Sometimes a nickel’s worth of free advice ends up being priceless.
The thread got thousands of responses from people eager to share the wise advice they have gotten.
Below are some of the top and best answers:
1.
“This is not mine but something I read somewhere.
She proceeded to say that it was the best life advice she had ever gotten.”
GreyKoala_
2.
“When you move, the first thing you set up is your bedroom.
SuperstitiousPigeon5
3.
That is the cycle of life until you die.”
Me in my 30s: ‘Holy shit, nana was right.'"
bellabbr
4. inubasket
5.
Just ensure you look busy during that week."
Enekovitz
6.
She said I was so lovey and caring and inclusive but needed to take this advice."
Not-From-Pakistan
7.
“My grandfather said, ‘Dump her back!’
It was his response when I told him my girlfriend broke up with me for another guy.
I thought,WTF?A few months later, she tried to reconcile.
I dumped her back.”
frederick_ungman
8.
“you gotta get out of your own way.
We are so often our own barrier to what we want.”
LordyIHopeThereIsPie
9.
“‘Being angry and resentful is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.’
Its some pretty sound life advice.”
ObvsThrowaway5120
10.
He had achieved success by any reasonable measure.
Yet he never saw himself as successful because someone else had more."
“It took me a few years for that advice to really sink in.
ksuwildkat
11.
“‘Let them be the ones to tell you no.’
stenniesan
12.
“My ex-wife once told me, ‘Buy perfume from a company that makes perfume.’
Meaning, some clothing companies, actors, etc.
might have a perfume brand, but buy perfume from a company for whom that is their primary focus.
This advice generalizes nicely to nearly all purchases.”
vasopressin334
13.
“‘Progress, not perfection.’
Helped a lot to hear it when I did.”
TheSunniestofBros
14.
“There is no one-size-fits-all solution for bullies.
Meaning just because something worked against one bully doesn’t mean it will work against another.
Carefully think before applying their solution because it may not lead to the same outcome.”
SuvenPan
15.
“‘Sometimes love isn’t enough.’
This was a really hard one to learn, especially when you love someone so much.
But sometimes that isn’t enough to help them, or save them from themselves.
GiggleMoo85
16.
“‘Always run your own race.’
Yeah, yeah, I know, total dad answer.
I work with students, and so many are comparing themselves to others and listening to misleading advice.
I frequently need to remind them they are the only one on their path.”
DopeCharma
17.
“Best hiring advice I ever got: ‘I can teach anyone a skill.
I can’t teach them an attitude.’
If they can’t get along, then it doesn’t matter what they know or can do.”
VibrantPianoNetwork
18. alwaysboopthesnoot
19.And lastly, “‘It’s possible to do your best and still fail.’
Kinda depressing one, but it helps not to focus on negative things.
Life is unfair, and sometimes you just can’t succeed.”
lexuss6
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