Are Your 30s Really The Best Years Of Your Life?

If you could be one age for the rest of your life — what would you choose?

photo credit by Kristina God

The other day, my dad called me and asked me a simple yet powerful question:

If you could be one age for the rest of your life — what would you choose?

Well, I’m 34 years old. How could I know?

He repeated his question and added.

Do you think it’s your 30s?

I’m not sure, I said. But yes, being 30-something feels great.

Then he told me about a new survey that had discovered the ‘sweet spot’ in life.

The ‘sweet spot’ in life

Often the 30s are portrayed by the media as life’s best years.

Free from the personal as well as financial insecurity of the 20s.

The 30s are said to be the best of freedom and responsibility.

Here’s what science has to say about it:

This American survey revealed that most Americans believe the best time is in the mid-30s.

• Four in 10 would not go back to their 20s.
• The perfect age to be frozen in time is 36 years old.