Exercise. You need to start now if you're in your 20s. Seriously do not make this mistake.<p>Saving for your 401k. Max that out in your 20s. Do not make this mistake, you can never catch up!
Exercise.<p>I always took it for granted when I was younger because I was naturally in shape so I never took it seriously.<p>But then working on a computer and getting older made me gain a fair amount of weigt.<p>Fad diets and Fad exercise and Fad weight loss programs are all temporary and not that effective in the long term. Physiological health requires long-term maintenance not a temporary fix.<p>I think it's imported to get into a regular exercise habit as soon as possible and just make it a part of your daily life. You have time to figure this out in your 20s and it will pay off dramatically when you get older.<p>I highly recommend hiring a personal trainer for at least a few months to teach you proper form and theory and get you into a regular routine.
Work. As a recovering workaholic and nihilist I’ve come to accept that work never really made me happy if meant my life was out of balance. It wasn’t even like I had to work 80 hour weeks, I just did it because I was bored. If there’s one thing I learned this past year, it was I can and must give myself permission to just “stop”.