Lessons You "Learned The Hard Way"

[Erja_Perttu]

Nothing is actually learned until it's learned the hard way.

This is so true. There's no substitute for having your fingers well and truly burned.

My hard learned lessons are these - If you think you're in abusive relationship, don't wait and see if you are, just get the fuck out of there; think before you speak; and never, ever think anyone has your best interests at heart.

 

[Captain Pirate]

I am a fan of breasts.

[sub][sub]Hard way, geddit?![/sub][/sub]

OT:
1) While essays can be done the night before, this is rarely the best cause of action.
2) You will never go out with someone if your plan to get them involves waiting for them to make the first move.
3)
Sum it up, Sheldon.
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[bulbasaur765]

Always tell your parents you need their financial information early (As in 6 months early).

 

[Voidrunner]

Don't try and juggle knives when you have terrible coordination, in fact, I wouldn't advise juggling knives at any time.

 

[ChadSexington]

When you're cold don't use the steam coming out of the kettle to warm your hands. To explain I was eight years old and we'd recently moved to England from Australia. Also, kids are dumb and I was no exception.

 

[suitepee7]

your metabolism WILL wear off, and you cannot eat shit for the rest of your life...


also ham goes bad pretty quickly, like 4 hours quickly. left a ham roll in my pocket while i was at work, ate it on my break, food poisoning for 3 days ^-^

 

[Phisi]

When downhill riding the front brake must be used with preparation and caution. Lots of caution. Enough to stop you going head-over-handlebars and flying a couple meters only to have the bike land on you. Also, always wear body armour when downhill riding. It really does help a lot.

 

[TechNoFear]

That Red Bull and champagne is called a 'shambles' for a very good reason...

 

[Rancid0ffspring]

Nothing Zeel says should be taken seriously as he is waaaaaaay to angry about everything.

 

[BlackStar42]

I have a couple. Always have a backup plan, for whatever plan it is Sod's law can and will fuck it up. Second one is, always lock your door while masturbating, need I say more?

 

[BlackStar42]

Second one is, always lock your door while masturbating, need I say more?

unless you're an exhibitionist ...

Even exhibitionists would draw the line at their own mother I imagine.

Yeah, I'm never going to live that down.

 

[Little2Raph]

If you're developing feelings for someone, don't wait for the perfect time to tell them. The quicker you tell them, the better, since you won't spend a solid 6-9 months thinking about them before getting an ambiguous response that neither allows you to pursue a relationship or move on.

Yeah, this. Also, when a girl breaks up with you and says she "still wants to be friends", don't have a bar of it, even if she throws a big tantrum and accuses you of "not caring about her feelings". All that'll happen is that she'll move on with her life while you spend the next six months thinking that if you respect her wishes and stay friends there's a chance you'll get back together. Breaking up with someone is like removing a band-aid - if you rip it off fast it hurts like hell but you get over it sooner.

 

[Woeps]

Don't put your motorcycle in first gear when you are doing a reverse turn.
The tank will crush your balls!

 

[Pat8u]

when you're younger always learn the little things it will be easier that way

Now I am stuck with knowing always which ways west and east and such without knowing which ways left or right propely

 

[AngloDoom]

#1:
Don't ignore the little flaws in people. Accept them or reject them, but for fuck's sake don't pretend they don't exist: especially in relationships.

If something bothers you enough to keep coming up, bring it up or learn to deal with it.


#2:
To trust my gut feelings about most things. A very personal lesson, but there have been many times when I've ignored my assumptions (especially about people), thinking I was being paranoid or cynical - but I was just realistically expect bad things to come from bad people. Links well to #1.


#3:

Don't use over fifty chairs to make a caterpillar in a hall-room: you never know when the fire-bell will go off.


CAPTCHA: doctor who?

 

[BlackStar42]

Oh, just remembered another two:
1 If you play guitar, make sure to keep playing every day, otherwise you will have to build those calluses back up.

2 While rebuilding said calluses, do not soldier on even though your fingers are killing you. You'll just give yourself blisters.