Um no....I'm just saying don't be beholden to these mythical lists, go do your own thing. I don't advocate my life to anyone, I just described how things worked out for me, the life that I've had without a prescribed list. I advocate creating your own life and experiences then come back when you're 30 and see what you can do. And this doesn't need to involve bikes and doobie smoking :)
> On what do you base this? Have you "got it"?
Well sometimes some folk just get it lucky and the timing is right for their thing.
I didn't say you were advocating your life. But you are advocating your own list, it's just shorter
- Enjoy your 20s
- Reflect when you get to 30
I'm sure this worked out to your satisfaction, but then again so (probably) did the list in the article to the person who wrote it. So why is their list bollocks and yours isn't?
> Well sometimes some folk just get it lucky and the timing is right for their thing.
Maybe, but how do you know that's all there is to it?
I'm not advocating, it's just a wee bit of advice based on actual experience. You have a choice to:
- Enjoy your 20s
- Reflect when you get to 30
Or jump on the grind at 18 or 19.
So here's the thing. What is it you want to do? Grind away at work, sat behind a desk, in your 20's, during the most possibly healthy and active part of your life (yeah I know smoking doobies and drinking beer isn't healthy - just do it in moderation).
Or you could be doing things such as mountain climbing, cycling, lots of other physical activities. I did all these things in my 20's and by god I'm so pleased I did because now in work I don't have as much time to engage in these things. My late 20's set a health baseline, sure you can't bank this, but at 47 when I had a full cardio check due to panic attacks, it seems those years between 17 and 30 have (so far) held me in good stead. No guarantees though.
But you know it's up to you, but don't be clouded (I'm sure there's a better word) by articles such as this as a panacea for success, both career-wise and in life.
> So why is their list bollocks and yours isn't?
Because the wrote this in hindsight. Hindsight is a wonderful thing, you can be really preachy about it. By god I've got a catalogue of hindsight, but do I regret apparently wasting my 20's, not at all.
I like how your hindsight is experience, and their experience is hindsight.
By the way, nothing on their list suggests grinding away behind a desk and not doing climbing or cycling. You can think about your career whether you're working 80h/w or 10h/w.
Frankly, I think your reading of this list is biased and prejudiced (based on preconceived ideas of "this type of lists"), and it shows you've dismissed it out of hand rather than critically analyzing it. That makes me wary of taking your advice generally.
> On what do you base this? Have you "got it"?
Well sometimes some folk just get it lucky and the timing is right for their thing.