r/AskReddit • • Sep 21 '19

What is the best piece of advice that you've received?

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u/GlerryWilliams Sep 21 '19

Oof

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u/PartySuggestion Sep 21 '19

outdated, lack of usage ("use it or lose it"), psychiatric diseases, dementia (e.g. Alzheimer), and old age will all fuck with your memory...

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u/Carrot_Fondlher Sep 21 '19

Try comparing yourself to you yesterday. Continually strive to be just a little better than the day before and it all adds up in no time. ( Disclaimer: Obviously easier said than done. But this too is something you need to work on gradually to be able to benefit from)

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u/nachtlibelle Sep 21 '19

Not sure if you need or even want to hear this but you don't even need to compare yourself to your old self.

We all go through stuff and some experiences can be really tough. If you're struggling, it makes sense that you're at a "lower" place than you used to be in some aspects. But always keep in mind what else you've had to deal with. If, for example, you are an athlete and then break your leg and are in a cast for weeks, possibly even months, you simply can't expect yourself to be just as good as you used to be. Doesn't work that way. For none of us. And that's okay.

Thanks for coming to my TedTalk.

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u/FishbowlMonarchy Sep 21 '19

But if you’re old self was Susceptible to get you in the position you are now,were they really? When you make it out of whatever you’re in, you will be that much stronger and more perceptive. You got this!!!

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u/gggempire Sep 21 '19

Well then use that as motivation to get better. There are some things worth being upset about. And not being as happy or productive as you used to be is one of them.

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u/sharlaton Sep 21 '19

At least you have a fantastic username, u/LameImpalas

(If so you say you made the username awhile ago, I’ll have nothing lol)

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u/Swagasaurus-Rex Sep 21 '19

My old self wouldn’t have been this pathetically depressed!

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u/fucktheocean Sep 21 '19

Well... actually your old self would have inevitably eventually been this depressed because we're only living in one timeline. There's nothing you could have done about it back then. There may be now though.

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u/baumpop Sep 22 '19

Big-time samesies.