What advice would you give to your university self ?

You're doing everything right.

Don't optimize for minimal study time. Maximize learning things that are relevant for your professional career and find the field and activities you're that activates your passion.

Focus on learning new skills.

Love this thread. I'll be in college starting this Fall. Kinda scary

Focus on skills. Less is more. Good is good enough

Don’t give up on what’s important to you.

1. Always ask for help 2. Whatever you make, make sure to share it, whether it be on social media or on your portfolio 3. Interact and socialize to build connections 4. Don't be afraid to learn new skills 5. Always keep track of assignments and projects that need to be done Special Tip: Don't forget to have fun!

1. Regret is just as painful as rejection, but lasts way longer, so take action always-- shoot your shot. 2. Your parents love you but are clueless-- find out who you are and sally forth from that point of self-knowing, not from whatever trajectory your upbringing as set you on. 3. Prioritize your health, physique, and diet-- this is the foundation for everything else and by becoming truly embodied and happy/comfortable with your body you will have a better shot of knowing yourself and setting out on the right course. 4. Alcohol is a disgusting drug and you should avoid it-- it makes you fat, stupid, violent, and sad-- there are much better substances to alter your mental state, starting with the serotonin from being in shape and tackling meaningful challenges. 5. Read Naval Ravikant's tweetstorm and listen to his podcasts-- everything you need to know to create wealth from your unique self and find peace is contained in there-- very digestible and actionable 6. Read Scott Adams How to Fail at Everything and Still Win Big-- funny modern frameworks for success from a very clear-thinking fellow. 7. Start an online business that sits at the intersection of what you love to do, what you're good at, and what you want to contribute to the world. The money part is important-- being poor sucks and makes everything harder. 8. Experiment and iterate always-- you have 60-odd years to find your Slykigai and build a life of love, wealth, peace, and happiness-- the more truth you discover from experimentation, the faster you will get there. 9. Don't get caught up in the soulmate myth-- there is no one person that is meant for you-- there are good ones, bad ones, but there's not just one person for you. Read David Deida and Rollo Tomassi to understand male/female socio-sexual dynamics 10. Have fun-- smile instead of frown, be rationally optimistic, assume the world is out to help you, i.e. cultivate pronoia-- the belief that everyone and everything is out to help you. 11. Understand bitcoin and why you should acquire it in a world of debased currencies. 12. Spend most of your time outside and in nature-- alone or with friends-- don't get trapped in an office. Break free from your cages. 13. Cultivate a community that is tied to a common place, i.e. localism-- we are apes with smartphones but most of the joy we derive comes from meatspace and meat people, not VR, AR, or social media. 14. Don't worry about what others think or say about you-- most people haven't read this list and are generally overstuffed, overstimulated, disassociated, status seeking, and sleepwalking through life on a path that was groomed for them by people just as clueless as they are. You got this!

Fusion of @andrewmalcolm & @g_m_mehdi advice. :)

Buy BitCoins!!!

Time has taught me patience. And I advise others to learn this))

Less alcohol - more sport and a bit more reading. But not long ago, I found out that there is dissertation help for students, something like https://edubirdie.com/dissertati.... It really amazed me that you can buy homework and spend the same amount of time on work and come out with extra money, which is pretty important for a student because when I was a student, I didn't have enough money to learn and live.