Life Hackery

The number 30, for people who are about to leave their 20s, is viewed with much pressure. The age of 30 is a sign of toning down the joys of early adulthood and focusing on the more serious aspects of life. Ideally, a 30-year-old should have a firm grasp on how to establish himself/herself career-wise and as an individual. The problem is, not many people can cope with the stress involved with such an important stage in life. What they can do is engage in activities or habits that can help them prepare for being 30 years old.

So how can a person exactly ease the pressure of being 30? Simple, he or she must break some of the old routines and insert new ones to foster a gradual transformation. The gradualness is important, so you can get used to the more serious activities easily. You can also use the remaining time, before reaching the age of 30, to engage things that you have been longing to do but couldn’t. Remember, your aim is to be mentally prepared for being 30 and leaving your twenties without any regrets. Here are 14 timely things you can do before reaching 30.

The year is 2009. People, coming from the New Year celebrations, are preparing for the changes that should go along with the next 365 days. They make personal promises, which aim for the betterment of lives and careers. Effective as those resolutions are, you must also begin the year with a memorable or at least a pleasurable act. Such an activity will boost your momentum, accentuating an ideal start for the year. So before work or school resumes, pick yourself up and welcome the new year with a bang.

Ideally, Christmas is a time when people are jollier and kinder than usual. Fathers are less strict, mothers and sisters bake cookies and other goodies, and kid brothers are pleasantly jumpy. This setup creates a Christmas-inspired harmony that makes every household a beautiful place. The problem is, the trend is slowly being replaced by apathy towards Christmas, given the amount of issues that haunt people’s daily lives.

Christmas is a universal holiday, which means it is celebrated by Christians, and some non-Christians, all over the world. Almost everyone, regardless of race or culture, views the occasion as a time to be merry and to be extra-nice. The funny thing is, for a global celebration, it is actually hampered by the language barrier. You can say Merry Christmas to a person from a different land and there is a chance that he or she might not comprehend your greeting.

Laughter, as they say, is the best medicine. A hearty guffaw eliminates tension, making you get by a rather stressful day. Many people totally enjoy the expression, which is why the world has an endless supply of comedians and knock-knock jokes. The funny thing is, there are individuals who are too stiff or serious to inject humor in their biological systems. Start a conversation with these guys and you’ll end up with a dazed look and a pretty awkward feeling. Why not try to make them laugh? It’s not impossible. You just have to hit the right spot.