What's one piece of advice you'd give your younger self about work or studying?

A natural way to answer

I'd say: don't be so afraid of making mistakes. I held myself back for years because I wanted everything to be perfect. Looking back, the times I learned the most were exactly the times I got things wrong and had to pick myself up and try again.

Key phrases to use

• miles ahead — much further advanced or more successful than others“It felt like everyone else was miles ahead of me.”
• winging it — doing something without preparation, improvising as you go“Honestly, most people are just winging it.”
• pick myself up — to recover after a failure or setback and carry on“I had to pick myself up after failing the test.”
• ease up on himself — to be less hard or demanding on oneself“He really needs to ease up on himself.”
• sweated the small stuff — worried too much about minor, unimportant things“I wish I hadn't sweated the small stuff so much.”