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Chris Herd
, Founder
Updated January 17, 2017
Originally Answered: Philosophy of Everyday Life: What are the lessons people most often learn too late in
life?
Kindness: If you are giving back you've already taken too much.

 I'm looking at those billionaires who hoard wealth their whole lives to
'philanthropically' give it away with their impending deaths.
Resources: Time is your most valuable resource, there are no refunds or second chances for
the time you waste.

Experiences: Spending the 6 months prior to your death completing your bucket list is no
way to live as everything you do will be done with a tinge or sadness and regret. Live your
life as if you are terminal, you are, and do the things you want without a reason for doing
so. Create memories a
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Nelson Wang
, Advisor at OnDelta.io
Updated December 6, 2018
Originally Answered: Philosophy of Everyday Life: What are the lessons people most often learn too late in
life?
Here are the top 10 lessons people most often learn too late in life:

1. Hustle is the antidote to fear -

a. When I was in high school, I wanted to ask out a girl to prom but
was afraid of being rejected. So I bought a guitar, learned how to play "I Want
to Grow Old With You" (Thanks Adam Sandler) and serenaded her in class. I
changed the lyrics to "I want to go to prom with you." Guess what? She said
yes.
b. When I wanted to start my motivational blog CEO Lifestyle, I had no
idea how to build a nice website or how to build a community following. I was
also pretty scared of failing again. What if I wrote
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, Love Quora as it broadens ones perspective
Answered September 5, 2016

Here are a few off the top of my head

1. Wherever you are there you will still be. If you have problems that require an
honest evaluation of yourself then dont run away in denial but face up to them.
Wherever you are there you are. This includes things like marriage problems,
addictions and general life crisis.
2. listening to those that are older and have been there and done that and have
experienced more than you in life. When a parent ,family member or friend tries to
set u straight or warn you of something or even give general advice then listen
cause what they say is usually born from a hard lear
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What did you learn too late in life?

What are some vital life lessons/truths that people learn the hard way or too late?

What are some of the dark lessons that life showed you?

Luis Fraga
Updated June 15, 2017

There are more than 100 answers, I will not read them all, so it’s likely that part of what I will
say has already been said before.
Regardless, it is what I learned from, well, living my own life, so it is MY personal life
experience.
While I am not what can be considered old, what I will write bellow took me a long time to
learn and my life would surely have been much different had I known all of this in my early
teens.
Some of them are interconnected, so they might sound like a repetition of a point above.
Some are also more “truths about life” than actual lessons learned too late.

I also w
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Syahirul Aiman
, BAppSc.(Hons) from Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (2017)
Updated September 15 · Upvoted by 
Siddhartha Ghosh
, M.A. Study Habits & Motivation, The University of Burdwan

Steve Jobs, Jobs's last words.

He died a billionaire at 56 years old from pancreatic cancer, and here are his last words on a
sick bed:
′′I reached the peak of success in the business world. My life is the epitome of success in the
opinion of others.

But, I have nothing to be happy about except work. In the end, wealth is just a reality of life
that I am used to.
It was then, lying on a sick bed reminiscing my whole life, I realized all the recognition and
the wealth that I was very proud of, became pale and meaningless in the face of the
impending death.

You can hire someone to drive for you and

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Casey Hill
, Head of Growth @ Bonjoro | Consultant | Founder of HGC
Answered Mon

When someone is lying on their deathbed, with those closest to them by their side, it
becomes quite clear what is significant.

Nobody cares about how big your house was, the car you drove, career accolades you
notched. People care about how you treated them. Were you a good father, mother, son,
daughter, friend, or partner? Did you invest and spend time with those you cared about
most deeply? Relationships take time investment, just like any other aspect of your life, and
the more you put in, the more robust they become.

I recently lost my grandfather, a phenomenal human being who brought so muc

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Vega Gidey
, lives in Chicago
Updated July 18, 2019

1. Don’t let your relationships with others rot and blame it on your kids. Your kids
will probably move far away one day. And your old friends’ kids will likely also do
the same and scram. Don’t find yourself having to play the who’s-gonna-call-who-
first game with your old friends.
2. Working hard is easy. Being lucky is the hard part. Luck is a brute, undeniable,
unmissable fact of the universe.
3. Family can be more important than you can ever know. The Godfather style.
4. Take the time to share whatever little wisdom you may have with anyone,
anywhere, anytime.
5. Listen more than you talk.
6. Grow and change, bu
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