20 Hard Lessons Everyone Should Learn in Their 20s
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20 hard lessons everyone should learn in their 20s Richard Feloni, Business Insider| Sep 10, 2014, 11.52 AM ISTBack in college you may have been able to s pend a night binge drinking until two in the morn ing and make it t o class by 11am. That sort of lifestyle is incompatible with most careers. (Thinkstock Photos/Getty Images) Transitioning from a lifestyle without significant responsibilities into the "real world" makes your 20s a decade of tough lessons. Wherever you're at in your 20s —whether you're on your own or still with your parents, figuring out your career or going through grad school —you can learn from those who have already been through it. We took at look at the Quora thread "What are the most difficult things people have to learn in their 20s" and highlighted the best answers. Here are 20 hard lessons that everyone should learn in their 20s: 1. Your world view may be seriously flawed.It's natural to feel like you've got a solid life philosophy figured out by the time you graduate college, but you'll likely redefine how you see relationships, politics, your career, and anything else you can think of. As Rachel Laine puts it, "[Y]ou discover everything that you thought you had all f igured out was tragically wrong, laughably confused, or utterly delusional." 2. It's harder to get away with lies and excuses. Maybe you made a habit of getting away with things by making up stories for your parents or professors. But lies and deceit won't fly in your professional or personal life anymore. "The truth has a way of rearing its ug ly head, so the sooner you can come to integrity with yourself and the world at large, the sooner you'll be able to get working towards what you really want, who you really want to be," says Arjuna Perkins .
20 Hard Lessons Everyone Should Learn in Their 20s
