At 40, I Regret Wasting My Life: A Warning to People in Their 20s

I'm 40 and I wasted my life.

I've got nothing to show for it.

No house, no savings, no career that I'm proud of.

And if you're in your 20s or even your early 30s and you think you've got time, I'm telling

you right now, you don't.

If you're in your 20s right now and you're listening to this, stop thinking you've got

unlimited time.

Stop doing it.

You don't have unlimited time.

You think it's harmless to keep chasing women and wasting money and avoiding responsibility.

But one day, one day, you'll wake up and you'll realize you've got no leverage.

You've got no power, absolutely no clarity, and no way to get those years back.

One day you will wake up and you will be 40.

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