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Some WORDS of

advice

Stop saying 'fuck' so much. Save it for

special occasions when it's really warranted. 

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Soya milk is bad for you. Stop drinking it.

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Wake up earlier, eat breakfast at home.

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Come to terms with the fact that you will always be

1. Spending money on maintaining your hair or

2. Spending money removing it

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Stop reading the Daily Mail. It's bad for your brain,

your health and society in general.

 

Never shave your eyebrows.

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Comic Sans is never an option.

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Print copies of your photos.

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You'll regret an undercut.

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Know that people will come and go at different

points throughout your life. Try not to overthink it.

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Use your time wisely. It's the one thing you can't get back. 

 

Don't dwell on what was, or could be, but what is available

to you right now.

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Finish all the half-finished books.

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Stop recording videos at gigs. You'll never watch them again.

Enjoy the experience through your eyes, not a tiny screen.

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Know that twenty years from now, you're going to look back

at photos and wish you had the body you've got today.

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Do pilates. You're too young to be this broken.

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Stop buying socks. You only have two feet.

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S t r e t c h.

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Learn how to poach the perfect egg.

Attempt Beef Wellington.

Open your gyoza-making kit.

Use your pasta machine.

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Invest in a good mattress. And eye cream.

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Stop lying to your hairdresser.

If they did a terrible job, let them know.

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Your friendships will matter more as you get older.

Nurture the good ones. Get rid of the ones that make you miserable.

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Floss. With string, or with that water gadget thing.

The choice is yours.

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Stop scrolling on your phone before bed.

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Equally, put your phone away when you're in the company

of others; they're real - prioritise them. Getting your phone

out when you're in someone else's company is like saying

'you're boring and I don't value my time with you.'

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Cook dinner for your mother/father more.

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Don't worry about next week, it hasn't happened yet.

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Make sure the people you love know that you appreciate them.

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And...

 

       distance        y o u r s e l f

 

 

from the people who don't bring out the best in you.

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Watch more French films. 

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Don't bitch about your last job.

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Ask friends how they are, twice. Just to be extra sure.

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Actually go to Scotland.

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Don't feel guilty every time you eat pasta.

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Go to sleep with a good thought.

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Continue to appreciate the finer details in life and know that

the most wonderful things cannot be bought.

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Don't use the same password for everything. If your phone's unlock code is 0000, this is your warning to change it.

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Wear SPF 50. Every day. Unless you want your forehead to

look like a slatted roof when you're older.

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Remember that advice is bias.

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