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Useful Life Lessons For The Average Twentysomething

Life is about learning lessons. Here are some I've learned in 20 years.

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If you are like me, you think a lot about how everything you have experienced influences how you go about your daily life. It is a constant thought, and every experience you go through adds a new story to the library in you head. From those stories, you pull important moments and transform them into personal mantras that transpose into your everyday life. Here is a list of some of the advice I've acquired and life lessons I’ve learned so far.

1. Before a big day, make your bed in the morning. You’ll be thankful when you get back home.

2. Go for walks.

3. Listen to LOUD music.

4. Dance while listening to LOUD music.

5. I mean really rock out, whether you are by yourself or around other people.

6. Sing, even if you’re not good at it.

7. Stay organized.

8. Write down your thoughts.

9. Let yourself get excited.

10. Show your excitement.

11. You are your worst critic.

12. Find magic in everything.

13. Be goofy.

14. Learn how to empathize.

15. Go people watching.

16. Look up at the clouds.

17. Look up at the stars.

18. Do a lot of thinking.

19. Take into consideration what others think, but make decisions based on what you personally think.

20. Take time to understand people.

21. Enjoy learning new things.

22. Ask questions.

23. If someone shows you something they like, pay attention.

24. Do things for the sake of doing them.

25. Take criticism kindly.

26. Prove those who doubt you wrong.

27. Be yourself.

28. Learn about what others love.

29. Give yourself a break.

30. Listen to your parents and grandparents.

31. Learn about your roots.

32. Understand yourself.

33. Learn to accept defeat graciously.

34. Stay humble.

35. Learn to appreciate art.

36. Create your own purpose.

37. Listen to understand, not to reply.

38. If you work hard, you can play hard.

39. Love yourself before you try to love someone else.

40. Random acts of kindness are a must.

41. The world does not owe you anything.

42. Stay open-minded.

43. Speak your mind even if everyone else is against you.

44. Learn how to whistle.

45. Find a place where you can forget everything else.

46. Enjoy time in which you are alone.

47. Learn how to be alone.

48. Learn how to be with others.

49. Enjoy time in which you are with others.

50. Enjoy everything as much as possible.

51. Make everything you do an adventure.

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