You tend to take life for granted in your 20s, and why wouldn’t you? You can wake up without a hangover after anight of drinkingand work out without stretching. You feel invincible and perpetually ready to conquer anything.But as you grow older, you will feel Father Time’s harshreality checks. Before you know it, you might suffer from head-splittingtinnitusfrom the numerous concerts you’ve attended without ear protection or need knee replacement surgery after many years ofwearing high heels.These 40-somethings would know, and they are sharing theirnuggets of wisdomwith 20-year-olds in thisReddit thread. If you’re a youngster who has yet to reach your prime, you may want to take notes and save yourself from potential future suffering.This post may includeaffiliate links.
You tend to take life for granted in your 20s, and why wouldn’t you? You can wake up without a hangover after anight of drinkingand work out without stretching. You feel invincible and perpetually ready to conquer anything.
But as you grow older, you will feel Father Time’s harshreality checks. Before you know it, you might suffer from head-splittingtinnitusfrom the numerous concerts you’ve attended without ear protection or need knee replacement surgery after many years ofwearing high heels.
These 40-somethings would know, and they are sharing theirnuggets of wisdomwith 20-year-olds in thisReddit thread. If you’re a youngster who has yet to reach your prime, you may want to take notes and save yourself from potential future suffering.
This post may includeaffiliate links.
Wear ear protection at concerts, dammit!
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Sleep, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD SLEEP, nothing will f**k you up long term than thinking going without sleep isn’t going to hurt you.
Wear some freaking sunscreen. Skin cancer sucks!
Diet, posture, physical activity. All of those are much easier to correct in your 20s than your 40s.
Their teeth. You get only two sets of teeth and the first is lost at a very early age.Invest in an electric toothbrush and use it liberally.
Time with the family & your elders. You miss miss them when they’re either passed (parents, grandparents) or all grown up (sweet children, nieces & nephews). Even time with elder mentors, such as teachers.Enjoy everyone while you have them and while they have you!
I would reverse the question. Most 20 somethings think soooo many things are the end all.Basically, none of it matters. Keep working on being the best person you can be.
Everyone saying their health, which isn’t wrong.What’s really going to affect you is your parents' health, presuming they’re still alive and you have a good relationship with them. If your parents live into old age, they will need more and more help. They won’t understand how things work. They’ll be more susceptible to scams. If they’re like mine, they’ll be stubborn and won’t acknowledge their weakening faculties. Try getting someone who’s driven for 60 years to surrender their license because their eyes aren’t so good.And when one dies, the other will likely have fallen into a very co-dependent lifestyle, and the structure is completely destroyed.You know it’s going to happen, but you don’t realize how it’ll manifest itself until it plays out.Edit: well, this took off. Glad to hear this actually helped some people. But yeah, it sucks.
Cut back on the carbs and sugar now. Also, keep exercising. Don’t take a break in your 30’s because the kids are keeping you too busy. Trying to lose weight in your 40’s is torture. I’ve been hungry for 3 years.
Lack of stretching. Stretch younglings, stretch.
Their online behavior.You can see it on reddit every day. Grown ups in their twenties don’t know the very basics of human interaction. Get off of tictoc, insta and reddit. That’s not the real world. In fact it is as far from the real world as it could be.Get out, touch gras. I can’t believe I’m writing this.
The power of compounding interest. For the love of god, start socking some money into your retirement as early as possible. Look at the charts online of the difference between starting to save a little when you’re younger versus how much you have to put away when you’re older to actually retire one day.
Travel internationally in your 20s when you’re single, with friends, stay in hostels if you have to
Take care of your mental health. Cut down toxic relationships. You are worth it! ❤️
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I’ve seen way too many people who spent their 20s and 30s grinding. They end up with full bank accounts, but no real friends, community or life experiences. Those are the people who end up with epic mid life crises.Money comes and goes, but genuine friends and experiences can’t be bought.
Eating too much fast food, junk food, and alcohol. Get out of those bad habits now!
That physical job is not paying you for the damage it does to your body. I did flooring for 18 years before I got out of it. I was a sub contractor and made great money. Until I realized that it wasn’t enough to fix my joints. I have shoulder problems from carrying rolls of carpet and pad up endless flights of stairs. I was lucky and somehow my knees are ok.
Sticking with a person you are never going to change. Worst mistake ever.
Lots of great responses in here mainly related to health and lifestyle choices… but let’s not forget one of the most important ones:GET RID OF THE NEGATIVE ENERGY IN YOUR LIFE. that includes bad habits and bad people… even if they’re family. i’ve seen some people keep losers (male & female) around for far too long, and they got bogged down with their problems. then, when they needed help, the losers pulled them down even more.the people you choose to have in your life can greatly affect the course of your life… make sure they’re adding and not subtracting.
Save money. When I was 20 I used to say, I’ll start saving when I get a good job. Well, my dream job came at my 40 and I spend 20 years just spending money and not saving. When i say save money I mean save and invest
If you have a job in your twenties where you keep hurting your back, get the f**k as far away from that job as possible. It’s going to be hell in your 40s if you don’t smarten up now.
Like everyone else said - Your health goes downhill after 40. Get active. Enjoy it. Love it.Find out your family’s medical history. In some cases, doesn’t matter what you eat or drink, you’re gonna get nailed with diabetes or heart disease or cancer. Find out if it runs in your family history and prepare/plan for it.Save your money. And if you already are, save even more. Inflation / Cost of living has shown us that a million dollars doesn’t even buy a home here. Doesn’t keep you comfortable for retirement. Save, invest, become financially literate.People will come and go. Don’t get attached or take it personally. We are all on our own journey. Enjoy them when they are with you and be happy for them from afar when they drift away.
Being mean to their knees. Take care of them. You only get one set.
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