If you had to give one piece of advice that is pretty much universally applicable, what would it be?

I wouldn't dare defile Douglas Adam's memory by not mentioning that you should keep a towel with you at all times, but my second contender is a surprisingly short three-parter:

  1. never lie.
  2. never tell the whole truth.
  3. never pass up a chance to use a real bathroom.
BroncosBuck99 ,

Be kind

ininewcrow ,
@ininewcrow@lemmy.ca avatar

Simple and to the point, everyone should know and follow this. One of the best pieces of advice from the Dalai Lama

"Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them."

TheAnonymouseJoker ,

Dalai Lama also wanted to tongue kiss a little boy on camera. What else can we learn from him? Getting on CIA payroll and selling away morals?

ConstipatedWatson ,

Rewind

useyourmainfinger ,

Do not, and I can't stress this enough! Put your dick, in crazy..

ExhaleSmile ,

But I can fix them!!!

frunch , (edited )

↖️This is the real life pro-tip right here

tias ,

...at least, not until after the vasectomy.

theshatterstone54 ,

proceeds to get std

livus ,

That usrname tho. What you just said hits different.

0_0j ,
@0_0j@lemmy.world avatar

Lol this got me

Mrkawfee ,

Listen or act like you're listening. People love the validation that comes with being given undivided attention. The opposite is also true.

BertramDitore ,
@BertramDitore@lemmy.world avatar

This is great advice. It’s not difficult once you get good at it; but there’s nothing quite like the feeling of being in a real two-way conversation where you know the other person is actually listening to what you’re saying, not just hearing the sounds. I feel like I can count on both hands the number of real conversations I’ve had where I felt truly respected and heard.

OttoVonNoob ,

Think before you speak, I speak without thinking and it's got me in trouble for petty things. Using WE over YOU is extremely valuable.. even when you had nothing to do with the problem it is OUR problem.

Azzu ,
@Azzu@lemm.ee avatar

"We" should vacuum the house! *wink* *wink*

scrubbles ,
@scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech avatar

Confidence isn't about being confident but acting confident. Act confident and life will be a lot easier.

witty_username ,

Except if you want to do good science. Good scientists will identify false confidence and will aim to steer well clear of it

0_0j ,
@0_0j@lemmy.world avatar

Yessir!

Nemo ,

Slow is smooth and smooth is fast.

knobbysideup ,
@knobbysideup@sh.itjust.works avatar

Ride smooth not fast has won me some mountain bike races.

Nemo ,

I first heard it in the context of carpentry, but I've since heard it in kitchens as well.

Soup ,

“Fast” is the biggest number in a straight line. Life rarely offers straight lines.

bestusername ,
@bestusername@aussie.zone avatar

Get a VPN and pirate everytime!

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