Yo Old People (>21 years is old, for the purposes of this)

[Pope Joan]

Move fast and keep a low profile.

Choose your battles; not every fight is worth it.

Do good work.

Be a friend.

If you realize you would be willing to die for her, then she's the one.

Acknowledge debts, financial and otherwise.

Praise people when they deserve it.

Life is worth it. Even when it sucks.

[Tmutarakhan]

The people you meet on your way up are the same ones you will meet on your way down.

That's why you crush their spirits, kick them when they're down. Unless, what we are talking about everyday people? Yeah fine. But your enemies, those who present a threat? Just beat them.

I have very few enemies in my life.

[Torisakia]

Since when could young people not give advice? I'm 14 and I've been doing it for years. And it always helps.

[AiliailiA]

1. Don't stack dishes in the sink. If you have two sinks, don't stack dishes in both sinks.
2. Do not take part in a read-through of Shakespeare while tripping. Particularly not as Polonius.
3. (Gazes intently at where Yewhoho's hat should be) Don't get too inventive with the c-word.

[Forsher]

Getting her drunk is not taking advantage, it's called helping her achieve enlightenment.

If you are both wasted, regardless of how good you both thought the sex was, it probably wasn't.

If in doubt, get another credit card. The more the merrier, I say!

Die Credit CardS! Eftpos all the way!

From my mother, so it counts.

[Risottia]

So NSG is mainly just The Young Folks, ...

Hrrmpf... I'm ageless.

Anyway, protip:
The exam of Theoretical Physics is best passed while having a hangover.

[Aquophia]

I had no idea I was old now.

Since when could young people not give advice? I'm 14 and I've been doing it for years. And it always helps.

Arnold always gave the best advice and he was only nine.

[Not a pipe]

Tip: Don't call people old. It's rude. We're chronologically experienced 8)

I added one word

[New Chalcedon]

So NSG is mainly just The Young Folks, and some of them are probably about to graduate or whatever. They might want some help and things with Life, Yeah? So let's give them tips or whatever (you young folks absolutely cannot give tips, due to your lack of experience and such).

Tip the First:

- If you got bored during uni, don't do an MA/PhD. It's just the same, with even more sporadic work.

Other Oldsters, let fly with your err wisdom arrows. Like owls. Owls with bows.

Git off mah damn lawn, yew damn whippersnapper!

More seriously, take the time to plan about anything important. And when you've made the plan, make a backup "what will I do if circumstances fuck up" plan. Then you should be OK.

[The Archregimancy]

Crushing disappointment of some kind or another is inevitable at some point or another.

The real trick lies in how you bounce back from those disappointments.

[Fionnuala_Saoirse]

Always have long term and short term goals and keep working towards them. If you need to write these down to keep yourself focused, do it. If you find yourself deviating from your plan, or letting yourself get lazy, don't give up. Reassess whats going wrong and get back on top of things. You reallly don't want to get 10 years down the line and realise you've made no headway with things.

[Individual Impersonators]

Be willing to change. Thoes that don't stay exactly where they are. (applies to location, attitude, opinions, skills etc etc)

The older you get, the less you realise you know. If you think you know it all, your are as inexperienced as they get.

[L Ron Cupboard]

The old ones are the best:

Know yourself (so many layers to that one)
Everything in moderation
Be reluctant to make promises but keep the ones you do make.


Save 5 per cent of everything you earn.
Regular practice in small amounts is better than one huge effort then giving up.
Sticking with things is more important than talent.
Allow yourself to fail, learn from it and bounce back.
Spend more of the money you set aside for fun on doing things rather than buying things.
Don't strike back at someone for a single slight, wait until they do it twice.
Don't throw the first punch, counterpunching is better.
Read.
Don't multitask if you can help it, it is just doing several things badly.
Learn how to cook.

[The Archregimancy]

Always have long term and short term goals and keep working towards them. If you need to write these down to keep yourself focused, do it. If you find yourself deviating from your plan, or letting yourself get lazy, don't give up. Reassess whats going wrong and get back on top of things. You reallly don't want to get 10 years down the line and realise you've made no headway with things.

Good advice - but also make sure that you're willing to change the plan, or come up with a new plan, if the original plan's clearly not working.

Sometimes you need to be a Brusilov rather than a Haig.

[Fionnuala_Saoirse]

Ah yeah I meant that as part of the reassessment but not particularly clearly.

Unfortunately a hindrance of a stubborn personality is my tendency towards the Haig side of life all the same.

[Ovisterra]

Don't grow up to be like me.

[Tagmatium]

Try to avoid puking in your own bed.

[Fionnuala_Saoirse]

Try to avoid puking in your own bed.

Along with trying to avoid going to important meetings, etc with sick still on your face.

[New England and The Maritimes]

Try to avoid puking in your own bed.

Along with trying to avoid going to important meetings, etc with sick still on your face.

It seems obvious but seriously guys, go to the sink and check yourself in the mirror at least a few times a day. You never know what's there until you look; people won't always tell you when you've got sick on your face or spinach in your teeth or whatever.

[Kryozerkia]

Don't be afraid of mistakes; you will make them. Just makes the ones you can afford to make. If you don't take a chance when you can afford to, you'll regret not knowing what may have happened. Yes, there are always consequences but they aren't all bad, just part of the learning experience. There are chances which aren't worth taking and there are those worth taking. Only you can determine which ones are worth it for you.

[New England and The Maritimes]

Don't be afraid of mistakes; you will make them. Just makes the ones you can afford to make. If you don't take a chance when you can afford to, you'll regret not knowing what may have happened. Yes, there are always consequences but they aren't all bad, just part of the learning experience. There are chances which aren't worth taking and there are those worth taking. Only you can determine which ones are worth it for you.

I think this is a big one. Consequences in the adult world are generally not a big deal, until you're really into middle age and have a family or something. Before then, the worst that can happen is what? Lose your job? Your apartment? You'll live and get to try again. Nobody's going to hit you, and if they do you can quite easily call the police and file assault charges.

[The Nuclear Fist]

In my fifty-six years of life, I have learned several things. The majority of the time, advice given to you will be terrible, and advice given to you anonymously even more so.

[Horsefish]

Try to avoid puking in your own bed.

Solid advice. Don't shit on your own doorsteop too.

[Ovisterra]

Try to avoid puking in your own bed.

Solid advice. Don't shit on your own doorsteop too.

And don't eat yellow snow.

[New England and The Maritimes]

Solid advice. Don't shit on your own doorsteop too.

And don't eat yellow snow.

In other words: Never throw a house party. Ever. Don't do it. Seriously, don't. It's a bad idea.