What I Wish I Knew At Age 20

Here's everything everyone wish they knew at the age of 20. The number next to it indicates the age the author wrote it at.

Hey 20 year old, If you use Google Chrome, look up the Chrome Web Store to find some free useful extensions related to things like productivity, accessibility, search tools, shopping and even the fun section that can come surprisingly in handy for nearly everything.

Hey 20 year old, If you want help practicing self care and you like podcasts, you can look up ones like Self-Care for Extremely Busy Women, Therapy for Black Girls, Brown Girl Self-Care, The Science of Self Care, The Self Care Chronicle, and more.

Hey 20 year old, Learn a new vocabulary word everyday. It will help you communicate with all kinds of difficult situations growing up, and more words can also allow you to better describe problems you have so you can understand it. Then use it in real life.

Hey 20 year old, If you want help releasing stress, I recommend finding a place where you can be alone, or perhaps a loud enough place where no one can hear you, and just scream out all of your stress. Shout everything that stresses you out at the top of your lungs.

Hey 20 year old, Whatever career path you choose, look for things to read on the topic. Such as articles, blogs, newspapers, scientific papers, essays, non-fiction books on the subject or from a biography/autobiography/memoir of someone in that career. Research.

Hey 20 year old, If you need help organizing your life, look up how to make a mind map, the different uses of the mind maps, the benefits of mind maps, mind map apps, mind map websites, and mind map books. It organizes EVERYTHING in your life.

Hey 20 year old, Post a reminder of your goals for you everyday, in your room where you wake up for you to see. If you want, you can add pictures or even draw your own as a vision board. Put up other things that provide inspiration to you too.

Hey 20 year old, Take time to examine the different influences different groups you're part of influence you. Even if it's 99% good, there is going to be 1% bad for you to examine. What type of good and bad habits are you picking up from them? Why?

Hey 20 year old, If you want a better world, first envision what a better world would look like. Don't just say you don't want this in the world, but you don't offer a replacement for all the wrong. What would the specific details look like? Why did you choose that?

Hey 20 year old, Adulthood is a time where you examine how much you're lying to yourself or denying to yourself certain things. Take time to carefully observe your own mind in reflection. Just watch your thoughts. Notice if you're trying to run away from anything.

Hey 20 year old, One essential grown up advice? All types of fruits, vegetables and other healthy food can be more easily eaten if you find recipes that make these ingredients more delicious. Sometimes it's not the food, but how you cook it that matters.

Hey 20 year old, If you want to try different physical exercises at home, you can look for different exercise videos on YouTube, such as yoga, dancing, strength exercises, stretching, tai chi and qigong (like Yoga, but from the Chinese), or even martial arts.

Hey 20 year old, If breathing meditation helps you, then other types of meditations that are less well known can help too, such as walking meditation, body scan meditation, mantra meditation, noting meditation, and loving kindness meditation are the basics.

Hey 20 year old, If you're looking to date as a man, know that what women want is a sensitive guy in touch with his own emotions, his humor and spontaneity. That's why women want the brooding moody creative man. Not the manly jerk with no emotions.

Hey 20 year old, As you leave for adulthood, know that it's normal for some people in your life to leave, while others stay. Sometimes some paths in adulthood still intertwine. Others get busy with their own lives, but you can always find new people, new connections.

Hey 20 year old, Go to the YouTube channel Dad, how do I? for some fatherly advice for both guys and girls on fixing stuff, baking/cooking stuff, or just advice on life in general. A YouTube channel by a dad who never got to have his own dad, so he became one to you.

Hey 20 year old, If you like Reddit, look up self improvement subreddits like /r/Decidingtobebetter, /r/Lifeprotips, /r/YouShouldKnow, /r/Zenhabits, /r/Meditation, /r/Loseit, /r/Changemyview, /r/Stoicism, /r/Nofap, /r/Lifehacks and more.

Hey 20 year old, If you have problems with anything in life and you're too insecure for it, you have to start reading books on confidence. Without confidence, nothing you practice will really last. Look up books on confidence or books on self esteem online please.

Hey 20 year old, I am in college doing BCA(bachelor in computer applications) what can I do in future

Hey 20 year old, You are beautiful as you are

Hey 20 year old, Always be happy

Hey 20 year old, My age is 20 for that

Hey 20 year old, Don't date until you can buys yourn own pant

Hey 20 year old, I am a Graduate person and I have searching a advice for business related,and oppurnity after graduate in medical field corse please tell me.

Hey 20 year old, If you're worried about the state of the world, know that you're not to blame for everything that goes wrong in the world. Do what you can, yes, but it's not all your fault.

Hey 20 year old, If you want to learn stuff through documentaries, I suggest websites like Documentary Mania and TopDocumentaryFilms. Never stop learning!

Hey 20 year old, If you think someone is following you, whether on foot or in a car, turn around the block to the left four times. If they're still following you, call emergency services.

Hey 20 year old, If you're looking for an IT education, Harvard has a free certification for its online course CS50, Harvard's Introduction to Computer Science and Programming. Free certification is rare.

Hey 20 year old, You can help combat child sexual abuse and sex trafficking by uploading photos of your hotel rooms to TraffickCam so they can compare it to abuse photos and validate places.

Hey 20 year old, If you're considering inviting someone who menstruates at home, especially someone you're in a relationship with, add a trash can in your bathroom for less awkwardness. Believe me.