What I Wish I Knew At Age 20

Here's everything everyone wish they knew at the age of 20. If it's good advice, hit the upvote button. The number next to it indicates the age the author wrote it at. Feel like there's something missing? Add a new message!

Hey 20 year old, take care of your health in time

Hey 20 year old, go to a dentist

Hey 20 year old, Join more clubs, talk to friends, friends of friends, and your roommates more! I know you were busy pursuing a lot of coursework and liked doing it alone, but it’s ok to have a little fun. You’re good at time management, it would work out.

Hey 20 year old, Don't be afraid to start setting boundaries.. sometimes being nice isn't always a good thing. There is nothing wrong with being selfish.

Hey 20 year old, TRAVEL

Hey 20 year old, read more business books. You'll need it

Hey 20 year old, Always meet people where they are, not where you want them to be.

Hey 20 year old, If you just graduated from university and do not want to work by profession, do not work. If you find your hobby, then do your favorite thing. Don’t listen to anyone.

Hey 20 year old, Make your own way.

Hey 20 year old, Along with everything else happening, try new things, a different type of exercise, try going vegetarian, try meditation, if only for a few weeks, if you don't read, start and continue. You won't believe who you've become by the time you're 30.

Hey 20 year old, If you have a toxic parent that you can stay away from, do that. Avoid contact with them, don’t pity someone that is so toxic to you for the sake of your own mental health. The quicker you realise they are so damaging the easier it will be for you.

Hey 20 year old, Spend the next decade exploring, understanding you and the world you live in. Save marriage for thirty or above once you have a well established career, sowed your wild oaks and have figured out how you want to live and the companion you need.

Hey 20 year old, You may experience countless failures, lost in an unpaved path, and unimaginable pain but what the future holds depends on your ability to accept the harsh reality and take action fearlessly because that's the only way to know what you're capable of

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Hey 20 year old, Don’t spend your time waiting on people. Your whole life will pass you by.

Hey 20 year old, When you get jobs as a trainee/intern, search for a job where you will learn and not simply for the highest paying (unless you really need the money)

Hey 20 year old, Study, study, study

Hey 20 year old, It's not too late to go to college. Use khan academy to review your math and science. And pursue an education in something that matters to you. If you don't wanna commit to a university, look up a class and read the textbook. Practice and improve.

Hey 20 year old, Stop blaming your faults on your upbringing. Your actions are your own choices, and the only one responsible for them is you. Once you start accepting responsibility for yourself, you'll take control of your life and improve it.

Hey 20 year old, Your college experience isn't what you had hoped it would be. Don't let these 4 years determine the rest of your life. You will meet more people, places and opportunities in the years following that will help you find your place in the world.

Hey 20 year old, You're entering a stage where supporting yourself is more important than following your dream. Financial independence and freedom of time will enable you to pursue your dream. Be pragmatic.

Hey 20 year old, I was taught that credit cards are evil. In reality they are only bad if misused. Build your credit so you don't end up living in a house that's falling apart, like mine. You will need at least three lines of credit to buy a house someday.

Hey 20 year old, work to better only yourself and forgive yourself for making mistakes. Don't post anything on social media that you will regret in 10 years.

Hey 20 year old, Credit card debt is really hard to pay off. Stop spending money you don't have.

Hey 20 year old, Idk what to say

Hey 20 year old, Learn to praise yourself for your efforts to improve rather than your innate abilities, even if your innate abilities have brought you success. Life is a series of challenges; you'll need to try, fail, and endure to build yourself to overcome them.

Hey 20 year old, Once you've started studying something, don't listen to anyone that might makr you doubt it, and just finish it and see where it takes you.

Hey 20 year old, There's still plenty of time to change your mind and start again

Hey 20 year old, when you think you can't bear to break up with them, you absolutely can. You have so much excitement and opportunity in the coming years, don't waste any time with someone who isn't wonderful to you.

Hey 20 year old, Don't try desperately to fit in. Start developing your individuality and you will be so much further and happier in a year or two.