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

submitted 3 weeks 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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[–] twice_hatch@midwest.social 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Just because I've been in relationships for years doesn't mean I'm any good at them 😬

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[–] chuymatt@startrek.website 7 points 3 weeks ago

It was an incredibly large antibiotic pill because I didn’t want to shower (it took away from reading) and I got impetigo.

[–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago

Im never going to get everything right. Allowing myself this allowed me to get some of the more important things right.

[–] ptc075@lemmy.zip 6 points 3 weeks ago

I have an unhealthy relationship with food. Oddly, the thing that really finally made it click was playing the Sims, and I noticed my Sim would get up & grab a snack from the fridge every single time they were bored.

[–] Bronstein_Tardigrade@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 3 weeks ago

After taking calculus for the third time and still not getting it, I realized I might not be that smart. There is a reason the bell curve places a majority in the middle.

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