Energy. You have a lot. Stay up late and go after your dreams.
If you have kids, don’t wait too late. The years with small children (under 5) are utterly exhausting. Doing this in your 30s sucks but is very do-able. I have friends having their first babies in their 40s, some with the dad being 50. They seem far more beat up by the stress of it than the 30-somethings.
I had kids in my early 30s. If I could go back, I would have had them in my late 20s. But I didn’t get married until I was 29.
Be nice.
Take care of your teeth and get regular checkups/physical exams. Preventative maintenance...
Learn to love yourself so you can learn to love others, especially before marriage.
Ramsey's plan works for many. Start early.
Plan and explore various locations that you would like to live and that matches your lifestyle. This can change but...
Pursue your passion and not a job.
Turn off/throw away the tv if you have one. Spend less time on social media. Fill your time and interests with things that matter.
Many more.....
Don’t sit around glorifying what retirement will be like or what your life will be like in 20 years.
As a general rule life gets much harder.
You’ll have more stress and far less time.
Don’t be a dummy and not set yourself up for a reasonable life at 40+ but focus on being happy in your 20’s and 30’s. If you can’t find happiness in your 20’s and 30’s, chances are slim of being happy at 40+.
Live a little. Party. Eat that cheeseburger. Genetics are damn near everything unless you’re doing heroin, raw dawging prostitutes or smoking cigs. So many people die young who took immaculate care of themselves. Don’t be that guy!
Don't take advice off the internet. From strangers. Speaking in incomplete sentences.
Mark Twain never actually said that.
That you will be as prosperous as your parents.
bartholomew_maxwell wrote:
Your ability to get sexually aroused. It is important to have as much sex as you can when you're younger because ED will get you in your 40's.
I’m not sure ED after 40 is a universal truth. I have not heard of this.
RichardRider wrote:
Be nice.
Take care of your teeth and get regular checkups/physical exams. Preventative maintenance...
Learn to love yourself so you can learn to love others, especially before marriage.
Ramsey's plan works for many. Start early.
Plan and explore various locations that you would like to live and that matches your lifestyle. This can change but...
Pursue your passion and not a job.
Turn off/throw away the tv if you have one. Spend less time on social media. Fill your time and interests with things that matter.
Many more.....
so #2 on your list is teeth? you shouldn't give advice on life or anything but oral hygiene.
chester p. wrote:
Don’t sit around glorifying what retirement will be like or what your life will be like in 20 years.
As a general rule life gets much harder.
You’ll have more stress and far less time.
Don’t be a dummy and not set yourself up for a reasonable life at 40+ but focus on being happy in your 20’s and 30’s. If you can’t find happiness in your 20’s and 30’s, chances are slim of being happy at 40+.
Live a little. Party. Eat that cheeseburger. Genetics are damn near everything unless you’re doing heroin, raw dawging prostitutes or smoking cigs. So many people die young who took immaculate care of themselves. Don’t be that guy!
this!
Time
I turned 40 last year and, between work, kids and quality time with my wife, the time available for running, cycling, climbing, kayaking and adventures is so much less than I ever expected.
When I think back to how much time I wasted in my 20s, I do wish I could have made better use of my time.
My Mom died when she was 52 - now I figure that I could have as little as 12 summers left on the earth, so I try to cram as much stuff in as I can.
Oh, and life is way too short for terrible beer. Only drink the good stuff - pour your lite beers away.
LeBronFAM wrote:...what part of your youth would recommend we get youngsters get the most out of in life.
Things I would do differently if I got a do-over:
- work and study hard in my undergrad. I did OK but at minimum effort and at my age I wish I had built a better foundation. I worked much harder on subsequent schooling and it paid off
- paid attention to money and invested. I'm doing OK but could retire a lot more comfortably than I will
- I would never have taken up drinking in my youth. That $hit hung above my head for 30 years before I ditched it > 10 years back. It's surprised me a little bit how little difference it's made to my social life to not drink (adults don't pressure other adults to drink, generally), and how much difference it's made to my sense of well-being
- phoned and visited my parents and siblings more often. I went years only calling them every few months. They don't last forever
- when I was young and still stupid, I thought I knew more than everyone I met. I know now that was never true. Somebody around you ALWAYS knows more than you, maybe about many things
- listened to my music less loudly. Not only is my hearing fading, but I've got a helluva case of tinnitus, and that $hit don't ever go away
Things I'm glad I did and would do again:
- served my country including in a theater of active conflict. The military teaches you a lot about yourself and the world
- pursued education as often as I could. I love learning stuff. My wife let me go back to school after undergrad not once, but three times, bless her heart...
- traveled widely and often
- attended as many concerts as I could
Time to accomplish stuff. I am in my early 50s and have a fair amount of regret about opportunities I did not take. When I was young there were theaters around with cheap tickets, should have gone instead of watching some pointless TV show. Liked to run occasionally as a kid, but did not occur to me that I could actually train for something. Liked the idea sumiting big mountains, but did not occur to me actually go to them until later. Lots of examples. I did a ton, but had I thought in my teens and twenties to just go for it and challenge myself constantly I could have done them so much better. Now my body says, think again old boy, time has run out for that achievement.
Don't take for granted the importance and the growth that can occur from loss and/or from losing. Sometimes the bigger the loss, the more growth that can result.
Dont seek advice from an anonymous running forum.
coach wrote:
Dont seek advice from an anonymous running forum.
While much of the advice you were given is wise and heartfelt you'll get poor advise from someone who isn't even 40.
Metabolism. Nutrition wasn't on my radar when I was younger. I gain weight by just looking at high calorie foods now. I have to follow nutrition plans to maintain racing weight these days and it sucks.
If your desires and regrets revolve around hedonism and animalistic pleasures good luck ever being happy. Being constantly h*rny is a result of the high time preference mindset implicit in modern democratic society.
dirtydude wrote:
Hooking up with young hot college girls. Enjoy it while you can
This is a good piece of advice. If you have a good memory, the imagery from these times will serve you well in later years.
If you don't want to take the advice here, a lot of which rings true for this 40 something, listen to those little tidbits from people you know who are over 40. When I was in my 20's and 30's I'd hear guys in their 40's and 50's say stuff, seemingly meaningless advice. I thought it was stupid then, but it stuck with me and makes complete sense now.
For example, when I was starting a new job when I was 27, a guy who would go on to be a close work friend (then in his late 40's) asks me how old I am. I tell him, and he says, Man, I'd give anything to be 27 again! Of course, at 27 I think to myself, what a dumb thing to say. But now it makes total sense. When I was 30, I ran on a marathon relay team with a guy who in his prime was a complete stud, and at 47 was still really good. He would tell me on training runs, referring to our age difference, you don't realize how little 17 years actually is, tell me to take advantage of being young, be nice to your wife, take care of your body, pursue your passions, etc. Again, I thought yeah old man, great advice as I yawn. But I remember him saying that stuff to this day because he was right.
Listen to the perspective of your elders. They aren't always right, but dismiss them. I'm sure you will, because it's the nature of being young. But if you really want to appreciate your youth, develop a sense of perspective.
^"don't" dismiss them is what I meant to say in the last paragraph.
Is there a rule against attaching a helium balloon to yourself while running a road race?
Am I living in the twilight zone? The Boston Marathon weather was terrible!
How rare is it to run a sub 5 minute mile AND bench press 225?
Move over Mark Coogan, Rojo and John Kellogg share their 3 favorite mile workouts
Mark Coogan says that if you could only do 3 workouts as a 1500m runner you should do these
Red Bull (who sponsors Mondo) calls Mondo the pole vaulting Usain Bolt. Is that a fair comparison?