What I Wish I Knew At Age 19

Here's everything everyone wish they knew at the age of 19. If it's good advice, hit the upvote button. The number next to it indicates the age the author wrote it at. Feel like there's something missing? Add a new message!

Hey 19 year old, Don't live on ramen because you're a poor student! PB&J is cheap and more nutritious!

Hey 19 year old, Wear a condom

Hey 19 year old, After finishing school is the best time to do what you want ever!! Use this time for find yourself and have fun!!!

Hey 19 year old, What you study should be three things: fun to study, fun to know and fun to work with!

Hey 19 year old, Not everyone needs to go to college. If you like wood, be a carpenter. If you like to fish, buy a boat and give charter tours, or sell trips to great fishing spots or... whatever. Student debt and unhappiness don’t mix.

Hey 19 year old, Cursing can be a great emotional release, but if you're going to curse, learn to do it properly and efficiently. Dropping F-bombs every other word doesn't help get your point across. Peppering your speech with well-placed profanities is the key.

Hey 19 year old, If you're after advice, try to find a way to unlearn and rehear all the wisdom that has been shared with you thus far. It's an astonishing amount and it's easy to write off. The difficulty is to listen in a way so you can hear it new.

Hey 19 year old, If you plan on going for higher studies (Masters or PhD), please focus and have a great GPA in undergrad. Good GPA is the easiest way to get into good grad programs.

Hey 19 year old, Choose a useful major

Hey 19 year old, As you go through college understand that most of what you learn about your course material you won’t use. And most employers won’t care about your grades. Don’t spend all your time in the library. Cultivate lifelong friendships.

Hey 19 year old, Take care of yourself. Notice which things sap away at your energy: a cluttered living space, a toxic friendship, a view of yourself that's more critical than understanding. It's healthy to take the time to change or give up these things.

Hey 19 year old, Do not try to be like everyone else, focus on what makes you unique and stand out.

Hey 19 year old, Take nothing from the dessert bar.

Hey 19 year old, No girlfriend name tattoos. Laser removal is expensive and hurts worse than a tattoo.

Hey 19 year old, Focus on being a likeable person with good social skills and a high number of quality relationships at least twice as much as you focus on grades and skills. Jobs come from relationships, not achievement, and life is all about people anyway.

Hey 19 year old, Someone not liking you can feel awkward, but it is better in the long run to be true to yourself than to change for the purpose of pleasing others. Trying to please everyone is not possible and not worth the effort.

Hey 19 year old, Majoring in something interesting is just as important as majoring in something that can get you a fantastic job. Balance passion with pragmatism.

Hey 19 year old, Do sports, do sports, do not get absorbed on romantic relationships for now

Hey 19 year old, don't be afraid to ask yourself who you are. Try to see yourself from a view that is not influenced by your environment: family, friends, community, school, work... Be you, do you.

Hey 19 year old, if you can't take it, you also shouldn't give it ...

Hey 19 year old, alcohol and partying won't bring you happiness.

Hey 19 year old, start flossing more

Hey 19 year old, don't fret if you don't have your career path figured out...try new things and it will eventually come to you.

Hey 19 year old, it's okay to follow your gut

Hey 19 year old, dress in public like you might meet the love of your life

Hey 19 year old, wear sunscreen every day