You and your teenage self

Freebase Dali · 11-07-2013, 06:59 PM

I say all that to say, though, that the mindset of "making my own mistakes, ad infinitum" is neither a reasonable nor a practical mindset, and should (hopefully) be grown out of.
Because once it does "click", then we're more open to utilizing the advice of others rather than the pain of our own self-inflicted failures.

Engine · 11-07-2013, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Freebase Dali

I say all that to say, though, that the mindset of "making my own mistakes, ad infinitum" is neither a reasonable nor a practical mindset, and should (hopefully) be grown out of.
Because once it does "click", then we're more open to utilizing the advice of others rather than the pain of our own self-inflicted failures.

Please stop making sense. That shit is unwelcome here. This is the music banter Lounge, goddamnit.

djchameleon · 11-07-2013, 07:03 PM

Yes by that time we have had enough experience under our belts that we learned through the process of failing and not listening to the advice of people that have went through the same things.

**Scarlett O'Hara** · 11-08-2013, 01:30 AM

Hmmm. I think that I did pretty well as a teenager. I didn't worry about being cool, I had a great best friend and we used to say such funny things and laughed basically all the time. I went to lots of parties, got plenty of male attention and spent a lot of time online. I would basically say to my teenage self to not worry so much about school as it had little relevance to my degree (other than maths which I was already good at). I think my biggest issues were in my early 20's because of my health both physically and mentally. Number two would be to be nicer to my mom and not argue with her. It is hard to control teenage hormones though.

Burning Down · 11-08-2013, 09:52 AM

If I was 40, I wonder what I would say to myself now at 23.

FRED HALE SR. · 11-08-2013, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Burning Down

If I was 40, I wonder what I would say to myself now at 23.

I wish I could be 23 again?

chris_mills · 11-08-2013, 01:11 PM

Most people on here are adults? I'm 15 and I assumed people on here were a similar age. I know it's stereotypical, but most adults I know don't use the Internet, especially not for forums. Mainly based on my parents but watever.

Burning Down · 11-08-2013, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by chris_mills

Most people on here are adults? I'm 15 and I assumed people on here were a similar age. I know it's stereotypical, but most adults I know don't use the Internet, especially not for forums. Mainly based on my parents but watever.

Most people here are adults but there are some who don't act like them.

11-08-2013, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by burning down

most people here are adults but there are some who don't act like them.

(EDIT - Typing this for Batlord as I know it annoys him when the grinning face isn't capitalised.)

djchameleon · 11-09-2013, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Burning Down

Most people here are adults but there are some who don't act like them.

11-07-2013, 06:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
Freebase Dali Partying on the inside Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 5,584	I say all that to say, though, that the mindset of "making my own mistakes, ad infinitum" is neither a reasonable nor a practical mindset, and should (hopefully) be grown out of. Because once it does "click", then we're more open to utilizing the advice of others rather than the pain of our own self-inflicted failures. __________________

11-08-2013, 01:30 AM	#4 (permalink)
Scarlett O'Hara Make it so Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 6,775	Hmmm. I think that I did pretty well as a teenager. I didn't worry about being cool, I had a great best friend and we used to say such funny things and laughed basically all the time. I went to lots of parties, got plenty of male attention and spent a lot of time online. I would basically say to my teenage self to not worry so much about school as it had little relevance to my degree (other than maths which I was already good at). I think my biggest issues were in my early 20's because of my health both physically and mentally. Number two would be to be nicer to my mom and not argue with her. It is hard to control teenage hormones though. __________________ "Elph is truly an enfant terrible of the forum, bless and curse him" - Marie, Queen of Thots

11-08-2013, 01:11 PM	#7 (permalink)
chris_mills Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: England Posts: 97	Most people on here are adults? I'm 15 and I assumed people on here were a similar age. I know it's stereotypical, but most adults I know don't use the Internet, especially not for forums. Mainly based on my parents but watever. __________________ ^Dream Band

11-08-2013, 09:52 AM	#5 (permalink)
Burning Down The Music Guru. Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Beyond the Wall Posts: 4,858	If I was 40, I wonder what I would say to myself now at 23.