Time Travelling To My Younger Self
I am sure we have all heard the question asked of someone, if you could travel back and tell yourself one thing as a young person, what would you say?
For me, I think there is one important thing I would have told myself, and I wish I could tell every younger person this... Do not waste time!
I remember not realizing that time was finite. When you're younger, you feel like all you have is time. But at 34, I realize how short time is now. And since I had my first child when I was 31, I have spent a whole lot more time thinking beyond my own lifetime.
I really wish I had started certain things younger, I wish I had not just coasted for so many years. (read my post about this from yesterday). I would not say I was on overly bad young person, I just look at those years and see how little I accomplished and now I would do things differently.
I haven't read the book, but I have been told the book "Do Hard Things" by Alex and Brett Harris is a great read for young people. (you can see the website for this book here).
My grandfather started working full time and providing for his family at the age of 12. He never experienced his teen years like today's teens. I'm not advocating this, it is just a sign that times have drastically changed. There is an expectation now that you are to sew your wild oats in your teens and then take the next decade or so to figure out what you want to do with your life.
"Do hard things" sounds like a great mantra for not wasting your younger years. If you're doing hard things, you are most likely not wasting your time.
This is the one thing I would change about my younger years and I would challenge younger people to be a little more deliberate about what you do with your time. You may not feel like it, but time is very finite. It will feel like you just blink and all of a sudden you're 34, married, with two fast growing children. It was just yesterday I remember getting ready for my first day of kindergarten.
I encourage, do not waste time!
For me, I think there is one important thing I would have told myself, and I wish I could tell every younger person this... Do not waste time!
I remember not realizing that time was finite. When you're younger, you feel like all you have is time. But at 34, I realize how short time is now. And since I had my first child when I was 31, I have spent a whole lot more time thinking beyond my own lifetime.
I really wish I had started certain things younger, I wish I had not just coasted for so many years. (read my post about this from yesterday). I would not say I was on overly bad young person, I just look at those years and see how little I accomplished and now I would do things differently.
I haven't read the book, but I have been told the book "Do Hard Things" by Alex and Brett Harris is a great read for young people. (you can see the website for this book here).
My grandfather started working full time and providing for his family at the age of 12. He never experienced his teen years like today's teens. I'm not advocating this, it is just a sign that times have drastically changed. There is an expectation now that you are to sew your wild oats in your teens and then take the next decade or so to figure out what you want to do with your life.
"Do hard things" sounds like a great mantra for not wasting your younger years. If you're doing hard things, you are most likely not wasting your time.
This is the one thing I would change about my younger years and I would challenge younger people to be a little more deliberate about what you do with your time. You may not feel like it, but time is very finite. It will feel like you just blink and all of a sudden you're 34, married, with two fast growing children. It was just yesterday I remember getting ready for my first day of kindergarten.
I encourage, do not waste time!
I once was young and now am old.. I relate to every word you wrote. Time is ticking as I write this comment.. I want my life meaningful every moment......
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