People Would Have Preferred To Know These 30 Life Lessons Sooner, As Shared In This Online Group

Just because you're blood related to someone, doesn't mean that you owe them anything. Toxic people are toxic people and you are not required to give them a single ounce of your attention if they are hurting you.

Never put your education/ job / plans etc on hold for a boyfriend / girlfriend especially while in college, especially when you’re 19.

Listen to your gut instinct. If something feels off about a person or situation, there’s a reason. Believe it the first time and walk away

Happiness is enjoying the things you have, not the things to come.

Sometimes you can do everything right and still fail.

That saying NO can save you a lot of trouble down the line.

I think, oddly, the lesson I learned is that there is no such thing as 'too late in life' - at 26, I was homeless, out of rehab, and broke. Things have changed dramatically for the better.

Look after your knees and your teeth.

You shouldn’t care what your high school experience was good or bad or what your classmates think of you because who cares about high school after 18?

If high school was your peak you have a sh**ty life ahead

That a death in the family brings out the worst in people.

That you can't please everyone so you shouldn't worry about trying to

Don't bring things home from work.

I had a bad day at work. Came home and got in an argument with my gf about something...and stopped halfway. Yes, she really had done something, but the only reason I got so angry about it was because...I had already been angry, from work. Otherwise i might have just let it go.

From then on I learned to separate work from home. I was 28. I felt like this was a lesson I should have learned earlier.

Your boss is NOT looking out for YOUR best interests. He is looking out for HIS best interests.

Corporate has no loyalty to you. You are just a replaceable cog.

Nice guys rarely get promoted. They just get more responsibility. Semi-aggressive advancement planning and prioritizing the advancement tasks over items specified in job description is about the only way to advance salary faster than what is paid to new hires. Even then jumping ship is usually the best way to advance salary and get more responsibility.

You shouldn’t try doing a backflip for the first time when you’re drunk.

I know this sounds wrong but hear me out. DONT do what you love for a living, unless it pays well. Research your career path before choosing one and prioritize potential earnings and time off. Do what gets you the most money and benefits with the least amount of time invested. Do what you love in your free time, making it your career can ultimately make you resent it and lose your enthusiasm for the hobby you love most. Almost every job becomes a mundane chore if you do it every day, no matter how much you enjoy it now. I know it’s anecdotal, but, I always loved wrenching on cars. I started tinkering long before I could drive. I’m damn good at it and made a career out of it. The problem is, doing it every day has made me lose interest in doing it for fun. I don’t have cool projects anymore. I see cars as basic transportation now and have no interest in building/modifying anything. The pay isn’t terrible, but it isn’t great either. If I could do it again I’d have kept it as a hobby and gone into a field that is boring but pays for REAL life outside of work. Ultimately work is a means to an end for most people and all of the high minded ideals of “do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life” stuff is b******t. Get that money, retire as soon as you can, and live life to the fullest while you can.

People aren't thinking about you even a fraction of the amount you think they're thinking about you.

You're noise in a lifetime of experiences and a busy mind. This is a good thing. It means you can just get what you need from people and not over think it, safe in the knowledge that they'll forget you almost immediately.

1) Soul mates aren't a thing. 2) Learn to fight in a relationship without raising your voice and keep a check on your emotions, it's you and your SO against the problem not you against them.

We all make mistakes, dont dwell on it

If you made mistakes, always confront them and the consequences right away. Waiting doesn't make it better, it makes it worse.

Budget save and invest

Boring af but makes a huge difference