time travel situation personal

[IAM]

You travel back through time ten years (or some significant period for you) and give yourself some advice. You only have a few seconds. What would you say to yourself? Assume your past self would believe you have time traveled etc.

to past self: "don't marry that !"

A future you travels back from ten years in the future and gives you a few seconds advice. What do you think you would say to yourself.

to present self: "eat right and get back in shape"

 

[Mr. Dictator]

Present self to past self: screw women.

Future self to present self: make sure you add, "literally".

 

[azzaman333]

Both would be "don't give up".

 

[SS-18 ICBM]

"Be more outgoing."

I cannot presume to know what my situation will be in the next 10 years.

 

[Cutlass]

Whatever you think of doing, do the opposite.

 

[LegionSteve]

I would need to go back 18 years, to say:
1) when you get to university, take out the maximum available student loans
2) open saving accounts in as many building societies as possible
3) when they all turn into banks, cash out all the bonuses, shares etc. you get
4) when you leave university pay off the loans then use the profits for a deposit on a house in a nice area, not [the craphole where I currently live]

 

[Mechanicalsalvation]

Both would be "don't give up".

Its hard to beat this advice. There is nothing as importantant as this - everything else will come if you just dont give up.
I cant speak about the future self but if I traveled back I would say: keep it up, you cant lose...

 

[Winner]

Its hard to beat this advice.

It's also totally meaningless.

I know very well what I'd say to my 17 years old self, but I'd rather not say it here. (One part of it would be - "see that girl? Go for it, she's really into you, you're just being a doubt-filled idiot.")

 

[FeelGood]

If 14 years back - Yeah... don't choose engineering. Lots of hard work but less money. Go for accounting... if 11 years back - start saving NOW!!! or else you'll be like me now. Can't keep up with the joneses...

 

[Antilogic]

I know very well what I'd say to my 17 years old self, but I'd rather not say it here. (One part of it would be - "see that girl? Go for it, she's really into you, you're just being a doubt-filled idiot.")

Same here, plus "don't go for a PhD, you will utterly hate it" and "take those damn career fairs seriously" and "quit trusting your Dad on politics".

 

[madviking]

Present self to past self: "Everybody is just as insecure as you are."

 

[Disgustipated]

I can't think of any advice that I would take. I'm bad at taking advice, even from myself. The best advice would be to be more outgoing, but that would never work because it goes against my nature. And honestly, I can't think of a single thing in my life I would do differently.

I can honestly say I have no regrets in life.

Present self to past self: "Everybody is just as insecure as you are."

and would you believe yourself? I certainly wouldn't believe that. Most people aren't as insecure as me. Most people seem very confident of themselves, and are very narcissistic (the two go hand in hand imho).

 

[Antilogic]

and would you believe yourself? I certainly wouldn't believe that. Most people aren't as insecure as me. Most people seem very confident of themselves, and are very narcissistic (the two go hand in hand imho).

I would assume I would be so shocked to see a future version of myself that I would be more likely to listen closely. Even if I thought it was a trick, I'd still dwell on it.

 

[NetGear]

Past self: you won't believe me so screw you.

 

[SuperBeaverInc.]

Past self - "Invest in Apple."
Future self - "Wasn't that an awesome idea?."

 

[Maniacal]

Past self: Winning lotto numbers

Future self: More winning lotto numbers. Also best and worst places to have traveled to.

 

[azzaman333]

It's also totally meaningless.

Maybe for you.

 

[Arwon]

Go back to early 2005, and tell myself "bet everything on the Swans to win the premiership when they hit 34:1"

(I am a Swans fan)

 

[Save_Ferris]

Past Self: The Game.
Future Self: The Game.

I don't take life too seriously.

 

[Integral]

Present self to past self:
1. Never get in bed with anyone crazier than you
2. Never get in bed with someone who has less to lose than you
3. If the first six weeks aren't the best six weeks of your life, get out because it isn't going to get any better.



Future Integral is either going to say "you shoulda taken that FDIC job" or "congrats on tenure bro."