We publish a lot of advice from executives and commencement speakers, but due to survivor bias, those might not always be the best tips.
It's also worth hearing the advice from parents, grandparents, and everyone in between that's stuck with regular people and had an impact on their lives
A recent Reddit thread asked users "what's the absolute best advice you've ever been given?" We've collected the very best answers.
Via Reddit user Tantek:
"Only pack what you can carry yourself."
Reddit user Skiperton:
"It doesn't matter is you spend 1000 hours practicing if you're doing it wrong, all you learned is how to do it wrong."
Reddit user bradlee92:
"Be friends with people who own boats."
Reddit user Blueson:
"If you blame it on someone else, don't expect it to get better."
Reddit user incognito_workacct:
"Never drink to feel better, only drink to feel even better," Reese Witherspoon in "How Do You Know"
Reddit user gthm8:
"Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference." – Mark Twain
Reddit user Its_my_head_Schwartz:
"Try not to take anything personally. No one thinks about you as much as you do."
Reddit user Xoth_Bnug:
"If you want to remember something, write it down."
Reddit user dont_let_me_comment:
This whole list: Regrets of the dying
  1. I wish I'd had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.
  2. I wish I didn't work so hard.
  3. I wish I'd had the courage to express my feelings.
  4. I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends.
  5. I wish that I had let myself be happier.
Reddit user SolidGod:
"Act like you know what you're doing in whatever situation, and 99% of people will leave you the hell alone."
Reddit user xmelancoholicx:
"You're not obligated to share everything that's on your mind."
Reddit user MauricioPosada:
“Life is a storm, my young friend. You will bask in the sunlight one moment, be shattered on the rocks the next. What makes you a man is what you do when that storm comes. You must look into that storm and shout as you did in Rome. ‘Do your worst, for I will do mine!’ Then the fates will know you as we know you” – Via The Count of Monte Cristo
Reddit user 1dayaway:
“Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what is right.” - Isaac Asimov
Reddit user TummyDrums:
There are 2 rules for having plans.
  1. Always have a plan.
  2. Your plan isn't going to work
Reddit user Behemothpanzer:
"Figure out what you love to do, and then figure out how to get someone to pay you to do it."
Reddit user brentakill:
"When you're wrong, admit it. When you're right, be quiet."
Reddit user thatrobman:
"I'm a space monkey on a rock and I'm going to be dead someday – enjoy life!"