Michael Wade

Michael Wade

21 Things I Wish I Knew in My Twenties

This is an updated version of a list I wrote for the Execupundit blog in 2007.

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Michael Wade
Feb 24, 2025
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The list is:

  1. This too shall pass. An old maxim that works for both for good and bad times.

  2. What they say is required is not really what is required. Learning what is really required is a key part of life.

  3. The whole world is not looking at you. Just like you, the world daydreams a lot.

  4. Good news: You have a lot of years ahead of you.

  5. Bad news: Those years wil…

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