15 Valuable Life Lessons People Should Have Learned Sooner

Nathan Johnson Published 12/21/2023 in ftw

A large part of growing up (and life in general) are the lessons you learn along the way. No one is born with all the knowledge they need to be safe, successful, and happy, it's those experiences and things that happen to us that teach us valuable information to help us make our own lives better.

If one thing is for certain when it comes to learning something, It's better late than never.

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1.
A falling knife has no handle.
2.
A falling knife has no handle.
3.
The pull out Method works until it doesn’t
4.
Not everyone deserves your niceness.
5.
That you can't take anything for granted in your life. At some point, everything can be taken from you in a second.
6.
Money doesn’t exist until the deposit hits your bank account, and business promises mean nothing until legal documents are signed
7.
WEAR A HELMETIt's an easy safety precaution you can take when rollerblading, biking, skateboarding, scootering etc. And it can literally save your lifeWent all through the 90's thinking helmets were lame... Fell while rollerblading in my 30's and got a subdural hematoma, I wasn't going fast but the momentum from how I fell just slammed my head into concrete.
8.
Never have kids with someone you don’t want in your life forever.
9.
Not everyone has the same heart as you do.
10.
There’s always other jobs out there. Don’t stay in a bad one just cuz you think no one else would hire you.
11.
Nobody is coming to save you. Get. Off. The. Ground.
12.
If something feels wrong or out of place, it often times is.
13.
You are not your emotions. You are an awareness who observes them.
14.
Sometimes bad things happen to good people. Things happens and it doesn't really need to have a reason. Sometimes you will be the bad guy, and sometimes you will be the good guy.It happens.
15.
Do not spend like there’s no tomorrow. Tomorrow will come and it won’t be pretty.
16.
When you see changes in your company or at your job, like ceo leaving, cro leaving etc, it’s time to look for a different job or you might get let go of. Learned that the hard way.

1.
A falling knife has no handle.
2.
A falling knife has no handle.
3.
The pull out Method works until it doesn’t
4.
Not everyone deserves your niceness.
5.
That you can't take anything for granted in your life. At some point, everything can be taken from you in a second.
6.
Money doesn’t exist until the deposit hits your bank account, and business promises mean nothing until legal documents are signed
7.
WEAR A HELMETIt's an easy safety precaution you can take when rollerblading, biking, skateboarding, scootering etc. And it can literally save your lifeWent all through the 90's thinking helmets were lame... Fell while rollerblading in my 30's and got a subdural hematoma, I wasn't going fast but the momentum from how I fell just slammed my head into concrete.
8.
Never have kids with someone you don’t want in your life forever.
9.
Not everyone has the same heart as you do.
10.
There’s always other jobs out there. Don’t stay in a bad one just cuz you think no one else would hire you.
11.
Nobody is coming to save you. Get. Off. The. Ground.
12.
If something feels wrong or out of place, it often times is.
13.
You are not your emotions. You are an awareness who observes them.
14.
Sometimes bad things happen to good people. Things happens and it doesn't really need to have a reason. Sometimes you will be the bad guy, and sometimes you will be the good guy.It happens.
15.
Do not spend like there’s no tomorrow. Tomorrow will come and it won’t be pretty.
16.
When you see changes in your company or at your job, like ceo leaving, cro leaving etc, it’s time to look for a different job or you might get let go of. Learned that the hard way.