Gym is good, running outdoors is better imho. Especially if you can do it on trails in a park / forest. Haven't had much success with fitness, but for some rea

Gym is good, running outdoors is better imho. Especially if you can do it on trails in a park / forest. Haven't had much success with fitness, but for some reason I went from not being able to run at all to running half a marathon. Took me a few years (mostly due to lack of motivation) but the fact that I can run for two hours non stop without any specific program / schedule still baffles me and adds great value to my life. I did lose a lot of weight (unrelated to exercise) and just the fact you're dragging around less weight makes running MUCH easier. Go traveling solo without any concrete plans. SEAsia is great: safe, easy, lots to see. Did this a lot between 20-35 years old and they were all very formative experiences. Sitting on the banks of the Mekong talking to random strangers, getting drunk with Laotian youngsters, riding a motorbike around Vietnam ... can't beat that. Regarding relationships - work on it. Read some psychology books on this subject, they will open your eyes. Don't assume the other person's just there to improve your life. Think very carefully about having kids. They're awesome but a lot of focus is on the pregnancy / delivery. After that it's all up to you and there aren't a lot of helpful resources. The first 5 years need A LOT of attention. Kids don't come with a manual and by the time they start moving on their own and talking they'll have taken over your life. And you're responsible for theirs. Get it wrong and you could end up messing up their life. Issues that seem small & insignificant can grow bigger and more complex over the years and before you know it you've transmitted to them the same traumas your parents gave you.