The Psychology of your 20s 400. 15 things everyone should do in their 20s
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Mar 26, 2026 They list 15 unconventional priorities for your 20s, from living away from home to taking big risks while stakes are low. Topics include real money lessons, quitting dependencies, and doing yearly challenges. Other highlights: doing a social audit, deep love and solitude experiments, documenting your life, and creating a loose aspirational life plan.
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Bet On Deep Love
- Fall in love deeply even if it risks heartbreak because relationships accelerate self-development.
- Jemma says breakups are 'fertile emotional soil' that transformed her life and enabled later achievements.
Document Your Life Regularly
- Start documenting your life now using journaling, photos, or scrapbooks to build narrative memory.
- Jemma links this to narrative psychology and recommends One Second Every Day and physical reminders to extract lessons later.
Quit The First Job If It Stagnates You
- Quit your first job, even a 'dream job', to avoid stagnation and explore other paths.
- Jemma says leaving increases your 'target space for luck' and prevents future career 'what-ifs.'