Ask HN: What life lessons do you wish you learned earlier?

You have to pay yourself first: both in savings and it allocating time.

Pay yourself first (savings): take N% of your take home, put it aside before you allocate it to something else. Easier said than done, esp. when strapped.

Pay yourself first (time): budget time for health, hobbies, and family, and strive to make work bend around that. You don't get time back.

Everything starts with inner psychology – and for the most part, I can predict whether I'll succeed in something or how I'll feel by looking at my psychology. Any improvements there have the highest leverage.

You define and control your future self and you can be anything you want. It's a cliche but if you truly believe it will change your life.

I wish I learn how to draw earlier so that I can help my friends to draw...

put a maximum time box around every activity.

go to the gym, even if you don't like it

opting out of controversy holds your community back from learning

Persistence