• LazaroFilm@lemmy.worldEnglish
        8·
        6 months ago

        That concert was so brutal in terms of sound level. I was in the pit and people were using cigarette filters as earplugs. That’s how loud it was. I’m pretty sure that’s why I have mild tinnitus now.

        • A_Very_Big_Fan@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          6 months ago

          I went to a Death Grips concert (my first “real” concert) and got in super early, so I ended up in front leaning against the guard rails right in front of a speaker. I only had one ear plug because my friend lost his pair, and god damn the speakers felt like canons against my ears but I wasn’t about to move because I had a great spot with nobody in between me and MC Ride.

          I ran into another friend of mine on my way out of the building, and my ears were so bad I couldn’t understand a word he said lol. Shit was wild, 10/10 would do it again

  • cabron_offsets@lemmy.world
    14·
    6 months ago

    (1) work out, (2) ditch an extremely toxic relationship without ever looking back, (3) have more fun, (4) buy aapl.

  • superduperpirate@lemmy.world
    12·
    6 months ago

    Stuff that would theoretically have been possible, in no particular order:

    • develop better study & time management skills so college doesn’t kick my ass nearly so badly
    • walk on to the college’s cross country team. After all, it was a D3 school, they’ll take just about anyone. Would’ve been a great way to avoid putting on 60 pounds in school.
    • spend more time taking advantage of the free therapy sessions in the student health center and maybe God forbid not fall as far into the pit of depression
    • jkrtn@lemmy.ml
      1·
      6 months ago

      All of this. Wish I had applied myself and found someone to tell me constant criticism for making mistakes isn’t normal.

  • RGB3x3@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    6 months ago

    Stop trying so hard to get laid. I could have had better relationships if I’d just stopped making that my goal.

    But those teenage boy hormones hit hard and that’s literally all I could think about back then.

  • FlashZordon@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    6 months ago

    Hit the gym brother. Instead of starting my work out journey now in my 30s.

    I was fortunate enough to have had a fast metabolism through out my 20s but starting a workout habit earlier would’ve helped maintain it better.

  • Truffle@lemmy.ml
    7·
    6 months ago

    Worry less about grades and academic performance, met my actual therapist back then so I could understand more about myself through exploration of my own self.

    Hug my dad more if I knew he would be gone in a few years. Miss him everyday.

  • SuperSynthia@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    6 months ago

    I wish I would have came out of the closet immediately instead of being in two marriages that really sucked because I was confused about what I wanted and I didn’t want to ostracize myself from my family and peers.

    Fuck, that felt good to get out

  • xkforce@lemmy.world
    6·
    6 months ago

    • Get tested and subsequently treated for ADHD.

    • Dump the ex I was dating around that time instead of letting her take up two years of my life that I wont get back.

    • Pay more attention to the people that actually put effort into their friendship/relationship with me and drop the ones that didn’t.

    • Work out more and eat better.

    • Socialize as much as I could while living in the dorms.

    • Either join or create study groups.

  • Ioughttamow@kbin.run
    6·
    6 months ago

    Wish I had gotten diagnosed with adhd. Earlier would have been better, but really it was college and early 20s where it hurt me the most (ie the period of time where I no longer had my parents managing my calendar, and before my wife and I started divvying up personal and household tasks based on our strengths)

    • Schlemmy@lemmy.ml
      2·
      6 months ago

      This hits hard. I was 29. My daughter was 3 and my god, I wish I was diagnosed earlier. After that it still took me several years to get a hold of my life.

  • j4k3@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    6 months ago

    I wish I had a solid social network and gone straight to university. Your social network is a vital part of life. I was in an advanced K-12 primary school and wish I had been born to intelligent atheists who valued intelligence. I had teachers that all but wanted to fight my parents about how they neglected my potential, but I had no context to really understand what all that meant.

  • davidgro@lemmy.world
    5·
    6 months ago

    Tried dancing with that girl at the prom who actually wanted to dance with me. Yeah the music was loud, but I should have tried anyway. (Even not knowing how.)

    Eventually I learned better how to talk/interact with women and even married a great one, but I do wonder how my life would be different if I had earlier what little skill I have now.