30 Brutal Truths I Wish I Knew in My 20s @clarkkegley
30 Brutal Truths I Wish I Knew in My 20s  @clarkkegley
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At the time of making this, I'm 33 years old. If I could go back and give my 20-year-old self some advice, here's what I'd say.

0:00 - Intro
0:10 - Don’t kill the cringe, kill the part that cringes
0:30 - If you're thinking too much you're not acting enough
1:05 - Get really good at something
1:38 - Stop waiting for life to get easier
2:05 - You will regret inaction more than failure
2:31 - What really makes us happy
3:03 - People aren't against you, they're for themselves
3:26 - Burnout isn’t about doing too much
3:40 - You teach people how to treat you
4:03 - Keep a journal
4:34 - Focus on big wins around money
5:12 - Put a 10% tax on yourself
5:50 - Be mindful with alcohol
6:25 - Healthy looks boring
7:06 - Invest in your sleep
7:26 - You'll never be good enough for the wrong person
7:37 - You don't need energy to workout, you get energy by working out
8:03 - You are the main character of your movie
8:23 - The best relationship advice no one ever told you
9:00 - Get a dog
9:17 - If you're going to compare, you need the full context
9:56 - Start making weekly to-do lists
10:12 - Practice zero-based thinking
10:43 - Find a way to travel
11:18 - It’s okay if you don’t know what you're doing with your life
11:42 - Your biggest problems can’t be solved, only outgrown
11:46 - Don't believe everything you think
12:02 - Credit cards are more than IOUs
12:30 - Hard choices, easy life. Easy choices, hard life
13:02 - How you make money is more important than how much money you make
13:31 - Anxiety is living in the future, depression is living in the past
13:40 - Resentment is like drinking poison
14:03 - Advice is just opinions

Thanks for the inspiration @danfounder
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