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Today's postivie thread: Dispense your best bits of life advice in this thread

moker [Edit] [Delete] 92 replies 13:59, 17 June '13

Mine are:

1) Life is about the process not the goal
2) Don't avoid pain and difficulty, use them to grow
3) You can never go back

MOAR PLZ

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    moker | 17 Jun '13, 13:59 | X
  • FIX UP

    LOOK SHARP

    chris-budget | 17 Jun '13, 14:02 | X
    Royter-Hatfood, gecko, and JaguarPirate this'd this
  • always always, ALWAYS have a go

    take a chance

    cat_race | 17 Jun '13, 14:03 | X
    • good advice for making a table

      chris-budget @cat_race | 17 Jun '13, 14:09 | X
      monoshono this'd this
      • http://drownedinsound.com/community/boards/social/4431839

        cat_race @chris-budget | 17 Jun '13, 14:20 | X
        • ;)

          chris-budget @cat_race | 17 Jun '13, 14:47 | X
      • or a f***

        chris-budget @chris-budget | 17 Jun '13, 14:58 | X
        • a fort?

          cat_race @chris-budget | 17 Jun '13, 15:00 | X
          • could be c-r

            could be

            chris-budget @cat_race | 17 Jun '13, 15:01 | X
  • judge yourself by the quality of your enemies as much as the quality of your friends

    brusma | 17 Jun '13, 14:04 | X
    chris_81 this'd this
    • Why?

      sophiacherryx @brusma | 17 Jun '13, 14:16 | X
      Elaina_Casoolare this'd this
    • if you've got enemies,

      ur doin it wrong

      thewarn @brusma | 17 Jun '13, 14:42 | X
      • The actual quote is

        If you haven't got enemies you're doing it wrong. Or this:

        "You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life." - Winston Churchill

        moker @thewarn | 17 Jun '13, 14:48 | X
        brusma and furio this'd this
  • I thought a lot of this

    http://www.cracked.com/blog/6-harsh-truths-that-will-make-you-better-person/

    ElthamsmateOwen | 17 Jun '13, 14:08 | X
    • This is a great article

      I've read it before and it's really good

      moker @ElthamsmateOwen | 17 Jun '13, 14:16 | X
      ElthamsmateOwen, andyvine, rainmaker, LdnMetropolitanElite, ma0sm, SarcasticFringehead, and robellovich this'd this
      • This has definitely inspired me.

        SarcasticFringehead @moker | 18 Jun '13, 00:43 | X
  • Top Ten .. love lists!

    1. Find the thing/things you care about and do it every day (your mom etc)
    2. You can't know enough good people
    3. Strike a balance between choosing short term pleasure over long term growth
    4. Surround yourself with people you admire, not people who drag you down
    5. If you choose to not use your political voice, it is not wasted, it is used unmandated on your
    behalf
    6. Don't be scared to struggle
    7. As you are in one thing, so you are in most, develop good habits of concentration that are transferable
    8. The world rarely rejects openness, don't assume it will, that is you rejecting yourself.
    9. Being judged well by a sick world is no barometer of health
    10. The unexamined life may not be worth living, but the unlived life is certainly not worth examining.

    Japanese bonus track:

    11. Listen to more hip hop and less whiny depressive acoustic balladry.

    MrBones | 17 Jun '13, 14:10 | X
  • The world isn't out to get you- it doesn't even know or care that you exist

    DanielKelly | 17 Jun '13, 14:12 | X
    • it's just the people that are out to get you

      anal_schwarzenegger @DanielKelly | 17 Jun '13, 14:17 | X
    • This is who the world is out to get

      http://facebook.com/profile.php?=73322363

      LdnMetropolitanElite @DanielKelly | 17 Jun '13, 15:55 | X
  • Stop over filling the bin

    Balonz | 17 Jun '13, 14:13 | X
    DaveMK this'd this
  • have. a. good. time.

    all the time.

    That's my philosophy Marty

    Gorkys_Forever | 17 Jun '13, 14:13 | X
  • don't eat all your meals lying down

    shrewbie | 17 Jun '13, 14:13 | X
  • Never resent growing old, for many are denied the privilege.

    GetOffMyLawn | 17 Jun '13, 14:14 | X
    • Did you end up having the crispy duck or salt and pepper squid?

      Balonz @GetOffMyLawn | 17 Jun '13, 14:18 | X
      • As if that's an either/or decision.

        Don't take life advice off this chump, kids.

        GetOffMyLawn @Balonz | 17 Jun '13, 14:25 | X
  • Bite their necks

    and gouge the eyes

    Songs_about_ducking | 17 Jun '13, 14:17 | X
  • don't wrestle a bear

    anal_schwarzenegger | 17 Jun '13, 14:17 | X
  • - your work isn't your life (unless you allow it to be)

    - just because something's difficult doesn't mean it's not worth doing

    - don't trust anyone who's incapable of saying "I don't know"

    Epimer | 17 Jun '13, 14:18 | X
  • Never eat anything bigger than your head

    SarahIsPi | 17 Jun '13, 14:21 | X
  • Dance liek you do when no one is watching!!!!!!1111

    sadpunk | 17 Jun '13, 14:23 | X
  • 14. You can make love with your mouth, you know. Its the nicest thing you can do for someone.

    monoshono | 17 Jun '13, 14:23 | X
  • Everything in moderation

    meowington | 17 Jun '13, 14:38 | X
    • Except moderation then

      moker @meowington | 17 Jun '13, 14:49 | X
      Epimer this'd this
  • ctrl F 'stay rude'

    c'mon

    gonad | 17 Jun '13, 14:40 | X
  • Loneliness is nature's way of saying you f****ed it all up

    inside-outside | 17 Jun '13, 14:42 | X
  • Wipe from front to back

    deadonthestairs | 17 Jun '13, 14:46 | X
  • you gotta be yourself

    you can't be know one else

    chris-budget | 17 Jun '13, 14:48 | X
  • Always look people in the eye.

    Even if they're blind. Just say "I am looking you in the eye".

    plasticniki | 17 Jun '13, 14:48 | X
  • 1. don't be afraid of things that scare you

    2. the only thing that hurts is pain
    3. ignore advice given in the form of smug aphorisms

    anal_schwarzenegger | 17 Jun '13, 14:48 | X
    • my dada used to say

      'it's only pain1'

      whenever i had fallen over, bellyflopped, broken my leg, fallen off my bike, crushed my hand

      most frustrating thing ever

      chris-budget @anal_schwarzenegger | 17 Jun '13, 14:50 | X
      • It's only pain1?

        I'd hate to know what pain2 would be.

        moker @chris-budget | 17 Jun '13, 16:00 | X
      • My Dad used to say something similar

        'Pain is natures way of telling you something is wrong, so just get it fixed, if it doesn't need any fixing, it doesn't hurt. It's all in your mind'

        ElthamsmateOwen @chris-budget | 17 Jun '13, 16:02 | X
  • you've got to roll with it

    and take your time,
    say what you say,
    and don't let anybody get in your way

    chris-budget | 17 Jun '13, 14:49 | X
  • If you get pulled over for speeding,

    tell the policeman your spouse has diarrhea.

    plasticniki | 17 Jun '13, 14:49 | X
  • The most amazing things that can happen to a human being will happen to you

    if you just lower your expectations.

    plasticniki | 17 Jun '13, 14:50 | X
  • all you need is love

    chris-budget | 17 Jun '13, 14:51 | X
  • When life gives you lemonade, make lemons.

    Life will be all like "WHAAAAAAAAAAAAT?"

    plasticniki | 17 Jun '13, 14:52 | X
    nice_squirrel, anal_schwarzenegger, monoshono, eltham, and DaveMK this'd this
    • You cant break some eggs

      wothout making an omelette

      Songs_about_ducking @plasticniki | 17 Jun '13, 15:28 | X
  • There is only one real misfortune:

    to forfeit one's own good opinion of oneself. Lose your complacency, once betray your own self-contempt and the world will unhesitatingly endorse it

    Elaina_Casoolare | 17 Jun '13, 14:54 | X
  • Always follow the rules

    Royter-Hatfood | 17 Jun '13, 14:55 | X
    • srs

      Royter-Hatfood @Royter-Hatfood | 17 Jun '13, 15:28 | X
  • Watch today's Neighbours

    BRAD WILLIS IS BACK.

    ChintzyLacroix | 17 Jun '13, 14:56 | X
    • turns out he was a ghost all along

      Epimer @ChintzyLacroix | 17 Jun '13, 15:02 | X
      LdnMetropolitanElite this'd this
    • not Brad the surfer dude?

      my childhood dreamboat crush

      Lucien @ChintzyLacroix | 17 Jun '13, 15:44 | X
      • YES.

        Except he didn't even have blonde hair. Total disappointment.

        ChintzyLacroix @Lucien | 17 Jun '13, 16:23 | X
        • Bloody hell, i have a story about him

          For another time.

          PickledOeuf @ChintzyLacroix | 17 Jun '13, 16:25 | X
        • just looked - ridiculous

          if you're going to switch actors, at least use someone that looks broadly similar.

          Lucien @ChintzyLacroix | 17 Jun '13, 18:32 | X
    • ~NO WAY!

      Matt_was_taken @ChintzyLacroix | 17 Jun '13, 15:58 | X
      • Way, man.

        Way.

        ChintzyLacroix @Matt_was_taken | 17 Jun '13, 16:25 | X
        • and LAUREN IS BACK!

          WO

          Matt_was_taken @ChintzyLacroix | 17 Jun '13, 19:52 | X
  • If in doubt, use the smell test.

    Steved | 17 Jun '13, 15:00 | X
    • My flatmate always does this

      so we call him Smellson Mandela

      TomNick @Steved | 18 Jun '13, 01:56 | X
  • http://youtu.be/oKsxPW6i3pM

    andyvine | 17 Jun '13, 15:04 | X
  • Live every day like it's gonna be your last

    One day it will be.

    aboynamedgoo | 17 Jun '13, 15:36 | X
    • almost this - my personal creed is

      lie every day like it's your last. Make sure each whopper is one you'd be proud to have as your final piece of outrageous mendacity

      Lucien @aboynamedgoo | 17 Jun '13, 15:49 | X
  • same as always - the rhyming couplet of truth

    1. don't wear brown to town
    2. store them old bean cans upside down

    Lucien | 17 Jun '13, 15:41 | X
    • I think you'll find the no brown in town rule

      Is now more of an outmoded sartorial rule these days.

      moker @Lucien | 17 Jun '13, 16:01 | X
      • wearing mahogany/

        not gone git any

        Lucien @moker | 17 Jun '13, 16:12 | X
        • donning the tan?/

          gonna be fucking yr hand

          Lucien @Lucien | 17 Jun '13, 16:12 | X
          • sexy in sepia?

            she no' gonna sleep wit ya

            Lucien @Lucien | 17 Jun '13, 16:13 | X
            monoshono and Donnie this'd this
            • etc.

              Lucien @Lucien | 17 Jun '13, 16:13 | X
              LdnMetropolitanElite and gecko this'd this
  • Wear

    sunscreen.

    NoahVale | 17 Jun '13, 15:45 | X
    • Oh, and remember The Old

      One-Three

      NoahVale @NoahVale | 17 Jun '13, 15:46 | X
    • Caveat:

      Don't do this if you are DarwinDude

      NoahVale @NoahVale | 17 Jun '13, 15:47 | X
      • unsure of context

        are you telling a poster to get skin cancer
        i doubt you are

        alcxxk @NoahVale | 17 Jun '13, 16:13 | X
        • DD said she's allergic to sunscreen

          eltham @alcxxk | 17 Jun '13, 16:15 | X
          • She or HE?

            moker @eltham | 17 Jun '13, 16:35 | X
            • She

              I hope.

              eltham @moker | 17 Jun '13, 17:07 | X
  • If you're going to throw up, try to do it on a policewoman's foot

    PickledOeuf | 17 Jun '13, 15:59 | X
    • Is this like the law about pregnant women being allowed to urinate a copper's hat?

      Is it legally accepted that vomiting of a WPC's shoe is OK?
      Or is this just a reference to one of those PO-type drunken incidents?

      NoahVale @PickledOeuf | 17 Jun '13, 16:01 | X
      • MEA CULPA

        (It was actually a policeman)

        PickledOeuf @NoahVale | 17 Jun '13, 16:22 | X
  • It's far better to get off your ass & make the day your bitch

    rather than sit on your ass & bitch about your day.

    eltham | 17 Jun '13, 15:54 | X
    • what about if I sit on my b-

      *Abandon reply*

      NoahVale @eltham | 17 Jun '13, 15:59 | X
  • Fixing threads is for life's losers. Embrace the chaos.

    eltham | 17 Jun '13, 16:15 | X
    monoshono, Antelope, and ma0sm this'd this
  • Make sure you treat your friends well and don't take em for granted.

    That in turn will make you happy. Have a laugh as often as possible.

    Antelope | 17 Jun '13, 17:12 | X
  • This...

    http://instagram.com/p/YdJ25vpKSx/

    OvertakenByTractors | 17 Jun '13, 18:43 | X
    • and this

      http://instagram.com/p/aIsu0tJKRJ/

      and this

      http://instagram.com/p/UUWjJ3JKVt/

      OvertakenByTractors @OvertakenByTractors | 17 Jun '13, 18:49 | X
      • I don't get the chips one

        moker @OvertakenByTractors | 18 Jun '13, 12:33 | X
  • Enjoy every sandwich

    SarcasticFringehead | 17 Jun '13, 21:42 | X
    Gorkys_Forever and ma0sm this'd this
  • Don't work hard, and play hard, you'll end up really tired.

    Work a bit, hard enough. Then play really gently.

    DaveMK | 18 Jun '13, 11:56 | X
  • These I guess

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2012/feb/01/top-five-regrets-of-the-dying

    Scout | 18 Jun '13, 11:59 | X
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