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What brutal advice should all younger generations know? (lemmy.world)
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sometimes, the most valuable lessons are the harshest ones. What’s a piece of brutal, no BS advice you think every younger generation needs to hear? It could be from your own experience, something you learned the hard way, or just a tough truth no one talks about enough. Let’s hear the cold, honest reality.

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[–] dil@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

I'll go even further - you should welcome being wrong about things.

We are all making shit up as we go, and that means that you WILL make mistakes. Seeing those mistakes as opportunities to learn and make yourself better will turn you into a better person than someone who resists admitting their mistakes.

It also was one of the things that most helped my confidence.

I see confidence as the absence of fear of messing up.

You can gain confidence by practicing until you're are good enough to not make mistakes... or you can just accept that you're not a perfect person, that you'll make mistakes, and try your best anyway.