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Not that 25yo me would listen to any advice (I'm 45 now and I still won't listen to any advice), but my advice would be: forget about your career goals. Move to

Not that 25yo me would listen to any advice (I'm 45 now and I still won't listen to any advice), but my advice would be: forget about your career goals. Move to an island and be a bartender/scuba instructor/tour guide/beach bum. Get tan, get laid, and enjoy your 20s. Or 30s. Or the rest of your life. Or you can burn yourself out in thankless failed startups, soul-sucking corporate offices, and an endless stream of high-paying jobs and then some day realize you're old and never had any fun. Or you can be like me and alternate between those two extremes every couple years. Or figure out some way to do both. And then let me know.

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solarkraft 8y ago
Would you tell me a bit more about how exactly you alternate?
- davewasthere 8y ago
  Try something, get exhausted, take some time off, then get involved in something else. Rinse and repeat until dead.
  - caymanjim 8y ago
    Pretty much. No kids, no mortgage, no debt. When I burn out, I quit and spend all my money traveling. Sometimes I just move and work somewhere else for a while. So I have no assets either, but that’s ok. Jobs are easy to find. I’ll probably go full-time remote soon, live in an RV, bounce around North America for a while, winter in Hawaii/the Caribbean/anywhere warm. That’s the current dream, anyway.
  - chillacy 8y ago
    I once heard a saying I liked: life is about making and breaking patterns. You do some stuff, get bored, change it up, keep it interesting, then when you had enough, try something else.
badpun 8y ago
> get laid That is mostly valid if you're at least decent looking and have a personality that's conducive to getting laid (social, outgoing etc.). Otherwise, you could set yourself up for frustration and misery.
- caymanjim 8y ago
  Not to derail the conversation or fixate on this element, but being in the right place, spending time outdoors/being active (others have touched on fitness), and having a low-stress lifestyle all make anyone more attractive and provide more opportunities. I was being a bit facetious; "get laid" is more of a placeholder for "create some social bonds and have fun."

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solarkraft 8y ago

Would you tell me a bit more about how exactly you alternate?

davewasthere 8y ago
Try something, get exhausted, take some time off, then get involved in something else. Rinse and repeat until dead.
- caymanjim 8y ago
  Pretty much. No kids, no mortgage, no debt. When I burn out, I quit and spend all my money traveling. Sometimes I just move and work somewhere else for a while. So I have no assets either, but that’s ok. Jobs are easy to find. I’ll probably go full-time remote soon, live in an RV, bounce around North America for a while, winter in Hawaii/the Caribbean/anywhere warm. That’s the current dream, anyway.
- chillacy 8y ago
  I once heard a saying I liked: life is about making and breaking patterns. You do some stuff, get bored, change it up, keep it interesting, then when you had enough, try something else.

badpun 8y ago

> get laid That is mostly valid if you're at least decent looking and have a personality that's conducive to getting laid (social, outgoing etc.). Otherwise, you could set yourself up for frustration and misery.

caymanjim 8y ago
Not to derail the conversation or fixate on this element, but being in the right place, spending time outdoors/being active (others have touched on fitness), and having a low-stress lifestyle all make anyone more attractive and provide more opportunities. I was being a bit facetious; "get laid" is more of a placeholder for "create some social bonds and have fun."