Tuesday, March 15, 2016

40 Things Every 20-Something Needs to Be Reminded of Sometimes




1. Relationships take hard work and…just kidding. You’re still young and there are about 7,159,894,536 people in the world. If your relationship is shit say you’re going out for cigarettes, never come back and start over.

2. Being enigmatic is never an excuse to treat people poorly.

3. Listen with the intent to understand.

4. Don’t do drugs…be drugs.

5. Life is too short to feel embarrassed.

6. Never argue with fools, cause people from a distance can’t tell who is who (Thanks, Jay-Z).

7. Never let someone make you feel like their inner world is richer and more complicated than yours.

8. There is strength in breaking down.

9. Set boundaries with people. If someone disrespects you, call them out, set a boundary in place and move forward right then and there.

10. Listen, smile, agree. And then do whatever the fuck you were going to do, anyway.

11. You can never make everyone happy; haters will see you walk on water and say it’s ’cause you can’t swim.

12. Being strong has nothing to do with holding in your feelings.

13. Focus all your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new.

14. It’s okay to be selectively social.

15. People’s shittiness is almost always much more about them than it is about you.

16. Communicate your expectations, people can’t read your mind.

17. You’re not missing out on anything if you don’t go out.

18. One mistake won’t kill you. The same mistake over and over again will.

19. If someone tells you they can’t give you what you deserve, believe them.

20. Never confuse Facebook messaging for romance.

21. Consider the source.

22. For every shitty person, there’s a legit person who will surprise you in a positive way.

23. Know the difference between “complicated” and a “manipulative douchelord/douchebitch,” it will save you a lot of time.

24. Never let anyone tell you that you are not worth being loved if you don’t love yourself.

25. Be yourself; someone will be in love with you regardless of your state.

26. If you stop being afraid to fail, you’ll be unconquerable.

27. Embrace your weirdness.

28. Being normal is boring.

29. Fight for what you love.

30. If it’s still in your mind, it’s worth taking the risk.

31. “Maybe” = “No.”

32. Stop comparing.

33. If she cancels a date, she has to.

34. If he cancels a date, he has two.

35. Stop waiting for a “sign,” and just fucking do it.
 
36. You can be outgoing and introverted at the same time.

37. Don’t take kind people for granted.

38. You will question yourself and doubt your life; that’s good. This means you’re still open to growth.

39. Never validate messages from idiotic people with a response.

40. Trust yourself. You did it for a reason.


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