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Healthy breaks are like healthy meals that will provide sustenance and good health in the long run. Unhealthy breaks are like junk food and can drain you even more. Also, how you act and what you do everyday defines who you are. A teacher always said: Everyday is an audition.

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Float above the thunderstorm.

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I talk to myself without editing or filler words just to hear what it sounds like and practice confident speaking.

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Just trying to understand my emotions and get it all out. My thoughts after taking a GWSS class in college.

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You don't have to take your hobbies so seriously, just enjoy them. Don't be afraid of judgement from others. As long as you're having fun, it's all that matters.

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Dump of my thoughts 1:

Gorgeous Gorgeous Girls are confident, compassionate, and don't need others' judgments

Handling Expectations: manage your expectations to manage your emotions

Capture the Moment: for yourself bc you find beauty in the present, not bc you think it'll look cool to others on social media

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Write a letter to your 35 year old self. What are your hopes and dreams for that person? What would you like to say to him or her?

Now, have your 35 yr old self write a letter to who you are now. What do you think they’d like to say to you in the present?

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Forward Thinking

What is your reaction to the fact that your brain is still wiring up in your twenties? Does that information feel more like an explanation, an excuse, or an opportunity?

Is there anything about your life now that you would like not to be doing in five years? If so, why are you doing it now?

Social Experiment

Measure your screen time for a week. On average, how many hours do you spend? What might you do with that time instead? Do you imagine these activities would make you happier or healthier than screen time?

How has screen time and social media affected your relationships with family, friends, and lovers? What are the lessons to be learned here?

Calm Yourself

Reflect on a time when life was uncertain for you. What did you expect to happen? What actually ended up happening? What did you do that was helpful or not during that time? Are there lessons there for life in your twenties?

How do you calm yourself when you feel anxious or upset? Do you consider your ways of coping healthy or problematic?

Outside In

The author states whether we are talking about love or work, the confidence that overrides insecurity comes from experience. What experiences have you had at work or in love that have built confidence?

It takes about ten thousand hours to be truly good at something. What this means is that there is a lot you can still master or make a part of who you are, by thirty and beyond. If you had ten thousand hours to develop a habit, or to gain an area of expertise, what would it be?

Getting along and Getting Ahead

Describe one thing you would like to change about your current self by the age of 30.Say something about how you plan to do it and what might (but won’t) get in the way

Social investment theory suggests that growth and maturity come from the experiences we have rather than just through time. What are your thoughts on this and what experiences, if any, are helping grow in your twenties?

Every Body

The author takes a knowledge is power approach to talking to men and women about fertility. What are your thoughts on thinking about and learning about your own fertility in your twenties?

Do you think you would like to have children? If so, how many, in what way (e.g. pregnancy, adoption, surrogacy) and at what ages? What might this mean about the relationships you have in your twenties?

Do the Math

Leonard Bernstein said: To achieve great things, two things are needed. A plan, and not quite enough time. In fact, when we plan things out we often realize we have less time than we think. Using whatever format that works for you, make a rough plan for your life over the next ten years. Include what you might like to accomplish in terms of work, love, travel, money, friends, family, health, habits, you name it.

Now, reflect on the process. What did you discover by putting your hopes and dreams on a timeline? Was sketching out your plan scary or exciting or organizing or all of the above and more? What does this plan mean for your twenties?

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What do you think about the notion that who you partner with is the most important decision you will ever make? Do you agree or disagree?

Do you take your love life as seriously as work or school? Why or why not? Is this something you’d like to change? If so, how?

What sort of family do you imagine having one day? Is this different or similar to the one in which you grew up?

Does the notion of “picking your family” set up unrealistic expectations for your partner’s family and the role they need to play?

Is there a way that you sometimes date down or have dated down in the past? How do you think this has affected you? Why do you think this happened and how might you change this or have changed this already? You know what they say: “Practice makes perfect” So be careful what you’re practicing

What is your “perceived mate value” or how likable or loveable or desirable do you think you are and why? Does the notion of a perceived mate value even make sense or is it too rooted in comparisons to cultural ideals?

When it comes to living with someone, the author warns against what cohabitation researcher Scott Stanley calles sliding, not deciding. To make cohabitation a more conscious process, what are some questions you might like to ask a partner before and after you move in together?

Lock-in can occur in relationships or at work. How do you know when you’re experiencing lock-in in a relationship or in a job that has run its course? And how do you get yourself out?

Have you ever been in love or in lust but not in “like”? How could you tell and how did this play out over time?

The author mentions traveling as one way to find out how compatible you and your partner are. Name five other activities or experiences you could try

The author shared 29 conversations she suggests readers should be asking their partners and themselves about their relationships. How many topics can you and your partner disagree on before it's too many?

When is the right time to have these sorts of conversations? Is it ever too early or too late to have such talks? Is it ever too soon to be thinking of these scenarios yourself?

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