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The 6 Best Life Lessons To Learn Right Now
It all starts with correcting our conception of “old”
I’m turning 30 this year and I’m psyched about it. I mean, proper psyched. While most of my friends of the same age are worried, I’m out here loving turning “old”.
I remember clearly when my sister turned 30, almost 18 years ago. I was just a young boy and it seemed infinitely far away. My brother and I made fun of her. A whole lot. She was officially becoming “old”. 14 years later, it was time for my sister’s revenge on my brother turning 30 himself. This November, I’ll have two people out for blood to make fun of me.
Yet, I don’t feel any kind of stress. On the contrary, I’m looking forward to reaching the big 3 0.
After all, I’m already “old” in the eyes of many of the people I know. And for good reasons! I have quite the list of “old man” attributes:
- My baldness is definitely not at a level I can hide anymore.
- I sleep most nights between 9 and 10 p.m.
- I wake up at 5 a.m. most mornings.
- I enjoy putting classical music to listen in the office.
- I like to sit down with a coffee and read for a while.
- I don’t take part in allnighters anymore.
