# Friday Recommendation #12

- Link: https://brianejohns.com/2023/07/07/blog-friday-recommendation-12/
- Published: 2023-07-07T11:30:00-04:00
- Author: Brian Johns

If you are not able to view this video, go to [here](https://youtu.be/VsueMTTOlMM).

[Sensei Ando](https://brianejohns.com/2021/03/12/blog-friday-podcast-recommendation-3/)
begins this video with a highly entertaining story from his teenage days. Based 
on this episode, he learned several life lessons. All are wise lessons that originate
from an act of stupidity (by his own admission).

Let’s face it. Many of us have done stupid things in the past. The key is whether
we have learned from our stupidity or not. I made a couple of stupid decisions during
my teenage years that I instantly regretted. They were so stupid that I never told
my parents. I felt that I didn’t need to hear any lectures from them. I had already
learned the lesson. Instant life lessons too!

It seems that the best life lessons are those you learned alone. In short, you were
smart enough to say to yourself, “_Holy crap, what did I just do here?_ _I never
want to do this again, EVER_.”

Unfortunately, some don’t have the insight to see their mistakes and keep repeating
them. Over and over. Don’t be that person.

Anyway, check out the video. Enjoy his story and listen to the lessons he extracted
from his 16-year-old self.

## Have a great weekend!

## Additional Reading

 * [Keep It Simple Stupid!](https://brianejohns.com/2021/02/08/blog-keep-it-simple-stupid/)
 * [Friday Recommendation #14](https://brianejohns.com/2023/08/04/friday-recommendation-14/)
 * [Friday Recommendation #15](https://brianejohns.com/2023/08/11/friday-recommendation-15/)
 * [Angry and Crazy Driver](https://brianejohns.com/2020/01/27/blog-angry-crazy-driver/)
 * [Friday Recommendation #20](https://brianejohns.com/2023/09/15/friday-recommendation-20/)

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