For me, it was learning English. Although I do make a few mistakes here and there, I’m mostly perfect on it.

The amount of resources you have access to dramatically increases when you know a universal language. I say dramatically because it made me realize how much my native language lacks when it comes to certain topics. The most obvious one to me was tech and computers. Everybody knows how to use Windows but there are very few resources about stuff beyond Windows. It’s actually sad. [insert sad face here]

  • Grass@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    I hate that you are right because English is such a janky ass language.

    And don’t worry too much on mistakes since native speakers suck at english too.

  • CaptPretentious@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Going to college.

    Honestly there’s a lot of things I know all contributed to where I am. But I’m fairly certain I would have a far worse life if I hadn’t gone to college.

  • pH3ra@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Going to therapy.
    I found out the reason I could’t sleep anymore was deeper than just being stressed out during a particular time frame of my life, but it was the last ring of a chain of bad (but apparently “normal”) decisions that started a long time ago.

  • janNatan@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    I’d say so far, my best decision has been saying “ok” when an old coworker offered me an interview at a new job.

    OP, do you mind if I ask what your native language is?

    • Quintus@lemmy.mlOP
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      1 year ago

      I apologize for the late reply. I was really busy these few days.

      OP, do you mind if I ask what your native language is?

      Well I do not mind. It’s Turkish.

  • Jimmybander@champserver.net
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    1 year ago

    Marrying my wife. She is so smart and strong. We make a great team and we have been able to resolve the various conflicts of 15 years. I couldn’t have chosen a better partner.

  • urquell@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    Quiting an exhausting job. That was a big relieve for me and for my partner even more so

    • KombatWombat@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      It wasn’t my decision, but getting fired from an exhausting job was amazing for me. I wasn’t going to pull the trigger myself, but walking out of my boss’s office I couldn’t keep a huge grin off my face. I was in no rush to find a new job so the months of uneployment that followed were some of the happiest of my life. And I have a better job now that pays less but is so much less stressful.

  • lattrommi@lemmy.ml中文
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    1 year ago

    Making new year resolutions and actually following through with them until i have succeeded. Each new year, if i completed my previous year goal, i will spend some time thinking about what i could do to best improve my life. i also very carefully word the resolution, so i am not able to ‘cheat’ in any way.

    I started off by doing something i saw as a joke. the resolution was to watch every episode and movie of star trek, star wars and dr who. After accomplishing this goal (after 3 years) i realized that making the goal specific is more important. a vague goal that says “do better” in some way is bad. it is better, for me, to aim for a reasonable and achievable goal.

    For example, “losing weight” is a bad. if i never stopped losing weight, it would be worse than if i never stopped gaining weight. if i make the goal “get to, then stay within 180-200 pounds”, it is a good goal. (for my height, this is a healthy range).

    i started doing this in 2006. since starting i have quit drinking alcohol, quit illegal drugs and reconnected with family members i lost contact with, during the time i was doing the other two.

    the most recent goal i made, in 2020, is actually the opposite of my first goal: quit watching tv and movies, quit playing videogames and educate myself as much as possible, until i get a college degree (this is difficult. i have developmental disorders) or buy a house. since they are harder goals than before, i gave myself a deadline of before 2030 begins.

    • MrAlternateTape@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      It could help with long term to define sub goals.

      For example, about what amount of savings you want to have by which date, or set a date when you want to have a clear concise description of what kind of house and location you are looking for.

      At another date you want to be familiar with all the things that involve buying a house, the documents and what not.

      By defining sub goals you keep things real and are able to measure your position towards your goal.

      It’s a valid strategy for dealing with complex and long term stuff.

  • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
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    1 year ago

    Moving to California. Happened on a whim. Change my life completely because I didn’t fit in my conservative state and would never have achieved actual happiness. Also, continuing therapy.

  • spittingimage@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    At the risk of repeating what others have posted, getting together with my wife. She’s smart, financially responsible, and we influence each other in positive ways. We’ve been so much more capable as a team than either of us was separately.