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What I’d Tell My Younger Self — Timeless Advice from 80 Years of Living

9 Nov 2025 · 1 min

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In this brief interview segment, Utkarsh Narang asks an 80‑year‑old Ronnie what single piece of advice he would give to his younger self. Ronnie responds with three core recommendations: (1) don’t worry excessively, trusting that things will work out; (2) ignore others’ opinions of you; and (3) actively appreciate the people around you because relationships are transient and will change over time, requiring you to adapt alongside them.

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As we move forward a few decades from now, Ronnie, now we go to that 80-year-old, the 8-0-year-old Ronnie. If 80-year-old Ronnie were to come and meet you right now and give you one piece of advice on how to live the rest of your years, what would that, what would that 80-year-old say?
Don't worry so much. It'll work out okay. Don't worry what people think of you. And I think I'd also say try to appreciate the people around you because they might not be there. And that's pretty sad, but I don't think you envision that the people around you might not be there anymore, that they'll go in and out of your life. You're just in this little circle of life. You can't even imagine, like, moving out of it when you're young. So it will change, so we have to change with it.