Being in your 30s and 40s isnât old as you probably picture. Now, if you have a family and a mortgage youâll have more responsibilities. And your body might not be what it once was. But mentally, I donât feel different. I completely forget Iâm not the same age as people in their 20s when I interact with them.
To answer your question, I suggest sorting the things that you only can do when you have fewer responsibilities (traveling for a long stretch, moving to a new city, quitting your job, working out and exercising). Do those things now, and remember you can do a lot in the decades to come, too (e.g., I didnât start going to concerts until I was 40)
(Also, I sincerely apologize to everyone in their 20s who is working their ass off just to get by!)
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It feels like more money, more problems. Body parts hurt and donât heal right away. Yeah you have heartburn, a handful of friends, and they all live far away. You question life choices, finally start figuring out what the hell youâre supposed to be doing.
But you also find peace, get more comfortable in your own skin. You can see through the bullshit, can recognize the people who are genuine.
Your 30s are like your 20s. Your brain wonât see the difference, youâll just know when you look around and think âhey, this isnât so badâ.
Jan 8, 2025
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Iâve experienced 5 birthdays for ages ending in zero and none of them marked a big turning point in my life *
What Iâve realized, and other people have agreed with, is that no adult age has felt like I assumed it would be when I was young. 30, 40, 50⌠Iâm still me. Less hair and more prescriptions, but still me.
Ages will mean as little or as much as you decide they do. If you want turning 30 to mark a change in your life, go for it! Want to forget about it? Itâs forgotten. Life doesnât organize itself by decades or years.
Do takeadvantage of every opportunity you have, though: go places, exercise, meet people, take care of your body. Those kinds of things get more difficult with age.
Also, donât stop looking for new music.
*well I bought a car when I was 30 and drove it for 20 years, but the timing was just coincidence
Dec 3, 2024
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...read that from a friend when I turned 30, so passing on this advice, but also to think of personal wealth as life experience, like being more aware of what you like and what you don't, thus able to avoid unpleasant situations or know your worth more, as a person. Basically, you are more immune to bullshit now, welcome! And a happy happy birthday!
Also - exercise kind of becomes important now, take stairs, stretch your muscles if you're on the computer for awhile. Move around more. Your later years will thank you lol
Jun 6, 2024
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