As I turned 29 this year, I did my favorite reflection exercise to round up 29 lessons in the past 29 years:

29 Lessons in 29 Years

1. Put Yourself First through Prioritization of your goals
2. Be Gentle with Yourself: Stop extreme self-criticism.
3. Think Critically: Form independent opinions.
4. Communicate Authentically: Drop ego in arguments and speak from the heart with kindness, even if it’s hard.
5. The Power of Dressing Up
6. Reframe Your Role with Parents: Experience the bond when parents become your responsibility as an adult.
7. Redefine Wealth: True wealth is control of your time, health, money, meaningful relationships.
8. Love the Process: Do what you love with full effort, regardless of the outcome. Trust the journey. 
9. Value Silence & Listening
10. Diversify Relationships: Seek different things from different relationships instead of overloading one person.
11. Master Time Management: Not everything is urgent. Use urgency-importance frameworks and communicate clearly.
12. Mindlessly misusing Dating apps is a huge waste of time.
13. Respect Your Free Time: Treat your 5-9 pm as sacred as your 9-5 work hours. Build your life and passions.
14. Curate Personal Style
15. Set Boundaries: Learn to say no
16. Expand Your Identity: Don’t tie your self-worth solely to work. Build a balanced life with diverse interests.
17. Stop Gossiping
18. Take Care for Your Body:
19. Make an Impact: Circle of impact Concept. 
20. Embrace Growth: Never become complacent. Keep learning, evolving, and challenging yourself. 
21. Build Discipline: Don’t rely on motivation.
22. Prioritize Sleep
23. Cut Ties with the Past
24. Enjoy Solitude: Build a strong relationship with yourself.
25. Be Open to Career Changes: Your career is a series of chapters.
26. Delay Gratification
27. Unsubscribe from Limited Mindset
28. Be Present: The Power of Now
29. Rest is Productive: Embrace downtime.

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