actuallly do, not just what they say.
12) Lift weights. If you're male, you will feel better about yourself if you're strong and buff. It's just biology. If you're female, being toned and fit is more attractive to most men. You don't need to worry about looking "too bulky", as you probably don't have the requisite hormones to put on that much muscle.
13) You don't need to choose between doing what you love and making a living...but the latter is more urgent. Make sure you can survive first, then you can begin working your real life goals and hobbies into your life at your own pace.
14) If you are still in school, take any classes you can on debate, speech and business. No matter what you decide to do for a living, you will probably use all of these areas in your life in some way or another.
disclaimer: Giving advice to an entire generation requires speaking in generalizations. You will probably feel an internal sense of "but I don't struggle with that!" or "that's not me at all!", especially if you're a little more non-conformist and/or a bit unusual for your generation (adaptive). That's fine, but keep reading anyway, hopefully you'll find something useful.
1) Never take advice from someone who isn't actually willing to listen to you. Advice given in good faith is meant to facilitate rather than dictate, and people coming at you with an attitude of "because I said so!", should be tuned out whenever possible.
2) In general, it's more important to listen and understand the reasoning behind the advice than to be obedient. Even if you do value being obedient for it's own sake (personally, I don't), you have to adequately understand what's being said in order to be obedient anyway, so either way, obedience isn't step one.
3) Don't go to college unless and until
- you have a plan for what you want to do
- your plan involves STEM or some sort of profession where you require academic credentials (ex: don't go to college to study marketing. get a sales job lol)
- you've worked out a basic cost/benefit analysis
5) Your plans can and will change, but it's still much more efficient to make them anyway.
6) If you have the right temperament for it, there are a lot of good careers in the military, but do your own research beforehand. To put it bluntly, some military recruiters are like pedophiles without the sex, and are willing to lie to you or suggest MO's (that's your job in the military) that are against your best interests. Also, make sure you let your parents know in advance. They can help you with the process, and you'll need to make sure you can get off any meds for a certain number of months before going to basic training.
7) If you're male, do not, under any circumstances, marry a feminist. Seriously, not even if you are liberal yourself.
8) For both genders, any potential love interest who does not respect you on some basic level should be given the cold shoulder.
9) Make sure you have in person friends you get along with. If you need/want to leave the house at 18, you will not be able to afford living alone in this economy. The sooner you begin talking to your friends about this, the better.
10) Take a look at the people around you
11) Related to the last point, most people today are fake as shit, and will spout nonsense to appear virtuous or appease the masses. When looking for potential role models, look at what they actuallly do, not just what they say.
12) Lift weights. If you're male, you will feel better about yourself if you're strong and buff. It's just biology. If you're female, being toned and fit is more attractive to most men. You don't need to worry about looking "too bulky", as you probably don't have the requisite hormones to put on that much muscle.
13) You don't need to choose between doing what you love and making a living...but the latter is more urgent. Make sure you can survive first, then you can begin working your real life goals and hobbies into your life at your own pace.
14) If you are still in school, take any classes you can on debate, speech and business. No matter what you decide to do for a living, you will probably use all of these areas in your life in some way or another.
ammosexual
reluctant millennial
reluctant millennial
