If Only I had Listened

Advice I wish I had taken:

 

When you are young, put your money in stocks listed in the Dow-Jones stock average. (Since I graduated from college in 1963, consumer prices have risen 800%, but the Dow Jones has gained 4,000%! Every dollar invested in 1963 would yield $4,000 today! Adjusted for inflation, that’s more than $1,000.) I would not do that in my 80s, though, because the markets can fluctuate.

 

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Drink plenty of water when you go on a bike ride to prevent dehydration.

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Howard Hughes is devouring land in Las Vegas. You should buy some while you are there.

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Stand up straight and don’t slouch. You will get bad posture in old age.

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Don’t eat snacks after dinner. They will make you fat.

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Put on sunscreen even on your arms. Otherwise, your skin will become fragile.

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Don’t get so stressed over little things. And don’t hold grudges. They just hurt you, not the person who made you angry.

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Take swimming lessons. You’ll never learn to do that on your own.

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What do you mean you can’t draw? Try it and maybe you will appreciate art more.

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As a child, don’t spend so much time alone. There are interesting people out there. And join the Cub Scouts!

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Value family above work.

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Travel the world while you are young. When you are old, it is too much of a hassle.

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Don’t let your wife help you with this list!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advice I DID take:

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Get out of D.C. during the pandemic. Go to Southside Virginia, where it is safer.

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You should write a book. (“Riding the Media Wave.”)

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Don’t be a day trader. If a stock seems hot, it is probably too late already.

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Bike to work. It makes the two worst hours of the day spent commuting into the two best.

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Get eight hours of sleep. You will live longer.

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Avoid cigarettes. They will kill you.

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Find a good woman and make her happy.

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Enjoy children. They won’t stay young for long.

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Keep writing!