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4 Decisions I Made In My 30s That Drastically Improved My Life

Raza Hussain, MD, MBA
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5 min readMay 9, 2021

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We all make decisions every single day….

Should I sleep in or wake up early and go for a run?

Should I binge on Netflix or read a book?

Should I start a business or stay in a dead-end job that I hate?

Should I cook or order a pizza?

We all instinctively know which decision we should make. Sometimes we make the right choice and sometimes we make the wrong one. Some choices are trivial and don’t matter in the grand scheme of life like….ordering Indian food vs Greek food for dinner.

Some decisions are huge and can alter the course of your life….like getting married or taking a job half way across the country. It’s only when you start to understand yourself better and get a little wiser that you start to make better decisions…especially where it counts.

After making a lot of terrible decisions in my 20s and a few good ones, I started to learn how to make better decisions. I also started to understand who I was as a person.

Here are 4 decisions I made in my 30s that drastically improved my life:

1. Quitting Drinking

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Raza Hussain, MD, MBA
Raza Hussain, MD, MBA

Written by Raza Hussain, MD, MBA

Addiction Medicine Physician. Author. Featured in Shape Magazine.

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