Life Stages by Age
Commenters share experiences and advice on how perceptions of time, priorities, career, family, and satisfaction shift across ages, particularly from 20s to 40s and beyond.
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Well, how old are you? If you're in your 40's, that might make sense. If you're 22, not so much.
wait till you are a few weeks away from 40 and have the some thoughts :-(
Same, but I'm in my late 40s so maybe that's expected.
Good advice, I'm in my latter 20s and I'm already there.
I'm guessing you're young... once you hit 30, your mind is probably going to change on this.
So, if I'm over 30, there's no time like the present!
Can't confirm tbh. I'm now in my late thirties and enjoying life quite a bit. Definitely better than when I was in my twenties.Looking forward to hopefully another 40+ years of this.
You don't have to be that "old". Late 30's it is possible
I am in my early 40s. I have started family young. With my son in university now I feel that I have the same amount of time (if not more) then when I was 20 and yet I have far more commitment and experience. There is a burning feeling to make something grand at this stage of life - working at an industry giant does not qualify as such.
I'm nearly done with my thirties - a time when many of us start to feel uncomfortable about how much time we have left to make our mark.I didn't make a ton of money or change the whole world in my twenties, but I did marry a great woman early (at 20), and begin to raise 3 great kids. I feel good about those decisions, but won't settle, I still feel that I've more growing up to do and greater days are ahead.