I Asked 1,000+ Older People for Life Advice and Learned...

After asking over 1000 older people for life advice in the last 2 years, I want to share 3 life lessons I've personally taken away. Here they are...

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[norrisheckwine]

I'm 60+ years old and can count the number of people that truly care about me on one hand. Don't piss away your life for others.

[MarilynLee-zj]

All I can say is be careful who you let into your home! Starting with Family first!

[papajeff]

I’m 68 yo, a retired vet.. Everything is paid off. So many of the people I know want to travel. I have literally lived all over the globe. One of my daughters went to six high schools. The wife and I are tired of travel. We plopped our butts down in a little house, in the country, on a river bank, coming out of the Smokies. I sit watching yard birds, beautiful, tiny Goldfinches, Cardinals, Sparrows, river critters, otters, Great Blue Herons, Canadian Geese, ducks and turtles. I mow my little yard and tend some flowers. And I go up, in the mountains. I don’t have any goals.

[matthewvillanueva]

Don't tell everyone your plans, they want you to do good, just not better than them.

[CelticTexican]

Also, money does not buy happiness, it only can buy comfort; happiness is up to you

[Neil-htfv]

I'm 72, what I've learned in that time is, If you're an independent person, who minds their own business, don't hardly ever need help of any kind from anybody, lives and let others live, not needy, people think something is wrong with you. A lot of people like to make other people who they want them to be instead of who they are, that rarely, if ever works. Lastly, be careful who you marry, a few seconds of pleasure, could cost you a lifetime of pain. 🙁

[joedonbaker]

I disassociate with anyone who brings me down. If you're not fun and happy to be around, I want nothing to do with you. My life has no drama. It's wonderful! I avoid drama like the plague.

[jgboys]

This is a great one I saw
The other day.

The '18-40-60 Rule': at 18 you care what everyone thinks, at 40 you don't care what anyone thinks and at 60 you realize no one ever cared about what you thought, they were busy worrying about themselves.
Dr. Daniel Amen

[higherlove]

Don't listen to what people say, watch what they do.

[djh.]

Old people are vulnerable. And your fellow human is seldom better than a two legged jackal. Recognise the worst scavengers and predators. Preserve you finances and your physical health and always hit back as hard as you're able.

[christopherharmon]

My phone died 7-8 years ago, and I lost all my contacts. It was 5+ years before one person called. People are only around as long as you can provide something for them.

[WaitingHim]

The best advice I could ever give is keep your goals to yourself! People will sabotage you. Most people are envious and petty. Be your own best friend and let go of people who don't care.

[mhermit]

It's simple. If you are where you belong, regret nothing. It's taken everything that has happened to lead you to where you are. If something feels regretful, give greater wisdom time to reveal itself to you or self reflect until you learn something. It's not wasted time, yet.

[paland]

I'm 70 years old and still don't know what I want to be when I grow up.

[tracybodinaar]

l love the grounded reality of this channel!!! Retirement took a toll on my finances, but with my involvement in the digital market, $35, 000 weekly returns has been life changing.
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[fiftyfiftyone]

That guy who talked about his coworker dying left out the part where no one cared and they were replaced in 2 weeks and everything moved forward as though nothing ever happened.

[marthinarauhut]

Live your life and enjoy it, you don’t need much to be happy. Don’t over analyse everything. And don’t let your job swallow your life, it’s just a job.

[philliprickman]

I'm old enough to have seen many people, who worked very hard at pleasing others, die, and soon be forgotten. The next generation has no clue about them. With few exceptions, we will all soon be forgotten after we die. Those who are remembered best may be the ones who created havoc during their lives.

[proudhavenot]

For those that had goals and are happy with how things turned out, ask them something more personal, such as, did they get help along the way? Did their parents help them financially? Was college paid for? Did they inheritant any money? There is MUCH more to this than a simple question, because not everyone has the same experience while they are growing up even as a young adult.

[borisdodgingbullets]

I’m 54 and have had a long, winding, and wild ride to this point. I’ve lived in 5 countries, learned 2 foreign languages, earned Master’s and Doctorate degrees (nearly) by accident, and have met some truly interesting people. I currently live 7, 000 miles away from my hometown of Washington, D.C. I can say this without hesitation. Had I concerned myself with what others thought none of what I would have mentioned would have come to pass.

Social comparison and trying to please others is likely putting oneself in a socially-defined box. Meanwhile, the pursuit of self-actualization drives happiness for a lot of people. The two are at odds…!

Live and love your life in the way that best suits you! If that means that others will disapprove, so be it. That’s their problem!