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23 Truths I Wish I Knew at 23 - by Gurwinder - The Prism

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One of the benefits of getting older is getting wiser. This is especially true for writers; we diligently record all our hard-earned lessons, so tend to remember them. I now have reams of Word documents scribbled with lessons I learned the hard way: through good old fashioned experience. While I was trawling through them, I got the idea for an interesting thought experiment: if I could send 23 pieces of advice to my 23-year old self (excluding anything financial), which would I choose? You may wonder why I chose 23. Originally, I chose 20, but then I read that, apparently, odd-numbered lists get people’s attention better than round-numbered ones. I have no idea if this is true, but thought I’d give it a try anyway. So here are 23 truths I wish I knew at 23, but which, I hope, will be of value to you no matter your years. Few things make you stupider than the belief that you need to have an opinion on everything. If you want to be right, don’t try to be right, try to be less wrong. If y

One of the benefits of getting older is getting wiser. This is especially true for writers; we diligently record all our hard-earned lessons, so tend to remember them. I now have reams of Word documents scribbled with lessons I learned the hard way: through good old fashioned experience. While I was trawling through them, I got the idea for an interesting thought experiment: if I could send 23 pieces of advice to my 23-year old self (excluding anything financial), which would I choose? You may wonder why I chose 23. Originally, I chose 20, but then I read that, apparently, odd-numbered…

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