[paul9290]

I just turned 40 and whoa I've never felt such a drastic change previously, as ...

- Im starting to lose my hair

- I gained ten pounds a week or two after my birthday (lost it now after getting back to the gym); 5'10 178 now.

- I suddenly succumb to a foot disease older men have to deal with... it came and went, but could come back. WTH?

- Slight depression from all the above.

I want my 30s back!

[dack]

It seems all relative... I'm 29 and wishing I was in my early twenties again. I'm seeing my younger ambitions slowly seeming less and less plausible. And yet, I've seen posts from 23 year olds wishing they had done more studying in highschool/college to get a better head start on their career.

Maybe it would help to try to imagine genuinely being another decade older in the same situation, looking back on today - and then do the thing you regret not doing!

[tomjen3]

That sounds like an idea worth trying.

Also keep a mens journal (which is just another name for Diary) - it is surprising and interesting how stupid I was ten years ago.

[joslin01]

^ Yes. I love my diary, and some of my entrires go back to when I was 18 (27 now). What gets to me is how drastic a mental change could be from just months ago to where I am now. I'll read something I wrote months ago and think "Ha, so young and foolish!" I genuinely think diaries are crucial to personal development because it allows you to see yourself speak honestly with the lens of an "outside" observer.

[throwaway999777]

Oh, you've started losing your hair in your 40s? Count yourself lucky.