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I'm turning 25 very soon,
and you know, when I turned 20, I dreaded every single birthday.
Before I turned 23 - I cried,
before I turned 24 - I cried,
and now I realised that omg I'm turning 25,
and there are things that I want to change.
I wanna talk about things that you shouldn't really focus on
shouldn't really waste your time on,
and since I'm turning 25 soon, I thought
these would be 25 things
to not waste your time on before you turn 25.
And actually, further down the road too.
So let's cut to the chase.
Don't waste your time on negative people.
Those, who constantly whine and complain about things.
Don't waste time complaining about your own life,
it's not healthy and it won't make things better at all.
On friends that don't care about you.
Sad but true - a lot of friendships actually work one way.
So if you find yourself in a friendship where you and the other person
don't meet each other half way,
don't waste your time on them.
Reading comments online.
Sometimes you see very contraversial posts
either on YouTube or on Facebook,
and you go into the comments section,
and you waste your time in it.
Just don't do it.
On dwelling about your past.
You can't change it.
On worrying about your future -
you can only control your actions in the present.
On lying.
On those little big lies that are totally unnecessary.
Why do we even have the urge to lie sometimes?
On staring at your phone.
Just put it away, maybe into a different room,
or don't take it out of your bag at a restaurant
when you're with a group of friends.
Just keep it away from you.
On social media.
And yes, I love spending time on Instagram too,
and I love talking to people on Instagram,
and on Yotube,
but put your phone away after you're done with it,
stop scrolling,
create more, and consume less.
Don't waste your time on meaningless conversations.
On F ups with your order at the restaurant.
You know, sometimes they bring you food
that either isn't yours or is prepared really badly,
and you decide to swallow it even though you hate the food they brought to you.
No, don't waste your time on that.
Send it back,
and receive food that you actually wanna pay for and enjoy,
so yeah, don't be afraid to complain at the restaurants.
Actually no, don't complain, just
tell them "come on, I wanna get what I ordered,
and I wanna get good quality."
Don't spend time, don't waste time on bad quality.
Don't waste time on bad food in general.
Come on honey, I know you can learn how to cook
wholesome, nice meals. So make sure to do that!
On bad books.
You know how sometimes everyone is raving about a book,
but you hate it?
Don't waste time on reading it. Just put it away.
On bad movies - if you don't like it, turn it off.
Don't waste time on bad clothes
and don't waste time on bying them.
Invest in good quality pieces
instead of bying cheap things and too often.
On excessive planning.
Yes, we do need a plan to go with our day,
but don't spend too much time on just planning.
Create a short plan, and then act on it.
Don't waste your time on saying "No" too much.
Come on, be open to saying yes
and learning new skills.
Even if you think that you don't really like pottery,
and why would you go and learn that new skill
when your friend, for example, invites you to try it out with them,
just go and try it out.
Learning a new skill is never a waste of time.
But, don't waste your time on saying "yes" too much.
Some things just need to be said "no" to.
Especially emotionally draining people,
and emotionally draining activities,
or sometimes when you tried the new skill,
or the new thing that you thought you might like,
but you end up not actually liking it.
Don't waste your time on that.
On drinking too much alcohol.
Yes, you might enjoy that euphoria that you get
when you're tipsy,
But do you really wanna waste your time on
that headache that you get in the morning?
On too many drinking parties.
I see that it's in the culture of a lot of working professionals
they all meet up after work
to go to a pub or a club, and have a drink or 5.
And you might feel like you're being antisocial,
or that you might feel excluded from the company,
from the group of people if you don't go.
But at the end of the day it is your choice
how you want to spend your time.
And you don't have to follow the crowd,
you can be social in many other ways.
On things that you can't control.
Some things in life, some decisions, some outcomes
they don't depend on us,
they are beyond our control.
You can only control your own actions, so do that.
On comparing yourself to others.
You will never live their life.
Focus on improving yourself, your own actions.
Focus on improving your life as a priority.
Don't waste time on arguments with your loved ones.
After all, it's not worth it.
So don't sleep on it, solve that argument right away
talk about it right away.
Don't waste your time on anxieties and depression.
And yes, I know, it's easy to say,
but I've just spend so much time being depressed
and anxious about too many things myself.
And if you can, please do seek professional help
or search for resources that will help you improve yourself.
Be intentional about your actions,
be intentional about your mood.
And do take care of yourself.
Don't waste your time on that "i'll do it by 25"
or "by 30" mentality.
It's like with coursework - when you have a deadline
you will put it back until the hand in date
until 1 week before the hand in date,
and you will try to complete it in a hectic frenzy.
Don't set limits or deadlines on your life.
Life for today, today is your deadline, so be the best you can.
So that at the end of the day you can actually say that
today I've lived.
Don't postpone your life until you're 25 or 30.
So these are the 25 things
I don't want you to waste your life on.
Whatever the age you are - 25, or 30, or 60, or 18,
your life is precious, do live for today.
Don't waste your time on meaningless things like these.
And maybe this video did give you some ideas,
so please do share your thoughts in the comments
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See you in the next one. Bye!