What I Wish I Knew At Age 18

Here's everything everyone wish they knew at the age of 18. The number next to it indicates the age the author wrote it at.

Hey 18 year old, Turbotaxsucksass.com is a real website that offers free tax filing, as a rebellion against corrupt websites that make you pay to file your own taxes. (By the comedy news show Patriot Act)

Hey 18 year old, Changing your stance on ideologies or major issues doesn't automatically make you a hypocrite - it means you've educated yourself further and changed your opinion based off this new information.

Hey 18 year old, There's a website called manualslib.com which lets you search for instruction books/manuals for any product. The website has over 2 million manuals for 40,000 brands all free to access and available to download.

Hey 18 year old, For free vehicle manuals, look up www.justgivemethedamnmanual.com, and no it's not just for guys. Gals can also know how to fix their own car, if they choose too.

Hey 18 year old, Darkpatterns.org lists and educates you about tricks and scummy tactics used by even the most commonly used websites that make you do things you didn't mean to.

Hey 18 year old, How will my future be

Hey 18 year old, If you want a deep and beautiful distraction for stress, look up images of space on NASA from https://images.nasa.gov/ It will make you think a lot, and it will help you regain wonder.

Hey 18 year old, What can i do

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Hey 18 year old, Huge, high-ranking universities like MIT and Stanford have hundreds of recorded lecture series on YouTube for free, on all kinds of different degrees. If you want some help studying for something in college, these YouTube channels can help.

Hey 18 year old, If you look it up online, there are a lot of free textbooks to download in ebook format online, with ebooks donated from different colleges, universities and professors. If you want to save money on textbooks, consider this option.

Hey 18 year old, You can download the entirety of Wikipedia, and store it on a USB drive. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Database_download

Hey 18 year old, There are multiple websites that give you recipes based off what ingredients you have on hand, such as my fridgefood, supercook, allrecipes, yummly, recipepuppy or epicurious on the app store.

Hey 18 year old, Khan Academy has a section on Personal Finance that teaches you things such as how to do your taxes, pay for college, and save for retirement. (https://www.khanacademy.org/college-careers-more/personal-finance)

Hey 18 year old, There is a giant library inside Minecraft which contains journals and articles, banned in several countries (https://www.blockworks.uk/the-uncensored-library), if you want to rebel against banned books these days.

Hey 18 year old, DON'T be on your best behavior on a first date. DO be your normal, everyday, relaxed hanging-with-friends behavior. You want the person to like you for who you actually are, not who you are pretending to be. They'll only fall in love with fake you.

Hey 18 year old, Take regular photos of the everyday happenings around your home & family. Someone on the sofa, cooking, doing yard work, a regular old dinner etc. Pictures of everyday life are the real nostalgia bombs when looking back.

Hey 18 year old, Finish your degree even if you ultimately wont go into your studied field. Future employers may simply pay you more for having a degree, with it offering more credibility with your added education experience, even if it's not related.

Hey 18 year old, Take photos of your parents doing things they do every day. When you get older, they will bring back memories more than any posed pic ever could. They won't always be here, so enjoy the best memories you have with them. (If they're not abusive.)

Hey 18 year old, Millennials/Zoomers, when you’re explaining how broke you are to your parents/grandparents, use an inflation calculator. Ask them what year they started working, and then tell them what you make in dollars from back then.

Hey 18 year old, If you're a bully of anyone who is different from you, solely because they're different, then you can't be considered an adult at this age. What is wrong can be different, but difference in of itself is not wrong. You're just a coward.

Hey 18 year old, If you don't know if what you experienced counts as sexual harassment or sexual abuse, and what counts as rape if you are wondering that, then look for the signs of sexual harassment/abuse or signs of rape, if you are confused.

Hey 18 year old, Allow people the freedom to change. If someone decides to modify their beliefs or behaviors in a positive way, refrain from pointing out their inconsistencies, being sarcastic, joking, or otherwise commenting.

Hey 18 year old, Stop overthinking your tasks. It leads to analysis paralysis and you end up just thinking about work instead of actually doing it. Have a VERY basic plan, and just start working. You'll figure things out along the way.

Hey 18 year old, If someone doesn't appreciate something you do for them, it probably means that it isn't that important to them. Rather than stew about it or demand recognition, just add it to the list of things you don't need to do anymore.

Hey 18 year old, I feel nothing is good in my life related to study home proud bcz I'm not scholor studen but I want to be a scholor and I ready to prepared so give me suggestions

Hey 18 year old, My career

Hey 18 year old, Make your body attractive so that your personality doesn't break your chances

Hey 18 year old, Nothing much lacks in your life because you have life don't run behind girls ,money ,etc just have faith and do what you lovr

Hey 18 year old, You shouldn't have done that