Regret In Your 30s EMILY CO, POPSUGAR CELEBRITY APR. 22, 2014, 9:20 PM 407,210 35 Flickr/Dell Inc. What better way to learn than from those who have been there and done that? A Reddit thread recently had people chiming in on things they regret doing (or not doing) in their 30s. 1. The shoulds Youll feel societal pressures in your 30s more than ever before, but dont let the shoulds hold it back. You may constantly worry about how you should own a home, you should have kids, you should be married, or you should have a steady career. Drop all those expectations, and live life the way that makes you the happiest. Dont feel like a failure just because your life happens to deviate from the norm — youve got one life to live, so live it your way. 2. Not spending time with parents One common regret that many people in their 30s have is not spending time with their parents while they are young enough to actively participate. Simple pleasures like taking a walk, traveling, or even having a conversation may be harder to come by once your parents age. 3. Putting work first Something to keep in your mind in your 30s: if you put work first, youre going to regret it. Spend time with people you love, because those are precious moments that money and moving up the ladder cant beat. 4. Spending time on negativity And you thought those negative people would disappear from your life in your 30s. Nope, there may be some hanging around, so dont waste time on them. Watch out for people who dont make you feel good about yourself, and reevaluate your relationships with them. Be careful of spending time on negative thoughts and issues that you have no control over. Just. Let. It. Go. 5. Thinking your 30s was old Im too old for this! may be a common phrase you use in your 30s. You know what? Youre not. And I bet people in their 50s and 60s will agree. The world was your oyster in your 20s, and it still is. Take a chance, live, and enjoy life as the youngun you are, and never lose that child in you. 6. Not putting yourself first Maybe youre putting everyone else first in your life but you. Snap out of it! Know that once you put yourself first, everything else can fall into place. Putting your needs first will make you a happy camper, which will result in better relationships — a win-win. When you take care of yourself, youll have fewer regrets in your 30s. The partner your life revolved around? You probably wont regret that as much if you had focused on your needs and chased your dreams as well. 7. Not taking better care of your body Its quite the paradox — you say youre too old for something, and yet you still keep the junk-food-fueled and antiexercise habits of the younger you. Those habits are harder to drop, but treat your body right early, or itll catch up with you before you know it. 8. Not taking chances Maybe youre overly cautious at this age and perhaps its the shoulds we mentioned earlier that are holding you back. Dont play it safe, and live a little. 9. Not saving and investing enough This seems to be a huge, huge regret that a lot of 30-year-olds carry. If you start saving earlier, youll be reaping bigger rewards by the time you retire. And if you dont put off saving and investing in your 30s, youll be more likely to retire at the age you want. 10. Not traveling enough The world is at your fingertips, so take off on a travel adventure! Dont keep procrastinating and putting this off — itll be harder to make time for travel as you get older. Get inspired by this list of the 10 most beautiful travel adventures. 11. Caring too much about what others think It seems were guilty of this at every age. Dont waste more time on this useless habit in your 30s. Stop investing time and energy into caring about what people who dont care about you think. The ones who do care for you will accept you as you are.
Posted on: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 22:49:42 +0000
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