There are some things that can be taught – by your parents, a teacher, good books.
But a lot of the big things – those important, life-changing things that will shape your future – are things you have to learn all alone.
Sometimes that’ll mean messing up; completely and entirely. But you’ll learn from it. And that’s what matters.
Redditors are sharing all their best wisdom on a thread that asks: ‘What’s the biggest life lesson you had to learn on your own?‘.
Their responses are definitely worth reading and memorising, so we don’t all have to go ahead and make the same mistakes.
1. ‘You never really know who is a true friend until something bad happens to you.’ – Dylinquency
2. ‘Every secret you tell to a coworker can and probably will come back to bite you in the ass. You have to play the political game with almost everyone you… Read the full story