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I'm currently 24 years old, heterosexual male, never been in a relationship.
I was wondering....what do you wish you knew when you were in your 20's & what would you tell someone in their 20's, like me?
I welcome answers from both males & females. Thanks in advance!
I wish I had known in my 20's how much doing regular yoga would have done for me over the age of 40
Get in good exercise routines in your 20's and you'll reap the benefits decades down the line.
On the relationship front...I wish I had been quicker to understand when someone "rejected" me that it wasn't because there was anything "wrong" with me.
When mutual chemistry doesn't exist it's nobody's fault and doesn't mean you've done anything wrong.
The sooner people "get that" the happier, less jaded and whiny they'll be
On the relationship front...I wish I had been quicker to understand when someone "rejected" me that it wasn't because there was anything "wrong" with me.
The sooner people "get that" the happier, less jaded and whiny they'll be
I day-dream sometimes; if I could go back and tell my younger self the same topic, what would I say?
I would say something like; don't just float through middle/high school and pass by the skin of your teeth. Don't worry about the girls you meet, for they won't give you the time of day anyways; they're there only to meet your brother.
Get out and volunteer more, meet people, get involved in anyway you can.
I think the last part is more specific to your thread. I was the type of kid to always stay home after school and play video games. Never getting out of my shell.
The little courtesies matter a great deal. Words such as please, thank you, excuse me, and I'm sorry. Show me someone who thinks that basic manners are disposable, and I'll show you someone who thinks people are disposable.
Have a purpose in your own life beyond the need to eat, sleep, and earn a living. People who don't have one wind up being very boring people by the time they reach middle age.
What a person says is who he'd like to be. What a person does is who he really is.
Never, ever, ever, ever, ever take an ethical shortcut.
Surround yourself with people of quality. If you lie down with dogs, you really do rise with fleas.
Never stop learning. Be incessantly curious about the world around you.
Don't take life seriously. Yes, there are parts that are serious. But if you died tomorrow, the world would close ranks, step over your body, and march on.
Bank 10% of your paycheck. Take it right off the top before you pay your rent or your car payment. If you can't afford to do that, you are either a slave to your appetites or you need to make painful cuts.
Never talk when you can listen.
Be nice to everyone you encounter.
Stay in touch with people. You never know when you'll meet them again.
Remember that 99% of politics is a sham. Mature people look at just about any political issue today, and see them not as good vs evil, but two highly ethical positions competing with one another in the public mind. And when someone tells you that he is wholly Democrat or Republican, Liberal or Conservative, start looking for their lobotomy scars. And when you get into a political discussion with someone, always think to yourself, "You know, he might be right."
Money isn't everything. But people who are prudent with their money are a lot happier.
Talk to little old ladies and children. It's always rewarding.
You are not the center of the universe. Never have been, never will be.
If you want others to respect you, you have to respect yourself first. You also have to respect the people in question.
Last edited by cpg35223; 04-15-2012 at 08:05 PM..
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