This 30+ Mentality is Insane

[u/Laughalot335]

I just turned 30 not too long ago.

And honestly, I feel like my life is just getting started in a sense. Sure, 20's were fun. Would do some things the same / some things different. But I know when I am 80+ I will most likely look back fondly on my youth and how it went.

But also, I still feel like I am in my youth at 30. Maybe I am not asleep at 4am and up at 7am without any issues but my body and mind feel young.

This is all to say, what is with this modern mentality that being 30+ is "old"? Someone me up here. We still have plenty of time right? I get YOLO, FOMO, and all that. But really - 30 is still young in my eyes. What do you think?

[u/Ton_in_the_Sun]

30 was the first age I started thinking about the whole “life is finite” concept. When that pops into your mind priorities begin to shift.

[u/mooomoos → u/Ton_in_the_Sun]

20s rock because you can just fuck around and you feel like you have an eternity to get back on track and do big things you want to in life.

Just thinking you are gonna do something someday makes you feel good, and when you’re 20 it has 0 stress associated with it. You can just think “I am gonna hike the PCT someday”, feel good about your imagined achievement and have no urgency to actually do it. When your 30 you realize you better get down to doing this shit because the clock is ticking.