Fellow consultants, what are some realizations or life lessons that started to hit you after your mid-20s?

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Don’t be scared to spend money to protect your time or health. As an example, the electrician will do it right and in a fraction of the time you will.

Always hire movers. Your friends and your back will thank you. And it’ll be done in an afternoon.

Keep your car well maintained. That money you saved on putting off new tires will seem pretty dumb as you slide into the ditch on bald tires.

Wear sunscreen. Every day. It’s easy and you won’t regret it later.

Go to the dentist. It’s worth the trouble.

Cultivate and maintain good friendships. Put time into people who will put time into you. If they don’t want to invest in you, they probably aren’t worth the trouble. (Though cut people some slack for not being perfect friends - good enough is good enough)

Go for those insane adventures in your 20s and 30s - they get a heck of a lot harder as your responsibilities increase.

Be more patient with people. You honestly have no idea what they’re going through and getting bent of shape for trivial things is a waste of your time.

Most things truly aren’t that important - focus on the things that truly are.

Learn how to merge / zipper in traffic and do it efficiently.

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Every single thing of this!!!!

This is the youngest and healthiest and most energetic you will ever be, so enjoy every day.

Also, wear sunscreen 365 days a year.

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Learned a lot post 25, hard to put into words

1. Let go of things/ppl that constantly upset and hurt you no matter how hard you try- set boundaries and don’t pour as much energy (career, relationships, etc…)

2. There’s a lot more to life than your job and women (whoever you’re sexually interested in) - something I’m still struggling w

3. Build your network internally and externally with ppl higher up, can help save you from the bench or losing your job

4. Health and sleep go a long way

5. Take time for yourself and those that believe in you. If you truly have no one, you have yourself and god will step into play when he needs to

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- Use money to help yourself
- Letting yourself go healthwise will catch up with you a lot sooner than you think
- Spend time with people you care about but choose quality over quantity
- It’s ok to have FOMO
- Go to bed early

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Sit down to put on your socks

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Mid-20s??? It’s a very long road, my friend.

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Your health is your wealth. There’s no substitute for it.

I was watching the OC the other day and realized that I was old because I watched it as a teenager and they didn't even have smartphones or streamling on TV.

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