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Happy Birthday!

The whole "goals by 30" is a toxic byproduct of a cheap carnival culture trying to get you to buy more stuff.

You dodged that bullet quite nicely.

I think it may have been Hunter Thompson who suggested going at things as systems, not goals.

As in, dive in, keep your eyes open, get hands on.

You can miss the finer, more important points in a mad hurry to check off a goal.

Always better to follow your interests and curiosity.

The only real checkpoint for 30 is that you're not still screwing up in a major, habitual way.

Definitely not your problem.

You may not realize how prophetic "keep my mental health in check" is.

Definitely stay alert on that one, as it runs the gamut from nutrition to protecting your spirit.

So many I've seen just didn't make it on that count...multiple causes.

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I hope I am half as cool as you by the age of 30. Love you big time, happy birthday <3

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lovely list. happy birthday!

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Thank you for this list. Such a good reminder of things I've learned (and a chance for reflection on times when I didn't know them) and some great new nuggets as well. Also I knew which travel pillow it would be before I even clicked the link :) game changer for sure!

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