Here are 42 things I learned from my 20s (that I wish I learned earlier).
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0:19 - Schedule Everything
0:57 - Call Customer Service
1:35 - Your Parents Are People Too
2:06 - Friends and Family Are Important
2:31 - Aim for People to Respect You, Not to Like You
3:28 - Free Time Is Great
3:55 - Write Emails Like a Human
4:33 - Meditate
5:07 - Journaling
5:32 - Cold Exposure
6:14 - Heat Exposure
6:46 - You Can Do Anything
7:31 - Anger Solves Nothing
8:12 - Listening Is a Learned Skill
8:55 - Writing Is Important
9:53 - Automate and Delegate
11:01 - Reading Is a Superpower
11:48 - Take All the Blame and Give the Credit
12:28 - Try Doing One Thing at a Time
13:27 - The Squeaky Wheel Gets the Oil
14:06 - Everyone Is Shy; Be the Outgoing Person
14:46 - Have a Positive Attitude
15:18 - Your 20’s Matter
16:23 - Saving Won’t Make You Rich
19:37 - It Is Just a Matter of Time
19:57 - Find Advisors and Mentors
21:12 - Win with the Minimum Necessary Target
22:33 - Little Habits Matter More
23:05 - The World Isn’t So Scary
24:16 - Avoid Underemployment
25:23 - Say “No” Most of the Time
25:51 - Say “I Do Not Know”
27:30 - No One Cares and No One Knows
27:44 - Do the Adult Things
28:00 - Don’t Complain
29:00 - Wake Up and Go to Bed at the Same Time
29:04 - You Are the Average of the 5 People You Are With
29:13 - Read More
29:23 - Just Start!
29:43 - Most Things Aren’t Personal
31:18 - Cultivate a Healthy Mind and Body
31:58 - This Too Shall Pass!
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Resources
The Defining Decade by Meg Jay: https://amzn.eu/d/1mO3gWe
Hell Yeah Or No by Derek Sivers: https://a.co/d/czgdFFn
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- FrequencyUpdated Biweekly
- PublishedJanuary 1, 2024 at 10:00 AM UTC
- Length33 min
- Episode29