What is it like being in your 20s

[Elle Driver]

1. Realize that life is not short, it's LONG. And long as HELL if you make the wrong decisions.

2. Realize that your friends are not going to be there when you need them the most, nor will family or females. You are in this alone.

3. TAKE RISKS. I can't say this enough... TAKE RISKS. I didn't start taking risks until maybe a year or two ago.... my friends see the big difference in my life and how it's improved. Just a few months back I took a nine hour dolo trip to see a friend... shyt was awesome. Now I take random trips all the time.

4. LIVE LIKE YOU'RE BROKE. Or you will be. This coincides with #3.

5. If you are a person of color it's MASTER DEGREE/HIGHER OR GRIND ON A BUSINESS. No other options for us.

5. With that said... WORK REALLY fukkING HARD. You're 20. No excuse for not putting in 13 hour days if you have to.

6. With that said.... RELAX. Life is LONG. It's LONG as hell. Success takes time. Enjoy the ride. Enjoy your friends, indulge in cheat meals, play some video games, waste an hour on thecoli... you have to recharge.

7. Learn to FORGIVE PEOPLE no matter how hard it is. ALWAYS BE THE BIGGER PERSON. LET PEOPLE KNOW YOU APPRECIATE THEM WHILE YOU CAN. Trust me those random acts of forgiveness come back in the most random times.

8. Realize YOU CAN BOUNCE BACK FROM ANYTHING. It's never over. Especially if you start a business. I've been flat broke at least twice, my businesses have gone up and down. But I've also made 4 figures in one day more times than I can remember. It's a ride you learn to get comfortable with.

9. No more fukking EXCUSES. Anything that happens in life, is YOUR FAULT.

10. Plan to win. This game called life is a marathon. Play it as such.

This is really important (although I'm still in my twenties but I am nearing the end of it and I feel like this shaped my experiences and taught me a lot).

 

[Midrash]

I cosign that risk thing. It wasn't until last year that I started taking more risk and i noticed my life got drastically better.

I have to say even though I'm only 23 is BELIEVE IN YOURSELF even when its hard to do and you have absolutely no fukking clue how you are going to hold it together or even what the future looks like. There was SO MUCH shyt in my late teens to early twenties I could have done if I had more confidence instead of doubting my abilities. Nothing you can do but learn NOT to repeat your mistakes.


I'm about to graduate college with a useful stem degree but being the first person in my family to attend and graduate college is scary AS fukk. I have no role models or family members to shadow and I remember having that exact same feeling right before going to college as a first gen but the funny part is that I dove in college with everything I got and found out it was exponentially better than I ever could have even imagined. I had some unforgettable times with amazing people and It was much better than my high school years.



I had absolutely NO CLUE what my life would look like if you asked my 15 year old self what I would be doing 7 years down the road but I am in a much better position. Even though my life isn't perfect, I'm a hell of a lot better off than a lot of my classmates in high school and relatives who were in and out of trouble, doing/selling drugs, baby mamas before they even hit 21 & just doing whatever without any regard to their future.


BELIEVE IN YOURSELF!!!! I cannot stress this enough. Stop telling yourself you're not good enough. If you're not good enough then who the fukk is tbh?

 

[The Nigerian]

Try not to drink too damn much.

Avoid interaction with the police.

Avoid people that causally do blow.

Stay away from unknown substances.

Learn to recognize a bad situation and get out of it ASAP.

Learn to chill in a good situation.

People can be an asset or a liability. Learn to recognize the difference.

Learn the ropes, then do your own thing.

You don't have to do the college thing.

Move away from home if possible.

Remember to come back home once in a while.

Grow your hair out while you still can.

Avoid obesity at all cost.

Learn how to code.

 

[Black_Jesus]

Feels just like being in your teens except your stronger and smarter and you probably will take more naps

 

[jalamanta]

Try not to drink too damn much.

Avoid interaction with the police.

Avoid people that causally do blow.

Stay away from unknown substances.

Learn to recognize a bad situation and get out of it ASAP.

Learn to chill in a good situation.

People can be an asset or a liability. Learn to recognize the difference.

Learn the ropes, then do your own thing.

You don't have to do the college thing.

Move away from home if possible.

Remember to come back home once in a while.

Grow your hair out while you still can.

Avoid obesity at all cost.

Learn how to code.

Where is water?