If you could give one piece of advice to a youngwan or a youngfella...

Dr. Baltar

What would it be?
I'm 20, and would love to hear some!

mp22

Sunscreen!!

chucken1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5NAPZp2w-o

chucken1

mp22 wrote: »

Sunscreen!!

SNAP

OldGoat

Advice I wish I knew back then would be:
Think for yourself. Don't live your life by your friends views, thoughts and reactions. Their ideas are as sketchy as yours are so you might as well please yourself.

WIZE

learn a second European language fluently

Johnnio13

Listen to your mother!!!

djk1000

The leaving cert is not a big deal, there are lots of second chances in life.

foxinsox

Your job/career: what you do is not who you are!

Do things you love to do..

If you can make one of these things your job/career, you will be happy..

Maybe not immensely ri€h but happy..

galwegians

stay out of mountjoy its a ****hole.

Gillington

Never pass up an oppurtunity to go to the bathroom

looksee

Don't pass your life waiting for something to happen.

mike65

Keep your freinds close. You may well need them at some point - if only to chat to

Bearhunter

Whatever you do in life be happy doing it. Don't get stuck in a job simply because it's a source of income. Don't marry someone because all your mates are doing it. Find what you want to do and find a way to make a living doing it.

up for anything

Don't ever say I will never do that. The chances are you will.

Beruthiel

Dr. Baltar wrote: »

What would it be?
I'm 20, and would love to hear some!

As OldGoat said, think for yourself.
Know yourself, be confident in yourself.
Understand that you are beautiful and care not about how others perceive you. You cannot have everyone like you, at least if you be yourself, you will automatically surround yourself with the right people for you.

foxinsox is correct regarding work. I never ask people what they do, I don't care. It's not what makes the wo/man.
Whatever you do in life, be happy.

If you want something, do your best to make it happen.
Don't waste time by putting stuff off.
I can be a bit of a hedonist at times but I believe we should live in the now.
Could be dead tomorrow, so why put the fun stuff off?

Oryx

Always challenge yourself. You are capable of so much more than you think you are.

Everything bad thats happening to you now will end.

Your body ages past the age of 17, but your mind never really does.

Travel.

Beruthiel

Drink fine wines.


In moderation

Latchy

galwegians wrote: »

stay out of mountjoy its a ****hole.

I Lol's ^

my advice is pretty much along the lines of what others have said and here's a few more ..

no matter how hard it is and much you hate a job , hang on in there until you have something else lined up because it's much easier to go from job to job, than dole to job .

Dont be afarid of hard work but dont be anybodys doormat either

Remember , mistakes are made so we can learn from them .

Be open minded and not to judgemental of people and situations until you have all the facts .

martinmcdonnell

Emirgrate!

Latchy

Oh yeah , Emirgrate .

sharon.imeraj

I second the learning another language idea....

Make as many new friends as you can - get different points of view, and hear about lots of life experiences..!

FoxT

lots of the above, plus...

1. Figure out who you are, what are the important things in life for you, and what are the negotiables. Pursue the important things vigorously.

2. You will change as you get older. Go back to 1, rinse, repeat.

Whynotme

Follow your head not your heart!

loremolis

Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.

Bearhunter

And whatever you do, don't listen to ould wans and ould fellas giving you advice and projecting all their regrets and failures onto you...:D

foxy06

Stay away from the internet.....bad place that

Cicero

Dr. Baltar wrote: »

What would it be?
I'm 20, and would love to hear some!

Watch Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

BBDBB

Dont waste your time "trying to find yourself" you are there all the fecking time

littlemis

No matter where you go,there you are.
remember your manners and
be respectful at all times to whom so ever you meet on your way through life,you'll be remembered kindly for it.

Tigger

Live like there’s no tomorrow,
Love like you've never been hurt,
And dance like no one's watching.

Cicero

Don't listen to The Vincent Browne Late TV Show

Rubecula

Take some photo's as one day you will be just like your parents. You will want to look through occassionally and remember the good times.

vampire of kilmainham

belive only your own eyes and not the voices of others

dubtom

Whynotme wrote: »

Follow your head not your heart!

Disagree, my head has got me into some serious **** over the years, it's a bit like being offered serious drugs for the first time, your head says yea,but something inside says,don't do that crap. Listen to that, it's never wrong.

racso1975

Have more sex!
Travel around ireland and for the love of god outside it.
Hold on to good friends the rarely come along.
Never ever let a relationship develop cause of looks.
Have kids kids and more kids
and lastly put down that smoke you fcukin idiot

Beruthiel

racso1975 wrote: »

Have kids kids and more kids

In fairness now, that's not for everybody. Kids aren't the end all and be all of life. Sure, if you are hugely maternal, they are great if you have them.
But If you'd rather not, no big deal, you will still have a fantastic life.

racso1975

Beruthiel wrote: »

In fairness now, that's not for everybody. Kids aren't the end all and be all of life. Sure, if you are hugely maternal, they are great if you have them.
But If you'd rather not, no big deal, you will still have a fantastic life.

Trust having the day from hell with them at the moment so i retract that comment

Gaspode

Do what you want to do, and dont put it off.
Time is short.

The world is full of fantastic beers and wines, try lots of them. Even the Blue Nun!

Dont eat anything that has less than 2 feet or more than 4.

martin451

stay single

amacachi

I may not be as old as the OP was hoping but I do have one bit of advice I could've done with 10 years ago: Chill the fcuk out.

chucken1

Gaspode wrote: »

Do what you want to do, and dont put it off.
Time is short.

The world is full of fantastic beers and wines, try lots of them. Even the Blue Nun!

Dont eat anything that has less than 2 feet or more than 4.

eco2live

martin451 wrote: »

stay single

+10

borderlinemeath

Don't get that tattoo on your neck - if you must get one - get in on your arse.

Emme

Be nice to the people you meet on your way up because you might meet them again on your way down.

Start saving as soon as you can with the aim of buying your own place as young as you can

p1akuw47h5r3it

chucken1 wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5NAPZp2w-o

I dunno I read this whole thread whilst listening this song, I'm 19 like...The song makes me reflect and stuff, was strange reading all the advice was good tho

Sleepy

Don't get into debt.

Save at least 10% of any money you make and keep it in your "escape fund" - a stash that gives you the freedom to decide to go travel, go back to education or just take a damn month off between jobs should you choose.

Money isn't everything, it can't buy happiness but being careful with it definitely gives you more room to breathe and enjoy life.

force majeure

Dont get lippy when some one bemoans about the blues as some day you well bemoan them too.

jonnny68

Being an old fogey this is the only advice id give.

"Life is short, so live it up, drink it down, laugh it off, avoid the drama, take chances, and never have regrets, because at one point everything you did was exactly what you wanted"

FoxT

Never purchase anything that flies, floats, or fornicates - rent it instead.

Paddysnapper

Get to bed early!

And if you don't, come home!:D