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16 Life Lessons For Young Adults

Enjoy your younger years while you still can.

Christie Doege

Oct 10, 2016

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Transitioning from your teen years to adulthood can be challenging. Adulthood is like being thrown into the deep end and having to figure out how to swim by yourself. Here are sixteen life lessons that young adults must learn on their own.

1. Not everything will be handed to you. You are going to have to work really hard and put all your effort into getting where you want to be life.

2. Do not be friends with people who put you down. You do not need to waste your time on people who do not encourage and support you.

3. Some friendships and relationships will not work out, but others will. Do not get caught up on the people that you lost, but be grateful for the people that are still by your side.

4. Pursue the education and career that you want. Do not let other people’s opinions influence your dreams for yourself.

5. Plain and simple… life is not fair.

6. Do not obsess over having to pay off student loans and bills all the time. Everything will get paid, but do not forget to put some money aside for your future or for something you want to do.

7. Do not work just to get a paycheck. Life is so much more than money. Find a job that you love and that inspires you to use your skills.

8. Do what you love to do. Read a book, go hiking, go play baseball, do something you love, because your own happiness matters.

9. Do not dread on the past. Working on building the present and the future is a much better use of your time.

10. Do not let your thoughts and emotions take control of your life. Get out into the world and do the things that you were once too scared to do.

11. Plan for your future. Set goals as to where you want to be in your career in ten years, or for your own personal growth.

12. Do not get so caught up in your goals. This may sound contradicting, but it is not. Do not feel as if you cannot go out and live your life because it will hurt your plan for your future, it will not.

13. You will fail. Pick yourself back up and learn from it so you do not make the same mistakes again.

14. Do not stay in your home town forever; instead, go out and explore the world before you officially settle down in one spot. You will create lifetime memories and who knows, you might find a new place that you want to call home.

15. Seek long-term happiness not just short-term.

16. Fall in love with yourself. Do not get so caught up in loving other people, that you forget to love yourself.

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Sleepovers are not a thing. They're just not.

1. You only ask things once.

2. Seriously, you only ask once.

3. When you do muster up the courage to ask your parents for something, you creep around and wait until they’re in a good mood.

4. Before you get that final yes, you have to go through an interview.

5. If you ever got “the eye,” you knew you were screwed.

6. You were always the first to leave your group of friends when hanging out.

7. If you say you will be home at a certain time, you better be home at that time.

8. Seeing a missed call from your parents sends fear and horror through your veins.

9. If relatives are coming over to the house, your room better be clean.

10. You are careful about what jokes you share with your parents.

11. "You’re not an adult until you turn 18! You can do whatever you want then!"

12. If plans change while you’re out, you better text or call.

13. Don’t talk back. Ever.

14. When you’re called by your full name, you’re in deep trouble.

15. Don’t make them call your name twice.

16. Sleepovers are not a thing.

17. Despite all of these things, you know your parents love you.

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1. Pets

2. Mornings

3. Mistakes

4. Cooking for yourself

5. Hosting

6. Taking care of yourself

7. Holidays

8. Roommates

9. Keeping focused and getting stuff done

10. Cleaning

11. Social life

No, really. I'm not mad. Just hungry.

1. You’re tired of people asking you if you know what “RBF” stands for every time you zone out.

2. You’re constantly using the excuse, “I’m just tired” when people ask you if you’re mad.

3. Or “I’m just thinking.”

4. In fact, you’re rarely ever actually mad.

5. But when you are, people usually can’t tell.

6. You find other people with RBF’s and have to convince yourself that you don’t look like them.

7. You constantly remind yourself, “At least I’m not a psycho.”

Some of your best ideas come through boredom.

1. If the professor is late by one minute, I'm leaving.

2. Oh crap, that's due TODAY?!

3. Can I nap in here?

4. I wonder what they're serving at the cafeteria.

5. How much does my teacher even get paid?

6. How much will I get paid?

7. This is the longest 50 minutes of my life.

8. Maybe if I call mom, she'll give me money.

9. How much do street performers make anyway?

10. Why am I here? I could be a street performer by now.

11. Oh right, I'm not talented.

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