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PsychicMigration
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Since there's a huge age range on here from 16yr old groms to skiers more seasoned then twice my age and pros I though it would be useful for anyone to share advice on things they've learned. Anything from skiing, college, financial stuff, girls, vans, summer jobs and anything in between.
5 years ago
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dogfacematt
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As the great Tom DeLonge once asked "This time where are you Houston, Is somebody out there, will somebody listen"

The feeling of loss of all hope, or that you won't make a difference in this life is so common that there's multiple medical terms for it. Astronauts get this feeling a lot when they're floatin around in space, and they have the coolest job ever. Cliche, but still true, you're never the only one feeling this way, and there are more than enough people to help you through it.
5 years ago
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r00kie
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Don't worry about what people think, they don't do it very often.
5 years ago
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Mixy
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"Never half ass two things, whole ass one thing"
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GrandThings
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Major in a subject you love, not what you think will get you the highest salary.

Make an effort to stay close with your friends as you get older. It gets harder.

Plan for the future financially, but don't be afraid to treat yourself every now and then.

Don't use Vaseline as lube.
5 years ago
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kmfoley2
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pee in her butt
5 years ago
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PsychicMigration
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kmfoley2pee in her butt


I'v heard that's a favorite.
5 years ago
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oldmanski
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Work hard but play harder
5 years ago
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CLQ
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Never waste a boner
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JAHBRADOR
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Don’t get a real job until you feel like you need/want to. Looking back to my high school grad, I was looking at doing stuff (college/careers) that I felt like I should do instead something that I really want to. But at 18 you really don’t know much about who you are (seems cliche but is quite tru). You change a lot in your early - mid 20’s, after moving away from home/parents.

Just don’t get rushed into things at this point in life, just kinda go with the flow and embrace new, different, exciting, challenging stuff because you never know where these experiences may take you. It can be quite easy to get trapped too early into a life that can become stale quite quickly. I see it far too often with peers. However, it all depends on the type of person that you are. Some people dream of leading the ‘white picket fence’ life and are perfectly content forever. But for others, they require more excitement, travel, new experiences, more uncertainty.

TL;DR make sure you take the time to figure out who you are as a person. You may feel like you know everything when you are young and you have life figured out, but life is as clear as mud.

do shrooms/ellisdee at least once. Smoking pot can be fun for a while, but it becomes lame and for sure can prevent you from excelling at something, speaking from personal experience. I’ve know far too many skiers that had pro-level talent that kinda started to fall off because they went from “going to ski and smoke a spliff” to “going to smoke spliffs and bring their skis”
5 years ago
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Biffbarf
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Everybody's free (to wear sunscreen.)
5 years ago
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Potamkin
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Don't go into consumer debt. Don't get student loans unless you are absolutely sure your income after college will be worth it. (Even then do as much as possible without loans). Only go to college if you need to. Try to be happy. A wife/husband and family is pretty cool. One day you will be 40 and all the BS wont matter lol. Work hard, but have fun!!

**This post was edited on Apr 16th 2020 at 4:37:30pm
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DesertStix
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Stay debt free. Don’t take out student loans for a degree you think you want as a teenager only to be saddled with insurmountable debt and a career you don’t love.

If you’re still in high school, or the beginning of your college career, save money by taking whatever classes you can at the local community college even if you’re enrolled at a larger university. No one, even grad school, will care that you took college algebra at a community college and not your university.

Take a job doing what won’t make you go crazy even if it pays less. There’s no price on sanity and I’ve been on both sides of the fence. Life’s much better when you don’t hate going to work everyday.

Stay in touch with the people who matter the most to you, and even some who are just chill that you enjoy spending time with. When you’re far removed from high school or college it’s really difficult to keep up those relationships but the ones you do, will always be there for you.

As you get older, listen to your body when you’re skiing. You may not be able to spend 6 hours hitting park features or dropping big cliffs like you did when you were younger. It sucks but not as bad as blowing your ACL and being out for a whole season.

Keep your head up on those down days and remember there are always brighter ones on the horizon.
5 years ago
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steeze_louise
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eat shrooms
5 years ago
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Shower_Boy
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You can only get a STD if you get tested
5 years ago
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typicaldenverkid
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Sleep, seriously every time my life is going well it’s because I’m sleeping well. Acts like a baseline for good performance
5 years ago
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jwilly
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Make an effort not to stop learning after HS/college. sounds cliche I know
5 years ago
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shinbangclan
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Push yourself outside your comfort zone as much as possible. Doing things that scare you will allow you to grow as a person.
It also makes for an interesting time!
5 years ago
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270on420out
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Take care of your body as you age.
5 years ago
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ReturnToMonkey
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Learn an instrument or many. It's hella fun, teaches creativity and discipline, and everybody loves a good musician
5 years ago
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hi_vis360
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typicaldenverkidSleep, seriously every time my life is going well it’s because I’m sleeping well. Acts like a baseline for good performance


big facts, and I hate that our culture praises people who don't sleep very much. We always hear about people working so hard that they only sleep 4 hours a night and so many people are like "wow, so amazing, what a great work ethic!" It's fucked up, if you're sleeping and eating well everything else will follow
5 years ago
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patskis22
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make money online and ski every day
5 years ago
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keagan.karstens
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I’m 16, still in high school, and I just wanna say thanks to everyone who’s commenting advice on this even if it’s just a few words it really helps me out a lot.
5 years ago
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TRVP_ANGEL
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gallon of milk
5 years ago
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SofaKingSick
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eat healthy

sleep enough

stay fit

keep the grades up, you don't have to have a 4.0 or something but poor grades will only limit you

don't peak in high school

keep interested in stuff, have hobbies, the more varied the better. you're going to be so happy you have skills and passions in your 20s and beyond while lame people won't. be well rounded


be nice and respectful to everyone, they deserve it and (most) people will treat you well in return
5 years ago
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PsychicMigration
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Where do most of you stand with the work young philosophy in life so retirement is an option. I'v been mulling it over in my head for a while and it seems like you can get by and have tons of fun for a bit but will probably work into your 70s later. on the other hand you would have to work full time while your 22-25. Is it really worth not skiing/doing things you enjoy as much to be comfortable when you old. Iv debated investing the maximum amount I can after college for two years which will mature over the next 40. How did you guys approach this what would you change or was it right for you.
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PsychicMigration
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Iv also though about living a true van life for a year or two sometime in my 20s out of a sprinter or similar. Has anyone done this. Im pretty minimalistic. The goal isn't necessarily to ski but it would be nice also. Probably have a work from home kinda job. Nothing permanent just would like to experience as much as I can over a year or two. Watched a lot of youtube on this subject and it seems that this lifestyle is not justified well in most content and made out to be better then what it really is. Instagram and trendy videos definitely seem to cloud weather its actually worth it.
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Padagucci1920
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Don't always worry about money, that you can get later but you will never get the time you spend back, especially when you're young enjoy the life you have and appreciate the simple things the earth provides. Also, if you're gonna be dumb do illegal things before you're 18 so you don't get punished like an adult, big boy jail is not a place anyone wants to go!
5 years ago
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JAHBRADOR
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DummyBearsWhere do most of you stand with the work young philosophy in life so retirement is an option. I'v been mulling it over in my head for a while and it seems like you can get by and have tons of fun for a bit but will probably work into your 70s later. on the other hand you would have to work full time while your 22-25. Is it really worth not skiing/doing things you enjoy as much to be comfortable when you old. Iv debated investing the maximum amount I can after college for two years which will mature over the next 40. How did you guys approach this what would you change or was it right for you.


It all depends what you really want. If you want to ski at your peak and be able to do everything you have ever wanted to do, ski as much as you can in your 20’s. if you would get more enjoyment out of working and earning enough to secure a comfortable future in your 20’s, go for it.

Most people that ‘only want to do a few years of work to get some savings’, they blink and suddenly they are 40 with responsibilities, a family and a mortgage and can’t believe where the time has gone.

One of my Dad’s friends retired after working his ass off for 40 years to secure his retirement only to have severe health problems soon after that meant he couldn’t do anything but lay inside until his unfortunate demise. On the other hand he also has a friend that worked super hard from 20-35, sold his business for a couple millis and now skis 100 days a year and pretty much does whatever he wants.

TL;DR there is no ‘right’ way to do it, just go with your gut feeling and what feels right at the time. If you trust yourself, shit usually works out. Luck also is a small part.
5 years ago
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SnowshoeThompson
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kmfoley2pee in her butt


Quoting for emphasis
5 years ago
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christianwearsch
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start investing a little every month now. Investing a lot in the market at age 40 will make you less money than investing little incriminates at age 18. Start with 25, shoot even 10 bucks a month. By the time you’re in you’re 50s, you’ll be happy you started early.
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PsychicMigration
Posts: 2099 - Karma: 10,552
JAHBRADORIt all depends what you really want. If you want to ski at your peak and be able to do everything you have ever wanted to do, ski as much as you can in your 20’s. if you would get more enjoyment out of working and earning enough to secure a comfortable future in your 20’s, go for it.

Most people that ‘only want to do a few years of work to get some savings’, they blink and suddenly they are 40 with responsibilities, a family and a mortgage and can’t believe where the time has gone.

One of my Dad’s friends retired after working his ass off for 40 years to secure his retirement only to have severe health problems soon after that meant he couldn’t do anything but lay inside until his unfortunate demise. On the other hand he also has a friend that worked super hard from 20-35, sold his business for a couple millis and now skis 100 days a year and pretty much does whatever he wants.

TL;DR there is no ‘right’ way to do it, just go with your gut feeling and what feels right at the time. If you trust yourself, shit usually works out. Luck also is a small part.


Definitely want to suck the most I can out of my prime. Im definitely somewhat intimidated by the people that "get stuck" where there from which doesn't seem all bad. all of a sudden there saying there 30 and even though thats still relatively young. Im thinking the best thing I can do is get away and Ill figure myself out from there. Not trying to get married and settle down its just not for me but I'v heard that perspective changes the older we get.
5 years ago
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DesertStix
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Like the president who literally brags about this
pinkcamo1000big facts, and I hate that our culture praises people who don't sleep very much. We always hear about people working so hard that they only sleep 4 hours a night and so many people are like "wow, so amazing, what a great work ethic!" It's fucked up, if you're sleeping and eating well everything else will follow
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