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10 Things To Do In Your 20s
4. Solve all your psychological issues.
A natural consequence of being 22 is that your outlook on life changes quickly.
Just two years ago, I was living in Moscow, smoking hookah, convinced that I’d build a big video production company. Now? I live in London, voluntarily quit my job to write, read, and think for the better part of my days.
Things change. And no matter what anybody says, people change too. (Although I guess that with age, less so.)
I am ready that by the time I hit 30, most of the things I write in this piece will seem naive, funny, or even a bit bold to me.
This is not something I should be ashamed of.
If writers were afraid to change their mind, they wouldn’t have written anything. This is how it should be. Only idiots — or narcissists — don’t change their minds.
Jeff Bezos said that one of the chief qualities he looks for in employees is the ability to change one’s mind and admit that one was wrong.
So — with that out of the way, here are ten things I want to dedicate my twenties to.
Steal one or two if you like.
But keep in mind that it’s OK if you change your mind along the way.
Just because you’ve read something in an article doesn’t mean you should do it.
1. Become the person I want to be.
Meaning, build proper habits that would allow me to do so.
For me, this includes (but isn’t limited to): a steady health regimen, diet, a habit of not spending more than 30% of each day on work, being a good family man, brother, husband (?), father (?), writer, podcaster, person, human being.
Our habits are what we do each day. And what we do each day is, if you think about it, what our lives are about.
If you build better habits — you get a better life.
Ask yourself,
What kind of person do you want to be?
Then see what habits this person might have. Implement those habits in your daily life and over time, you’ll be who you want to be.
