| I feel this article is only going to resonate with those past this point in life... Things I've learnt in my thirties.... 1. Learn now, making time for it later will be very difficult and require sacrifice. 2. Maintain informal human connections via facebook, twitter etc. It’s easy to be smug and say I only value friends who I talk with in real life, but the reality for the youth today is that you will be lonely and miss out on events by being a snob. (Also, no one will email you photographs, ever.) 3. Don't take (older) family for granted. Get your grandparents a cheap cell and teach them how to text, they will love you for it. Get your Grandpa playing an older version of Civ on an old laptop etc. Don’t bother with extended family events, cousins, siblings that you don’t enjoy, spend your time with friends instead. 4. Find a job that you enjoy (and work won’t seem like work, some of the time.) Also, be good at it, don’t half-ass it early on. 5. Be more supportive to those around you, colleagues and friends alike. Have them realise you are crutch that can be there when they need it, don’t be a doormat. 6. Realise how lucky you are never to have endured real hardship. (This goes for most suburban raised/affluent human beings on earth, not the small percentage that truly started from nothing.) 7. Choose saving over spending outwith means. Do everything you can thrifty, trip to Europe in your 20’s? Stay in a hostel with other fun people, business class and that cool boutique hotel can wait. You can leverage the money into better things later if you already have a solid amount of cash on hand. Be that buying a home when you get the opportunity, amazing holidays with a partner when you really need the luxury r&r, providing for your children without any negligible detriment to your quality of life etc etc. 8. Don’t forget things that are important. Use photographs, a diary, self email or a text file on your desktop... Whatever works for you. 9. Enjoy food and drink in your 20’s as later on it will be a case of “Everything in moderation.” (I’d tag on find a sport/hobby you love and it won’t feel like exercise in the future when your body needs it... Swimming, walking, martial arts, anything!) 10. People = Sh#t. This is just me as I’m quite the (cartoon) nihilist, but please respect peoples boundaries because some people like to be left alone, don’t encroach on others personal space. 11. Don't Forget to Tell Your Spouse How Much You Love Them. I kind of agree, but instead I’d say remember it’s not the end of the world if you don’t have one and if you do, remember to work at it... Try not to be a d#ck. |
That's a good point. Eating tasty and healthy stuff is very important and it adds a lot to a quality life.
But it is also true, that the amount of food you should eat gets less and less the older you get. The only way to still feel good is to eat really fresh and tasty things, no junk food and very little sweet and fat stuff. We even have a glass of wine for nearly every dinner. The hard thing is to stop after one glass, but this can be achieved.
This, in balance with a good sport, and there will be no health or weight problems. The real trick is to keep the ability of the body to get the energy from the (fat) reserves. Overweight people lose this ability, thats why they carry calories for a year and are still always hungry. Regular workouts help a lot.
I am so happy, that I started competitive swimming when I was 13. And I am also happy, that I got out of this drill early enough, to still enjoy swimming (now, 35 years later). Doing this 2-3 times a week since I can remember makes it really easy and enjoyable. Going only once a month would be hell instead (and totally without effect).
So, yes, eat healthy and find a sport today. Never skip running/swimming or whatever you choose.