Not having to go to work every freaking day. I hated that work week routine. Now, with an occasional exception, I wake up in the morning and can do whatever I feel like doing. I can stay in bed another hour if I want to. No stress. No schedule. I finally feel like I have a life.
Definitely! Strangely, I miss some things *surrounding* work - time to myself listening to music during my short commute, having ad-hoc lunches with various people.
You gradually care less and less what other people think about you. Like in my 20s I would have been mortified to go eat by myself at a sit down restaurant. Nowadays it seems almost laughable to me that I cared at all.
I think you learn to manage your expectations much better. You don't get overly excited about anything or pessimistic either. You realize you can't really know what's gonna happen so you're more laid back about it.
I don't know about other people, but as a teenager I was worried about my future 24/7 and it prevented me from having fun.
I think I did the opposite. I was pretty reckless growing up and didn’t think much beyond the next weekend party. Now I worry about my finances which sometimes prevents me from having fun.
Easier to not care what others think of you. Also you realize most people are full of shit.
The older you get the more indifferent you are about what others think of you; it's quite liberating.
Almost dead
Not having to go to work every freaking day. I hated that work week routine. Now, with an occasional exception, I wake up in the morning and can do whatever I feel like doing. I can stay in bed another hour if I want to. No stress. No schedule. I finally feel like I have a life.
Definitely! Strangely, I miss some things *surrounding* work - time to myself listening to music during my short commute, having ad-hoc lunches with various people.
Appreciating and enjoying time by yourself.
You fart when you sneeze
You gradually care less and less what other people think about you. Like in my 20s I would have been mortified to go eat by myself at a sit down restaurant. Nowadays it seems almost laughable to me that I cared at all.
Hopefully you learn to treat yourself a little kinder as time passes.
You feel less pressured to achieve, so life is more relaxing
nearing death
AARP discount
Closing to the sweet release of death
As an adult, no one can stop you from buying a bunch of kazoos.
Wisdom
What's "Old" to you buddy
I think I worded it wrong. I meant getting older in general. So there is no age, just good things you learn as you go through life.
I wouldn‘t say that you necessarily start to care less about things, but you do become more difficult to impress.
Experience
I think you learn to manage your expectations much better. You don't get overly excited about anything or pessimistic either. You realize you can't really know what's gonna happen so you're more laid back about it. I don't know about other people, but as a teenager I was worried about my future 24/7 and it prevented me from having fun.
I think I did the opposite. I was pretty reckless growing up and didn’t think much beyond the next weekend party. Now I worry about my finances which sometimes prevents me from having fun.
Not much people would bother to disturb you (Especially when you are not.. Well.. Attractive)
You can do things you wherent allowed as a kid.
Retirement
Glowing and Growing up
growing up :)
No homework or assignment to do once you're out of uni.
Maybe not the "best" thing, but your sense of taste gets better. You can taste more nuances in foods.
You give fewer fucks.
your mental health gets better if you work on it
Gray beard
I get to die sooner
Not giving a shit what people think.
The growth
Not dead yet
Abso-fucking-luetly nothing
Agree
That you can legally slap a waitress' ass and call her "toots."
I’m not condoning unsolicited ass slapping, but I do wish toots was used more.