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What was the biggest pill you've had to swallow about your own self or habits? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 23 hours ago by NomenCumLitteris@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I'll go first...after 10 years of speculating in the market (read: gambling in high risk assets) I realized I shouldn't ever touch a brokerage account in my lifetime. A monkey would have made better choices than I did. Greed has altered the course of life many times over. I am at an age where I may recover from my actions over the decades, but it has taken its toll. I am frugal and have a good head on me, but having such impulsivity in financial instruments was not how I envisioned my adulthood. Its a bitter pill to swallow, since money is livelihood of my family, but I need to "invest" all I have into relationships, meaningful moments, and fulfilling hobbies.

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[-] hoshikarakitaridia@lemmy.world 31 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

You can do everything right that people taught you. But you only start living when you make mistakes, fuck up, and find the places where you belong, and a picture perfect life doesn't bring you happiness; it's rather shallow and lonely.

That paired with the realization that my mental disabilities will make me lonely for the rest of my life and there's only so much I can do about it without having breakdowns.

[-] MuskyMelon@lemmy.world 16 points 17 hours ago

"It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not weakness, that is life."

Jean-Luc Picard

this post was submitted on 15 May 2025

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