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Originally Posted by djchameleon
Whatever I would tell my teenage self doesn't matter because I wouldn't listen to some old douche bag trying to give me advice. I was way too headstrong back then.
Also, I believe that it's better to experience things myself instead of just taking advice from someone even if they went through it already. I need to go through it as well and learn those lessons on my own.
So no, it wouldn't work and I wouldn't listen to myself.
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That can be a costly mistake...
Most people don't have the foresight enough to truly know when something is a truly bad decision if they're just going to go through with it anyway "for the learning experience".
I think, in general, such a person is not really seeing the larger picture. Not all mistakes are easily recovered from, and not all lessons are easily learned. Your biggest mistakes are often the most regretted ones that, after they happen, you wish you had taken that advice.
You don't pat yourself on the back and feel pride in having gone through them.
At least, for me this rings true. I'm not sure what level of mistake you're referring to in your statement.