Don't get too attached to anything.

Don't let your curiosity fade

Maintain open minded compassion for those different from you

Never be fully convinced you understand the best way to do anything

In disputes between the affected and the unaffected give added weight to the most affected

Learn to recognize a moral panic, and even if you have concerns related to it don't join in. It's the group dynamic equivalent of spiraling and catastrophizing.

Don't drink your calories unless you want to gain weight

Does anyone have advice specific to adhd or neurodivergence in general? Things you found helped you that took time to realise?

My advice would be not to listen to advice people on the internet give you.

Don't buy your wife a wide vase. Just get her a normal sized one. Otherwise you'll have to buy twice as many flowers for the rest of your marriage.

Dont do any drugs harder then psychedelics. But especially dont do opiates and benzos. I would rate opiates, besides, and alcohol as the worst drugs to use.

Yes I am an alcoholic, but I avoided the other two. Honestly wish i had access to clean cocaine because id probably prefer that over drinking. Saving opiates for my elder years because im sure I will be hurting alot by then and will need them.

However, its your body. You choose. Heck the rules. Isn't it obvious the rules never mattered? Some think it is a recent phenomenon, but we are only being publicly informed. it has always been true. Oh the slaves are free? Guess they are prisoners now (slaves).

There's usually more than 1 way to do something.

Sometimes people get caught up on wanting to do it the best way, and then they just dont do it at all.

If there's an easier, less ideal, maybe slightly more wasteful way to do something, and its the difference between doing it or not, just do it that way and dont get hung up on perfection if the alternative is not getting it done.

If its something that needs to be built into a habit, it might be enough to get you started, and then maybe you can move on to the better way in the future.

Edit: just to clarify, often times the outcome is the same but people get caught up on the how vs just getting it done. Don't get caught up on the best how if there's another way that'll also work that you will find easier to do.

It's way easier getting in shape young. Don't put it off.

Educate yourself, and question everything. No one is worth following blindly. If you don't understand the "why" of something, keep digging until you do. Critically thinking is the most valuable skill you can have, so develop it as much as you can.

• People are the most suspicious of the behavior they are most guilty of. The guy who thinks everyone is stealing from him, is probably stealing from everybody else. If it's your boss, keep an eye on your paycheck. The person who always thinks their person is cheating on them, is probably a cheater. People do this because they're trying to excuse they're own behavior - "I only do it because everyone else is doing it to me," even if they aren't.

• Commit to doing something difficult, even if it's just a hobby, like running, working out, playing a musical instrument, writing, painting, learning a language, cooking, reading classic novels, birdwatching, etc. Having something that's important to you, and investing deeply into it, will fulfill your soul, and give you something good to hang onto when times get tough. And they will get tough. And don't tolerate people around you who dismiss or are disrespectful about it. It's important to YOU, that's all that matters. Their validation is irrelevant.

Never, ever stop asking why

Wear Sunscreen

If I could offer you only one tip for the future, Sunscreen would be it

1.) If you think you'd be happier living somewhere else, start putting things into motion now. Moving is hard, but it's harder when you're older.

2.) If you're depressed, working out will not make your depression worse. It's supposed to help. Give it a shot. Don't forget.

3.) Don't have kids.

4.) Don't date people that you think are dumb, even if they're incredibly attractive.

but as much effort as you can into math. There is the common trope about it being useless and that is I think due to peoples misunderstanding of it. Math is mental abstraction. Math problems are like excersise. No on complains push ups have not real world value. Its understood that doing them gets your body in better shape to do physical things. Similarly math helps your mind be in better shape to do mental things. Unfortunately you don't really do it after you are no longer in school so its not bad to try and use it whenever you can. Add your purchases up in your head and try and figure out price per quantity and compare products. do suduko. Also grab elementary logic if you can as it gives a math like framework for reason.

This life has no meaning. Absolutely none. Do what you enjoy. You don't need a "purpose," grind culture is toxic and will only lead to burnout. Slow down and listen to the birds sing.

Be willing to burn bridges. Some people really do need to be told to fuck off.