Valuable Life Advice For Anyone In Their 20s Shared By People Over 40 Years Old

"Pay less attention to what people say, and more attention to what they do."

Ayoub

• Published in Interesting
• October 3, 2022

Life can get quite challenging, especially for people in their twenties who are still trying to figure out what they want to make of themselves in life. Thankfully, there are always people who have lived longer than us and that can share a tip or two about life.

Being in your twenties is a difficult period, nothing in life is secure and failure is always something you can't help but think about. Everything seems so complicated but once you go through with it and you reflect back on the past, you realize that you could have done so many things much better. 

Going back in time is not an option for individuals who already lived a considerable amount of years and wish they had discovered some aspects of life back when they were still young.

However, they can share those tips with us and prevent many people from repeating the avoidable mistakes that inconvenienced them throughout life.

A Redditor who goes by the username u/morningperzon made a post on the r/AskReddit community with the following question: "People who are 40+, what’s your advice to people in their 20s?" The user got a lot of interesting replies to their question, scroll down and check them out.

1. "Take care of your body. Exercise to maintain a healthy weight and good cardiovascular health. As you get older, it's much harder to maintain these."

Take care of your body. Exercise to maintain a healthy weight and good cardiovascular health. As you get older, it's much harder to maintain these.

Thomasgraham76

2. "Don't be afraid to do things by yourself. Go to that show, see the movie, take a day trip. Don't miss out on opportunities because no one will go with you."

frumperbell

3. "Don’t rush to get married. You’re still figuring out who you are. Date, live together, whatever. Just don’t get married before 30."

geegeeallin

4. "Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth, oh—never mind."

You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they've faded, but trust me, in 20 years, you'll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked.

You are not as fat as you imagine.

-wienermcfartface

5. "Go to the doctor and to the dentist regularly"

olderthanbefore

6. "You don't need to excel, average can be extremely fullfilling."

Aspire to be happy with little achievements.

Failures can open many unexpected windows.

-tigbit72

7. "Save. If your job offers a 401k, take advantage of that. If not, open a savings account and put something in it every pay. Even if you can only afford to put in 5 bucks, it still adds up."

-frumperbell

8. "VERY few companies out there will ever give a s**t about you. You should never feel any loyalty to them."

-Rdr1051

9. "Travel, use your vacation time, make memories."

IrishSFnative

10. "Get. A. Pre-nup."

James0100

11. "If you have a good relationship with your parents, try and see them."

It’s frightening how quickly the years pass and suddenly they’re gone. Alzheimer’s also can hit unexpectedly and it’s amazing how much I wish for just a few more hours.

lostwynter

12. "Ghost your s**tty friends."

They are as much of a liability to your health and future as any other malicious factors in your life right now.

And if you have to ask if they're a s**tty friend, they are a s**tty friend. Ghost them. Now.

-MisterAmmosart

13. "It's never too late to start a new career. Do what you love!"

-monja2009

14. "Wear sunscreen."

If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. A long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists.

wienermcfartface

15. "I'm 81 and I really can't distill it down to one thing so here goes:"

- Be yourself. Stop trying to live up to others' expectations and do your own thing.

- Get moving! Whether it's bike riding or walking or a gym membership. Just move.

- Eat healthy! Yes, those fast food fries and burgers are easy - but - you will pay for that some time in the future. Start eating healthy so it becomes a habit.

- Be kind to people. If everyone did this, imagine what a world we would live in!

- Become politically active. Support honest, progressive candidates in whatever way you can. And VOTE! F*****g VOTE!

Hugs from Gma.

-NoBSforGma

16. "Brush your teeth."

Dazzling-Adeptness11

17. "Get to know your parents as people. "

Ask them all about their early lives and about their parents and other relatives. Write these things down if you can.

Before you know it, they will be gone, either physically or mentally and there will be so many things you want to know.

-zazzlekdazzle

18. "Pay less attention to what people say, and more attention to what they do."

Cherryfritterfrieda

19. "Do it. Whatever it is . Take a trip. Start a band. Move to a new city. Do it now when you aren't as tied to place by obligations."

spiked_macaroon

20. "Your joints are the first thing to wear out--take care of them."

manwithavandotcom

21. "Life is short, enjoy! You may have a day or 50 years left, no one knows. Don't put things off for "your golden years"."

Life is short, enjoy! You may have a day or 50 years left, no one knows. Don't put things off for "your golden years".

jenfish06

Tips of any kind or form are always practical and end up helping you unexpectedly in rough times. These people have lived long enough to share a helpful tip or two about life. And that's priceless.

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