This is a great concept ... but not what I was expecting. First of all, while I did like the fact that several of these letters are handwritten, that also means that you have to take the time to decipher the handwriting ... which is terrible on (most) of them.
Second, I was truly expecting, that when writing a letter to your 16 year old self, you would give yourself ADVICE ... not tell yourself what you achieve in the future. If your 16 year old self would actually read about their future achievements, would they actually achieve them by potentially straying from the path that they are supposed to take in order to achieve said achievements??
I actually thought about what I would say to myself ... but more like my 16 - 23 year old self. Thoughts were:
- Study harder. When your friends say "I didn't study for a test", they are lying. They actually did study. You didn't. Therefore, you failed the test and they didn't. They were just trying to be cool.
- Value your high school friendships. Believe it or not, they will be very important to you when you are older.
- Sex really isn't all that important at this age. Really. It's not.
- Be a bit more serious about your life. It's not all fun and games.
- Don't take advantage of the fact that your parents are divorced and really not paying attention.
- Losing your sister and being an only child is hard; however, do something GREAT with that experience.
- Don't party like a rock star so much :)
- Don't start smoking. It's waaaayyyy too hard to quit.
- Volunteer
- Practice your flute
- When you find the right guy, don't let him go.
- Enjoy being young ... but be smart about it!!
Just some advice to my 16-23 year old self <3.
Second, I was truly expecting, that when writing a letter to your 16 year old self, you would give yourself ADVICE ... not tell yourself what you achieve in the future. If your 16 year old self would actually read about their future achievements, would they actually achieve them by potentially straying from the path that they are supposed to take in order to achieve said achievements??
I actually thought about what I would say to myself ... but more like my 16 - 23 year old self. Thoughts were:
- Study harder. When your friends say "I didn't study for a test", they are lying. They actually did study. You didn't. Therefore, you failed the test and they didn't. They were just trying to be cool.
- Value your high school friendships. Believe it or not, they will be very important to you when you are older.
- Sex really isn't all that important at this age. Really. It's not.
- Be a bit more serious about your life. It's not all fun and games.
- Don't take advantage of the fact that your parents are divorced and really not paying attention.
- Losing your sister and being an only child is hard; however, do something GREAT with that experience.
- Don't party like a rock star so much :)
- Don't start smoking. It's waaaayyyy too hard to quit.
- Volunteer
- Practice your flute
- When you find the right guy, don't let him go.
- Enjoy being young ... but be smart about it!!
Just some advice to my 16-23 year old self <3.
