Some Things I Got [Sort of] Right in My 20s
on December 5, 2017
Prioritized my work for its educational value, more than its monetary gain
Failed often
Utilized my family’s support and class privilege to be an entrepreneur
Loved vulnerably
Accepted criticism
Traveled often
Bought a multi-unit building
Founded, invested in, worked for, or served on the board of directors of organizations in different industries
Made time every year for self-reflection
Rode my bike a lot
Ate good food
Drank good wine
Got obsessed with things
Thought a lot about privilege, white supremacy, sexism, and what I should do about it
Went dancing
Read a lot
Had employees
Was an employee
Had a boss
Was a boss
Made money
Lost money
Played outside a lot
Got good at more than a few things
Got really good at a very few things
Hung out with people who were smarter than me
Dated women who were older than me
Got into debt
Got out of debt
Let things go
Wore long underwear when it was cold out
Did things that scared me
Wrote things down
Got lost in the woods
Didn’t die
Some things that held me back in my 20s
Self-judgement
Being a pain in the ass
Being an asshole
Watching too much Netflix/Youtube
Wasting too much time on the internet doing nothing
Consumerism
Saying “yes” when I should have said “no”
Saying “no” with my actions, when I was thinking “yes!”
Lack of focus
Lack of discipline
Acting Like I knew the answer
Fear of what other people would think about me
Wanting it to be perfect before we ship/publish/announce
Ego
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