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2. If you want to make money focus on management not development.
3. Have a back up plan. I have a back up career as a part time job that has, at times, become my primary job.
1. See if you are into exercising. Find something you love. Not everyone love weoghtlifting or jogging so try to find something you enjoy and better if you find a partner. The point is from my experience himan vitality does not decrease continuously buy drops sharply after certain age. On my side it was 28 and 35. 2. Take care of joints and teeth. Once they degenerate it's impossible to reverse the process. 3. Get fi…
Keep in mind that you can die any day, always be ready to meet Our Lord
Holy heck lots of boring adult advice in these comments on how to be sensible. Get wild, just don’t make permanent mistakes like taking hard drugs or getting killed in a car accident. Apart from that, break all the rules kiddo.
Immigrate to the USA.
2. Get to know people who are 5 and 10 years ahead of you in your career track. This will push you out of your bubble of same age peers.
3. There's a high likelihood that you're wrong about many things about the world in your 20's. The effect of cognitive biases (read up on them) is also non-negligible at this age. So make sure you have a feedback mechanism to validate whatever it is that you think are learning. Otherwise it's possible to be wrong about things for years without realizing it.
4. Learn at least one hard skill that can be measured objectively in some way (if you haven't already). It could be programming, maths, music, sports etc. Once you know what it feels like to genuinely learn something, you're less likely to fool yourself when learning other things later in life.
5. Develop friendships and other relationships if you find people you gel with.
6. Don't get too out of whack, health wise. Try a bunch of physical activities until you find one you enjoy doing on a regular basis.
7. 20s are a time when you are at the bottom of the power hierarchy in the corporate world and probably socially and politically as well. So beware of anti-authority, outsider-types figures who'll use this resentment to sell you simplistic solutions to everything. At the same time, keep in mind that power corrupts. Chesterton's fence and all that.
Exercise! Can’t emphasize this enough! Makes you happier and healthier. Also a harder habit to adapt later in life. Don’t do drugs, gamble, drink, or watch tons of porn. Do read. Books. Not kindles. Books. Be part of a regular community. That could be church, a sports team, chorus, etc. Invest. Put money in an SP500 index fund. Especially if retirement accounts available. Don’t be an asshole. If you need therapy, get…
> Do read. Books. Not kindles. Books. Do you mean physical books are better than ebooks? Why is that?
There are many important things you could do, but they have as much value as a helpful book in a library that you never visit...unless you practice them regularly. Here are some things that may help your quality of life several decades from now. Financial health: * Start saving a large chunk of your income and invest it wisely in assets that will provide value over the long term. Avoid get rich quick schemes. Physica…
Just curios, what's the accumulated damage over decades of caffeine?
1. Work on your cardio and your strength. If you don't like weightlifting, that's OK, you don't need to do all the fancy accessory movements (curls, leg extensions, side raises, etc.). However, increasing your strength in the big 5 is huge boon to your life and your longevity: Some kind of deadlift, a squat, bench, Pull-ups, and an overhead press. Strong, fit, and flexible/mobile is the key to feeling young as you age.
2. Don't bother about "building a personal brand" because you probably have no idea what you want to be or who you really are yet. Instead, actively avoid building a bad brand. Be honest, don't overcommit, don't speak ill of others, don't be an unwarranted pessimist (without a solution), etc. You can use that clean slate to build on later. Plenty of people don't ever get clean slates because they pollute their "brand" with what were ultimately throw away jokes, bad moments, etc.
3. Earn money, invest it, and reduce your spending on material things. Learn your taste in clothing by doing it inexpensively (though not too cheaply, don't skimp on decent quality) and when it's locked in, then buy the nice versions. Don't rush to houses and cars. They'll come when you know where you want to be and who you want to be with.
4. Do spend money on experiences. Sure, ocassional nights out, but mostly whatever will make formative memories.
5. Spend time with your family. They won't be too old yet for quality time and they still are likely to have their health, and you're free enough to not have to squeeze them in around kids, work, etc. Get to know them as adults now you're one.
6. Continue to educate yourself (even informally).
7. Do not neglect your health.
8. Seriously, don't neglect your health.
9. Consider therapy or coaching. Yes, you do have things you can work on. No, they may not be illnesses or significant, but why not improve what can be improved?