8 Mistakes I Made as a Student

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One day in college, I found myself waking up in the same day over and over again. I also realized that I looked exactly like Bill Murray on that day. By reliving the exact same day dozens, if not hundreds of times, I eventually figured out how to avoid every possible misstep that could happen. I learned how to dance, saved the world from aliens, and received the key to the city.

Unfortunately, I was a student for more than one day. Here are some of the mistakes I made on those other days - and what you can learn from them.

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[natt]

I'm still in college, but my biggest regret so far is trusting the professors who say their exams are going to be easy.

[Thomasfrank]

Somehow I missed the fact that I put the wrong llama card before mistake #2 - thanks to everyone who caught it. Can't fix it now though! :P

[pritikaguha]

1) Ambition, Delusion, Burnout 1:05
2) Energy Drinks 2:12
3) Jumping the internship gun 3:17
4) Quitting too soon 5:33
5) Failing to ask for help 7:27
6) The dating mistake 8:36
7) A lack of due diligence 10:52
8) Zero fun, sir! 12:30

[lydiaps]

I regret : 1. procrastinating in school and college as well.
2. Lacking confidence in myself
3. Allowing the horrifying sad experiences in school depress me.
4. Not investing time on my talents because i was mostly depressed + daydreaming.

[PracticalInspiration]

Making mistakes, especially in youth, is part of life. While all of the advice is really good, I try not to look back with regret, but instead I look forward with optimism

[thatchickwithcurls]

This is actually really helpful for perfectionists, as opposed to what they tell you in school, which usually boils down to: "don't party, don't skip class, and you'll be fine."

[MosesEmmet]

I regret not starting a YouTube channel while it was in its infancy instead of trying to get straight A’s in college.

[Silvenar]

One regret as a student: choosing a major you don’t really enjoy:/

[TheLifeFormulaa]

Asking for help can hurt the pride of some but if you swallow it up, asking for help will increase your understanding and grades.

[basomaning]

The best advice I've ever gotten from a teacher is "know when to do A- work." Of course, it's great to go above and beyond but sometimes to maximize efficiency and minimize burnout it's okay to not give 110% to an assignment that has little impact overall.

[mynametrong]

Studying too much and not getting involved is one of my regrets as well.

[lamaghanayim]

Thanks! I'm a college student and it's been busy and draining for some parts but I get motivated watching your videos. I think this has been helpful and hope to follow your advice

[sarahrxssell]

‘Beverage entertainment’- what an interesting concept, somehow it makes so much sense!

[hoicaca]

I like your voice, it's quite fast but very clear

[ronin]

"Not disengaging when a hard problem comes up!"- That's a lesson which is still applicable in my life now (probably will for many years to come as well)..

[dennisdiede]

Thomas comes across as honest and forthcoming about his life. Refreshing in this day and age. Kudos...

[-nivek]

I'm in high school currently. I know I want to go to college so I've been trying to apply the knowledge provided on this channel as well as some other which has helped emensly. I'm glad I'm still able to get into the habits of studying and problem solving because not doing so in college can be a very expensive mistake. Thank you, keep up the good work

[johnf.kennedy]

I was a student a long long long time ago. Guess what? I went back to college and am writing back to college from which I am writing this comment. This was long before YouTube existed and even at a time when people where only starting to get interested in computers and what they were all about. People actually were more curious about computers and wanted to learn more about them before the average worker had a terminal on his desk [today]. Eventually, my first laptop back then had a Black and White Screen with WIN 3.1.

But here I am again -- back in school-- and one can be sure to learn practical approaches to being a student. And no, you'll not likely find a relationship at a bar nor, is it a good or reasonable place to look. Let that be your college lesson for the future especially if your an undergrad now. I'm still learning new and valuable lessons. These ready tips and tricks were not available back then. You had to work more to find them. Most of your lessons were learnt from doing and that may be the most valuable lesson of all.

[simplymaci]

Thank you so much for this! I’ll definitely try to learn from these while I’m still in my third year of college.

[elizabethmanderson]

Thanks for the video! Am currently struggling with #1, as I'm currently in my 3rd week of 4th year uni. #5 is also so true too.