It's the job of good parents to push their children to try new things. Now, sometimes hey don't always like that new thing, either because it's incredibly boring or because it's cutting into our Saturday morning cartoon time. It's not like there's some easy way for me to record the new episode of Power Rangers, mom! I don't want to go to little league practice...
Maybe they want you to try new things because that's the optimum time to try new things. As a child you're limitless, capable of falling off a house and getting right back up. Of course now is the time to give that new hobby or activity a go.
Until you stop.
Reddit user, u/Boogerman83, wanted to hear about what you gave up when they asked:
What is something you quit as a kid and now wish you continued?
Wait, How Old Is Twitch?
frustrated bart simpson GIFGiphyI used to stream in the early days of twitch and got around 20-30 viewers, always wondered where I would be if I didn't stop.
Damn 20-30 viewers is actually really good. I know there are a lot of good streamers out there who typically have none, and I always look up to them for grinding it out.
Imagine If You Never Stopped
Collecting coins.
Nowadays I'm back to it though, but I wish I had accumulated them through the years.
Get That Elementary School Hustle
Trying to make as much money as possible. I quit doing it for my sanity when I became an adult.
Now I have no money and no sanity.
I think balance is the most important thing. I know people who work themselves to death and never have time to spend their hard earned cash. I try to work hard, but I set limits so that I keep mentally and financially healthy.
Maybe Do A Little More Research Next Time, Mom...
Swimming. My mom took me out as soon as I was puberty aged (because she doesn't know how tampons work and honestly she's a lil afraid of them) but I miss being in the water
Useful In So Many Areas Of Life
Piano. I'm competent at other instruments, but I wish I had kept up with it. So versatile.
Definitely this. And all because my mom was such hard a-- disciplinarian about it. I really liked it at first and was really good, and eventually it basically became a punishment. YOU WILL COME DIRECTLY HOME FROM SCHOOL AND YOU WILL PLAY THAT DAMN PIANO AND BY THE TIME I GET HOME IF THAT SONG ISN'T PERFECT YOU CAN FORGET ABOUT THE SLEEPOVER SATURDAY.
There were nights that I'd be sitting there in tears, shaking, terrified because a song I was assigned was too difficult and my mom would be there screaming in my ear what a lazy embarrassment I was. In my early teens I was given the choice to keep going or not and it was the easiest decision I ever made. Thanks for ruining a healthy hobby and the life time of anxiety mom!
Put One Word After The Other
homer simpson episode 6 GIFGiphyI used to write stories constantly. I got discouraged when a family member I looked up to told me they were silly and no one would ever buy them. When I was a kid all I wanted to be was an author. Now I'm 40 and have had writer's block for decades.
Connecting To Your Youth The Only Way You Know How
Track and field. I found out later in life that I love running.
It's annoying that most track meets are geared towards youth. Not everyone finds road racing enjoyable/suitable to their body type/cost effective. Fortunately there are a lot of meets open to older athletes. You just have to be okay doing it for your own purposes. Doesn't matter how the other athletes, much older and much younger, are performing in your heat. You're doing this for you.
Under The Sheets, By Flashlight, Until Mom Came In
Reading books. I would get so absorbed into them and I was doing well in school due to it. I regret stopping it
I had the same thing. Once I was forced to read, it was less fun. But I just told myself one day that I'm gonna read for 10 minutes before bed each night and also installed an app called "Streaks" to remind myself and track that I read. Almost two years in, I've only missed maybe 10-15 days of reading.
The first hurdle though is getting back into it. Try reading a book you loved as a kid—it'll be a nice, easy read and will bring you right back.
Just Pick Up A Pencil Every Day
Drawing
Came to post the same thing. I had a gift and let it rust.
It's So Easy, Right? So. Much. Running. Everywhere.
Staying in shape.
Luckily this is one you can start any day. You'll see results in just weeks of you keep at it
Yes you are correct. I did restart my intermittent fasting Monday. I previously lost 50 pounds on it, then covid hit and I was in a Fd up place....gained 30 back in like 3 months.
Back on track, tired of being miserable because of alcohol and food. Last night I went to bed sober, for the first time in years. That was hard as f-ck. But I am on my way. Thanks for the encouragement.
Head Held High Because No One Can Keep You Down
homer simpson beach GIFGiphyBeing confident.
As a child, I had my head held high and cannot be bullied by anyone because I was so comfortable and acceptable of myself.
Current me is so marred with teenage emotional scars and issues that I can barely see my younger self in me anymore.
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Redditor PadWanKenobi was curious to hear what people felt were the tell tale signs they were in the company of a possible genius, leading them to ask:
"What’s a sign of extremely high intelligence?"
Instant adapability
"Ability to intuitively and quickly understand complex systems and how lots of parts relate in a coherent whole."
"Like I work with some people who just keep tons of concepts in their head and easily integrate new information into their understanding of those concepts."
"They immediately know what questions they should be asking to better understand."
"And these are things they're currently working on, not like things they spent time studying in school over years."
"They just have a very strong ability to synthesize new information into their understanding."
"I sit in meetings distracted and confused having forgotten what we talked about in the previous meetings, and these folks just consistently have a solid handle on everything."- Ok-Control-787
Innate Problem Solvers
"They know when not to solve a problem."
"This took me a while to understand but the smartest people I know do this."
"It could be a really simple thing like ignoring emails from people asking for help."
"The supervisor or boss might have a quick and easy solution for the situation but instead of just handing it to the person that asked they let them figure it out on their own."
"They know who they can do this with and when to do it."
"If they did that with all of their underlings it would just create a mess."
"Another example that I can think of is planned chaos."
"Some people can predict exactly where things will go wrong and they could fix it before it creates a problem."
"They don't because nobody ever notices what's going on in the background when things are working perfectly."
"Once things fails then everybody notices and if you are the one person that fixed it you become the hero."
"They can also use then chaos to reach a goal they couldn't get before if things were working correctly."
"There's many examples of this in every day life that I didn't see before until I realized what was happening."- atapes
GiphyYou know what they say about people with small hands
"If your hand is smaller than your face."- FallofTheKnight
The all knowing glow.
"When someone asks you a question and you push your glasses up while light comes out of it and covers your eyes for some reason."- JonEregor
Those giveaway behavioral quirks
"Wearing glasses and saying things like 'ah yes', and 'I see' while you pensively rub your chin."- iuytrefdgh436yujhe2
Thinking Reaction GIF by ABC TV + IVIEWGiphyEncouraging others
"When they explain something they make the people around them feel smarter, not dumber."- redkat85
Being one step ahead.
"The capacity to understand complex things, see patterns where regular people don't."- Ostepop234
"They have this tendency to make you go 'Ohhh, why didn't I think of that?' when listening to them talk."- did_it_forthelulz
Why Didnt I Think Of That Cillian Murphy GIFGiphyAn endless love of learning
"A passion for knowledge and expanding understanding of complex concepts."
"The plumber can be just as insightful as the scholar."- KatatoniK94
Of course, one shouldn't always be fooled by what they see.
As many people are masters at appearing much smarter than they are.
In fact, one important sign of super intelligence is being able to separate those who appear smart, from those who actually are.
