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tothoseovertheageof60.Thequestionwasthis:Whatadvicewouldyougivetothose

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whoarehalfyourage?Whilethequestionseemssimple,theanswersmaysurpriseyou.
Wesuggestyoureadtheseresponsesbecauseitsbettertoactontheirinvaluableadvice
nowbeforeitgetstoolate!
1.Peoplealwayssay,Makesureyougetajobdoingwhatyoulove!Butthat
isntthebestadvice.Therightjobisthejobyoulovesomedays,cantoleratemostdays,
andstillpaysthebills.Almostnobodyhasajobtheyloveeveryday.
2.Yearsgobyintheblinkofaneye.Dontmarryyoung.Liveyourlife.
Goplaces.Dothings.Ifyouhavethemeansornot.Packabagandgowhereveryoucan
affordtogo.Whileyouhavenodependents,dontbuystuff.Anystuff.Seetheworld.Look
throughtravelmagazinesandpickaspot.GO!

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3.Donttakelifesoseriously.Evenifthingsseemdarkandhopeless,trytolaugh
athowridiculouslifeis.
4.Atruefriendwillcomerunningifyoucallthemat2am.Everyoneelseisjust
anacquaintance.
5.Themostimportantpersoninyourlifeisthepersonwhoagreedtoshare
theirlifewithyou.Treatthemassuch.
6.Childrengrowupwaytoofast.Makethemostofthetimeyouhavewiththem.
7.Nobodyeverdieswishingtheyhadworkedmore.Workhard,butdontprioritize
workoverfamily,friends,orevenyourself.
8.Youmightlivealonglife,oryoumightliveashortonewhoknows.But

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inyouryouth.
9.Ifyouregettingoverwhelmedbylife,justreturntotheimmediatepresent
momentandsavourallthatisbeautifulandcomforting.Takeadeepbreath,relax.
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10.Eatandexerciselikeyoureadiabeticheartpatientwithastrokesoyou
neveractuallybecomeone.
11.Wehaveonetimeonthisearth.Dontwakeupandrealizethatyouare60yearsold
andhaventdonethethingsyoudreamedabout.
12.Maybethisoneisntasprofoundastheothers,butIthinkitsimportant...Floss
regularly,dentalproblemsareawful.
13.Donttakeanyoneelsesadviceasgospel.Youcanaskforadvicefromsomeone
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14.Stuffisjuststuff.Dontholdontomaterialobjects,holdontotimeandexperiences
instead.
15.hejointsyoudamagetodaywillgettheirrevengelater.Evenifyouthink
theyverecoveredcompletely.TRUSTME!
16.Appreciatethesmallthingsandtobepresentinthemoment.What
doImean?Well,itseemstodaylikeyoungerpeopleareallaboutimmediategratification.
Instead,whynotappreciateeverysmallmoment?Wedontgettostayonthis
crazy/wonderfulplanetforeverandthegreatestpleasurecanbefoundinthemostmundane
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17.Payyourbillsandstaythehelloutofdebt.IfIcouldhavepaidmyselfallthe
moneyIvepaidoutininterestovertheyears,Idberetiredalready.
18.Jealousydestroysrelationships.Trustyoursignificantother,becausewhoelseare
yousupposedtotrust?
19.Ifyouhaveadreamofbeingordoingsomethingthatseemsimpossible,try
foritanyway.Itwillonlybecomemoreimpossibleasyouageandbecomeresponsiblefor
otherpeople.

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