I saw this the other day with someone who was 27 and I thought, since I'm turning 28 this year it would be a great list to put together. After all, we all know I'm on the backward slide to 30 maybe my experiences can help others.
- No matter how you try, bad designers keep designing
- Just because his car is hot doesn't mean you should drive both
- You have to like yourself before anyone else will like you
- If you can, always help someone else
- Your heart will break, be smashed, and crumble but your friends will hold it together for you
- Growing up is scary
- Eat dinner before looking for a new car. You'll never know when they'll let you back out of the dealership
- Time doesn't heal wounds, you just have to move on
- Talking to strangers is not all that bad
- If you don't know something, call an expert
- Laughter will get you through almost anything
- You can't control everything. If you are trying you'll never move forward
- Listen to your gut but think it through
- Don't tweet everything
- Don't buy a house
- Being single is a curse
- Being single is a blessing
- Great relationships, if ended, fuel massive creativity
- You always will have that "one" person that everyone is compared to
- You are allowed ice cream for breakfast if you're best friend broke up with their longtime "other" and is sleeping on your couch
- Dinner requires four hours of laughter between each course when with friends
- Pay for someone lunch
- Expect nothing from other people so you can be overjoyed when they do something
- If you have a bad feeling about something, trust it
- Share your pain
- If you've yet to be rejected you're not trying hard enough
- When in doubt, Google it
- It's okay to turn off your phone and email for a weekend
