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That's the curse of wisdom, in your 60s you can tell it's advice that you in your 30s should've taken but probably in your 30s you wouldn't have had the experiences that would make them be seen as good advice at the time.

Wisdom is frustrating since to be able to fully absorb it you need to have lived experiences that cements it, it can't be generally taught.



Definitely. It would take present-self visiting past-self to make me actually understand, to be sure.




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