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The1Bonesaw t1_j8b3zyu wrote

Reply to [IMAGE] Don’t hustle yourself into an early grave. by tburns1469

Like I tell a lot of the young men in their twenties who come into my shop...

"Don't be afraid of getting older. Your thirties are great... you've got more money and people treat you with more respect. Your forties are even better because even more money and even more respect. BUT... travel now while you're still young and healthy enough to enjoy it... and fuck everybody while you're still young and healthy enough to enjoy it."

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Greddituser t1_j8arlua wrote

Reply to [IMAGE] Don’t hustle yourself into an early grave. by tburns1469

If you're going to hustle that hard then also make sure to eat well and to look after yourself.

I worked hard but did not take care of myself and ate a lot of things that were not good for me. Almost died just before my 60th birthday from a heart attack. I said I'm done and retired, and am concentrating on my health and my wonderful wife and kids. Quit smoking, started eating very clean and I'm in the gym 5-6 days a week with my wife and we're both enjoying my retirement.

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aesu t1_j8aov27 wrote

Reply to comment by myebubbles in [IMAGE] Don’t hustle yourself into an early grave. by tburns1469

Many studies show people don't really think this way by their sixties. These sort of ego driven thoughts are the purview of younger people, and on average, people mellow out and grow happier with age, regardless of life success.

Given that by definition, 99.9% of people just have to go to a mundane job every day for 50 years, to keep civlisation afloat, such a mindset of having to be in the 0.1% who make some major contribution to be happy, is going to leave 99.9% of people unhappy.

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