Just listed a couple of the best mistakes I’ve made in my twenties so far, so you have some fresh inspiration for what to try next!
Pronounced “ramen” so it rhymed with “amen”
Had a boyfriend when everyone else was single
Was single when everyone else had a boyfriend (I never seem to get the algorithm right)
Thought I spoke German and moved to Berlin, only to realize that I, in fact, didn’t speak German at all. I didn’t talk for six months
Worried about not having such a wild, great time as the wild, great people on the internet
Didn’t put sunscreen on, proudly claiming my skin could “handle it” #phototypeI
Third-wheeled the “everyone-says-we’re-so-easy-to-hang-out-with” couples
Threw away the ion drink they gave me at the half marathon finish line. The following 40 minutes on a train were the closest I’ve ever been to fainting
Worried about the cool kids, didn’t know there aren’t any
Thought a year was a long time
Thought I knew what was good for me
Didn’t realize you can drink wine on weekday evenings too
Thought green smoothies make you a better person
Thought that when it hurts, it means it’s healthy
Resisted to having chips for dinner
Mistook sleep deprivation for a sign of efficiency
Mistook burnouts for a sign of efficiency
Thought smoking is a sexy cover-up for social anxiety
Underestimated the future friends
Underestimated tequila
Mistook a beginning panic attack for a stomach pain
Thought creativity can only be spontaneous
Underestimated the power of habits
Thought life is repetitive
– and that’s just the first 23 of them.
“Worried about the cool kids, didn’t know there aren’t any” — I like this one hahaha 🙂
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🙂 lesson learned!
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