What’s the Best Piece of Advice You’ve Ever Received?

[WrestlingRasta]

19 minutes ago, ionel said:

ftfy       

That would come on Sunday, after the Saturday s**t beatings…

Edited May 30 by WrestlingRasta

[jross]

Invest 10% of every dollar you make.

Better advice - invest 30% of every dollar you make.

[vsnej]

There is no substitute for hard work

[Scouts Honor]

never fight a land war in asia

[GreatWhiteNorth]

NEVER answer personal questions being asked by random posters on the internet.

They are simply building a profile of who you are based on your responses to add to their data collection.

[GreatWhiteNorth]

On 5/29/2025 at 7:49 PM, JimmySpeaks said:

I’m not that smart.

The most honest and true post you've ever made. Thanks for that.

[JimmySpeaks]

4 hours ago, GreatWhiteNorth said:

The most honest and true post you've ever made. Thanks for that.

Yet still smarter than your crying @$$ 

[Lipdrag]

Never take any advice.  Especially this.

[Lipdrag]

2nd best advice received:

Son, there are two theories on how to win an argument with a woman.  Neither one works.

[jross]

Reframe your nerves as excitement to compete.  That means you are ready!

[jross]

Breathe!

[GreatWhiteNorth]

16 hours ago, JimmySpeaks said:

Yet still smarter than your crying @$$ 

Another cool story, bro.

[scourge165]

15 hours ago, jross said:

Breathe!

This was...shockingly good advice that never once dawned on me until I started coaching. 

I had a HWT, he was a great FB player, he was 6'4 270, he could run all day, he was fine in practice, but he was backing up guys his first 3 years who'd all placed in State. He finally got his shot and he would gas about 90 seconds into the match. 

It took about 10 minutes until an assistant said 'he's holding his breath.' The nerves were getting to him and he just...wasn't breathing. Not even regulating his breath, but he was holding it for long stretches. 

 

Never would have dawned on me. Good kid, ended up being pretty good and played 4 years of College Football. 

[jross]

I like the advice: ‘Don’t let negativity win; spread good to overcome it.’

That’s why a few of us sometimes post light-hearted topics to balance out divisive topics like 'MAGA earns their rewards.'

[jross]

Done is better than perfect.

[jross]

Learn to say "no"

[jross]

Like exercise, expressing gratitude will reduce stress and increase your happiness.  Show gratitude daily. 

[Gene Mills Fan]

6 hours ago, jross said:

Like exercise, expressing gratitude will reduce stress and increase your happiness.  Show gratitude daily. 

Thank you

[El Luchador]

Never open an Apple Store in the hood. 

[GreatWhiteNorth]

On 6/6/2025 at 7:54 AM, jross said:

Done is better than perfect.

Perfect is always better than done. Always. Every single time.

(Yours must be Chinese - we all know how bad goods manufactured in China are.)

Edited Wednesday at 08:28 AM by GreatWhiteNorth

[ionel]

5 hours ago, GreatWhiteNorth said:

Perfect is always better than done. Always. Every single time.

So you are saying we should've never landed on the moon, the B-17 & B24 bombers P-51s etc should've never been build during WWII, clearly Tesla should've never built an electric car ... I could go on.  

[jross]

5 hours ago, GreatWhiteNorth said:

Perfect is always better than done. Always. Every single time.

I mostly agree in a safety-critical context.  Done usually trumps perfect unless massive stakes are on the line.  Done lets you learn and improve; perfect can paralyze you.

My oldest was not turning in her school work on time because she was obsessing over every word on writing assignments.  We had to learn that a "B" is better than a "F."

In my work, I can pick two between quality, features, and time...  (release features fast, get feedback fast, iterate fast... repeat cycle... then harden.)

[headshuck]

"Don’t worry, be crappy” - Guy Kawasaki meaning it’s better to ship something imperfect but functional than to stall indefinitely.

[GreatWhiteNorth]

14 hours ago, ionel said:

So you are saying we should've never landed on the moon, the B-17 & B24 bombers P-51s etc should've never been build during WWII, clearly Tesla should've never built an electric car ... I could go on.  

Are you that dumb? 

Wouldn't a "perfect" bomber be better than an imperfect one? EVERY SINGLE TIME

Edited Thursday at 03:41 AM by GreatWhiteNorth

[GreatWhiteNorth]

11 hours ago, headshuck said:

"Don’t worry, be crappy” - Guy Kawasaki meaning it’s better to ship something imperfect but functional than to stall indefinitely.

But - all things being equal - isn't it better to ship something perfect than to ship something less than perfect.

EVERY SINGLE TIME.