More than 40 years? Here are all the terrible life tips you should start ignoring
Sometimes it is better to just grant the "good advice".
As you get older, you will find that many in life changes. A thing that's wrong? People always go,always give you unsolicited advice. And while some enunciations are actually described as wise wisdom ("do not retire as long as your money does more than you have done in your best year"), many of them are full and pronounced in Malarkey.
For an idea of what kind of "sound board" to completely ignore, look no further. We have gathered all the extracts that should be ignored and avoided at all costs, especially if you have passed the mark 40.
1 "Going to the doctor is a waste of time."
Thisstrange new pain You have just started to notice might be nothing. But again, it could be something! Do not be the person who regrets to put the appointment of a doctor because they did a search on Google of their symptoms and that the first result said "it's probably nothing".
2 "You can not teach new dog tips."
This is the kind of adage that people use only when they want to avoidLearn a new skill. You can certainly teach an old dog new tips, unless the old dog is just not ready.
3 "You can sleep when you're dead."
Well, first of all, Dead is not the same as sleeping. When you have finished sleeping, you wake uprefreshed and lots of energy. Dead is just dead. But of course, if you think your 40-year-old body does not needrestorative sleep To perform at its best, go ahead and cut off your remnant hours. The chances are, you will feel a million times better with the rest of the night.
4 "Looking for tired and Haggard is part of the oldest older."
We only have one word for you and it's a word that should become a permanent part of your daily routine:Hydrate.
5 "Read the comments."
"I have constructive criticism, mature and well thought out to offer," wrote nobody in a section of comments online.
6 "There will be a lot of time to travel when you are withdrawn."
Nothing about this sentence is correct. For one thing, time is the most valuable resource you have - you can never have "a lot" of that. In addition, we are not sure what you expect from your last years, but "Let's go after Europe," it is not a suggestion that is high in retirement communities all that often .
7 "A case will make you feel young again."
If you are also dissatisfied with your relationship, make everyone a favor and simply get a divorce. aextraconjugal case Makes a fool of you and your spouse, and it never had a happy ending. And for a look behind the curtain of adultery,It's the age when men are most likely to cheat andIt is the age where women are most likely to cheat.
8 "You are too old for mentors."
You may not need a mentor as you did in your teenagers and twenty years, when you start from scratch. But if you think there is no one in the world that has something new to teach you, you missed an endless lesson.
9 "Resigns."
Unless you havejust won the lottery, It's a terrible idea. Of course, it's never too late to start - but it might be too late to get acomparable salary With health and dental, corresponding to 401K and a generous policy of the PTO.
10 "Yeah, this taupe looks weird. But I'm sure it's okay. I forget about that."
Unless you have a dermatology degree, you are not a medical position to make diagnoses like: "I'm sure it's okay." Let the professionals make this call.
11 "Let's get out!" (On a Wednesday.)
Inheritance days when you could stayat the end of alcohol consumption A Wednesday are unfortunately behind you. Or maybe fortunately! It depends on how you see it. And if you are regularly hitting the mid-week sauce,Here's what your consumption habits say about your health.
12 "It does not matter to live beyond your means."
Are you familiar with the phrase "Makin 'IT Rain"? It's basically money as there is no tomorrow. Sorry for being the wearer of bad news, but there is a future, and if you continue to spend like that, it will be a very, very poor tomorrow.
13 "Do not hurt you."
OldPresident George H.W. Bush Celebrated its 90th anniversary by parachuting. That's how you get older as a real stud. You do not fear thethings that terrify you, you go directly to them. So strap on this parachute, enter the plane and get ready for the moment of your life.
14 "Your career is the most important thing."
If you leave your job right now, your business could have replaced you in the week. But foryour familyYou are not just another hot body that gets a salary. Degrow more time in your life alone who really matters.
15 "Just" borrow "from your savings."
The only time you should be "borrowing" fromYour savings account is during a real emergency. That's why you have savings, do not give you extra money for expensesDuring Disney holidays.
16 "It's never too late to be in the best shape of your life."
Simply stay in shape and exercise regularly should be enough for you. Why thisFascination with Six-Pack abs? It's not going to prolong your life or convince your boss ofgive you an increase Or helps you cut more quality time with your family.
17 "You can definitely give a colonoscopy until next year."
You have to do that. Plain and simple.
18 "You should be old enough to know better."
This famous proverb that begins "to be wrong is human" does not end with "unless you have more than 40 years, because you will know everything you will know and that you will never make another mistake or error of judgment as long as you live! "Cut a little soft.
19 "Do not give an inch."
The more you get, the easier it is to have a narrow vision of the world. You have some way to do things and you will not be said differently. Try to release this white handle on your comfort zone and stop being so stubborn. Believe it or not, other people can know a few things you do not do.
20 "Everyone is great in a hat."
Whether it's a baseball cap upside down or a trilby out of Kilier, hats really serve an aesthetic goal. And, as someone more than 40 knows, the best clothes are a mixture of formand function.
21 "If you're hungry pizza, I have a pizza. Who cares if it's the middle of the night?"
Your digestive system is not the central that it was in your youth, when you could create all the junk, you want without consequence. Take easy and try not to give in to every desire.
22 "There is no need to stop and feel the roses."
Life moves quickly, especially as you get older. If you do not take a moment or two every day to appreciate the little things, you will miss so much that it's great about the world.
23 "Do not bury the hatchet."
Of course, because why the trouble to forgive someone for a light slight that has happened so long ago, you probably do not even remember what it was more? No thing, you will end up regretting that in the line, right? Um no. Do not be that person. Pick up the phone.
24 "I read it in ..."
It's not because someone wrote it does not mean it's true. This includesSocial media postsYour uncle (who heard him from a guy who heard him from another guy) and hundreds of fringed blogs and obscure websites who interest you.
25 "Just put makeup on it."
Less is more, especially when it comes to cosmetics. Yesyour makeup It looks like it was applied with a brush, you have to take your regular makeup routine and cut it in half.
26 "Reprotleup." (Again and again and again.)
How many times have you heard (or said) this lie? Friendships are valuable and they must be nourished as another relationship. If they slide, where are you planning to find new ones? I'm going to go a cruise for friends in singles bars?
27 "Stretching is for Yoga and Pilates Junkies."
Lifting, race and various forms of cardio are all incredible workouts. But as you get older, if you want maximum performance, stretching is mandatory. Otherwise, you will regain regularly confronted with steep and routed muscles. So ligber up!
28 "You should go to Twitter."
What exactly are you targeting? The fleeting admiration of thousands of foreigners? Or the horrible flip: you send a tweet interpreted as offensive by thousands of foreigners and, therefore, you end up losing your job? No good can come from obsessive tweeter.
29 "Get a charge of that."
If it's murmured and start with the phrase "You will not believe what I just hear", take them to their word ... and do not believe them.
30 "We should start a group."
So you have always dreamed of learning to play guitar and start your own rock band? It's a good idea! You must consider what has just been part of a nascent band, however: sleeping in a van while traveling the country to play for dozens of people without money.
31 "Oh, they have great before running promotions!"
Whoa, whoa, whoa. Do not be so in a hurry to get a main discount. It's going to dine with peoplenot in their 1980s.
32 "Do not play writing."
There is a difference between being responsible and betoo much responsible. Do not fall into the last category. It's good, even essential, to take care of yourself from time to time. Call yourself at the sick work even when you feel good. Pulling a Ferris buner is not just for Young'uns.
33 "Listen to your sweet tooth."
Following sugar? How about many, many,a lot less? No doctor never said to a 40-year-old child, "I am concerned about these blood tests. Are you sure you eat enough of Cap'n Crunch? "
34 "Do not get lost."
Feel is not just a number. He remembers how he can feel good. If you have not done so for some time, spend a day driving without a game plan or any particular direction in mind. Just the wind of your hair and the road to come to who knows where.
35 "You know what you would be amazing? Tight skin pants from the skin."
If you did not say "Nope" after "skin-tight", you should definitely be after "leather".
36 "If I were you, I would throw the first punch."
You should not even throw the second punch. Be the most important person and leave.
37 "Are you standing for a crowd surfing at Punk Show tonight, is not it?"
They could as much asked you, "How many bones do you want to break tonight?"
38 "The face piercings are great."
If you managed to survive with this long eyebrow stud or nose ring, why are you so in a hurry to have one now? It does not make you look younger, it makes you look like an old person always trying to upset his parents.
39 "Plastic surgery isunbelievable. "
If you think that no one will notice, think again. Even the most subtle of Nip-And-Tuck looks like a cry for the help of a middle-aged person who refuses to age.
40 "Use more millennial slang than you barely understand."
Please do not do. Unless your goal is ringing as the LAMEST sub-cover cop trying to make a drug bust. "One of you that hip cats know where a bae salty can be emerged and / or turnt? Sorry sorry!" And for more language, you probably can not stop you, here's40 words more than 40 years old do not understand.
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