20 Things I Would Do Differently In My 20s

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[@mohammedkhushabalam7555]

Thank you so much for making this video. I am 22 and I hope I wont do these mistakes. Lucky that I found your channel :)

[@chadvise3308]

same here bru

[@annriya4566]

I m 21 😀✋

[@therealhan21]

I am 22 and I wasted a lot of time also, I can relate to this video and it’s a great reminder to keep getting better as a person.

[@jimba6486]

25, same

[@lewismcelroy6946]

yep wasted my 20s gaming if only i gotten my degree instead which is what I am chasing down now 31 now

[@DorianDevelops]

Here's something a little different, hope it helps some of you out there. Also let me know some of the things you would do differently in your 20s in the comments!

[@willow4635]

1 more year and I'll be in my 20s, I'm learning from your mistakes, so thank you.

[@zackhalilovic4753]

I’m 18 right now and am doing the same things you did lol. I guess I’m luckier to notice earlier.

[@willow4635]

@@zackhalilovic4753 lets be honest here, age doesn't matter on this road we take, let's all just do our best and make the most of it.

[@chadvise3308]

im 22 and i can focus hard on coding i love itbut i just cant i have so much pressure i dont had a good life i never used drugs but i dont had mother and father and i just cant focus any tips or tricks ? and im so broke and fuked up ..

[@treeladder5338]

@@chadvise3308 try to get therapy. Stay strong.

[@rod6722]

This video just convinced me not to procrastinate for the day! xD I'm 23 and I often wish I would've done many things differently (namely, learn to code earlier). But you can't remake the past, only learn from your mistakes. Keep up the great content, hope you get many more subscribers ;)

[@JonWood]

Great list! I definitely did some of the same things in my 20s. Here's to a productive 30s! :)

[@DorianDevelops]

Working hard in our 30s to make up for all the dumb stuff we did in our 20s 😂

[@uxuidesigner1048]

I'm 20 and I currently have 1 year of experience as being UX designer, I'm confidently saying I'm more mature than the general boy at my age and part of that is I have been fortunate to see a lot of KZbinr like you who share realistic and valuable experience for people and for that, thanks you

[@technotv3227]

Good for you man ! If you realized it that early, you really are in the lucky few. Just get yourself some real financial education to go with your other skills.

[@lj9970]

Would you say it’s worth it to go to school for UX

[@pedro-3339]

I think that saying you're more mature than other people just shows that you're still immature.

[@brynleyjones2674]

No offense, but you're probably not as mature as you think you are. Time will reveal your flaws soon enough

[@javianjohnson8746]

Man I feel you on that debt, specifically the credit card debt. The minimum payment thing is a trick that the banks use to KEEP you in debt. Happy I know this at 22

[@CodingNuggets]

I would have done a lot differently in my 20s, but we love and we learn. There is no going back. We still have so much to look forward to. 30s are more than half give for me, want to finish them strong and thrive in my 40s+. Thanks for your content Dorian!

[@Marcusube]

This is the message I needed this morning. Thank you for your content and wisdom :)

[@kennyakins3536]

I really appreciate this. Very motivating 🙏🏽

[@joshadams8761]

Thanks for sharing these! I can relate to many of these regrets. The good news is that people can change for the better.

[@Franchyze923]

Thanks for sharing - I'm getting towards the end of my 20's so this is good to hear. Currently working on saving more money, prioritizing traveling and getting rid of stuff I don't need. Planning to move to CA for a year this summer!

[@sefibra]

entered my 20s this year, glad I've watched this, so much value, thank you for keeping it real and sharing your story.

[@ShmeegleSon]

Appreciate the honesty, keep up the good work!!

[@thejohntron8883]

Thanks so much for making this video. I am 17 and last year I took AP computer science. I ended up really liking coding and at some point found your channel. You have been a real eye opener and please keep up the great work.

[@venoM-uu1tr]

Damn man you are my new favourite youtuber! Thank you for these advices! Keep it up

[@imranq9241]

These are amazing lessons. One thing I've learned is to always keep a journal and write in it everyday with your thoughts and ideas and plans. Think Leonardo da Vinci and Theodore Roosevelt who also kept copious personal notebooks.

[@trikto9120]

Awesome video with valuable information. I will try to follow these steps in my life.

[@marcoechevarriaThaRula]

Hey man love your channel, I see it growing fast so keep it up good sir ppl need to hear this thank you

[@DampMuch]

Love this! Thanks for sharing :)

[@ugib8377]

All amazing insights. Thanks for making these videos man. It's helping me reaffirm things as I move to clean up my own mess of a life. Never too late to start over..

[@i8147]

Dude your videos are so helpful man thank you for sharing these things with us!

[@robbyevans1101]

great stuff..you still gonna make it big man!!you have saved my life

[@wizy1798]

Appreciate that list, really good

[@xavierwastaken6891]

Thank you so much for this video Dorian. This really struck a chord with me and I wanna do my best to apply these things to my life.

[@ifantasy]

Thanks for your advices. 🙏🏻❤️ I'm gonna put them right on my desk for the days when I'm feeling demotivated. Time to get the best of my 20s! Wish more people could see this. Such a helpful video.

[@francodiegoaneivaland7803]

This is some piece of really good advice. Probably the best video I´ve seen among thousands of others on the same topic. I can feel you've been through all those difficult moments. Im 24 and struggling with a lot of the things you mentioned, not in the best moment currently but this is huge help. THANK YOU!!!

[@afzalharun8975]

Wow your channel is so underrated. Great content. Thank you 👍

[@MrQooje2]

We get it, dude. You were a Chad. Jokes aside, glad you turned it all around. I love how you're always keep it 100.

[@mitchwood4095]

Still rocks, best advices!!!

[@shmek7265]

I love you so much man, I see myself going down the path you're talking about.

[@MedinaZyzz]

I wouldn't mess with old Dorian lol. You have come a long way man!. Great tips to improve in life!

[@Thekazekeza]

I am at a point in my life where this video is striking so many chords! It went over all the changes I have been contemplating making

[@iwokeupdead1093]

Thank you for making this:))

[@CarlosGonzalez-ew1oz]

Great video as usual Dorian! The topics on debt resonated with me especially because it reminded me of the Dave Ramsey’s plan I’m following. Thank you for going above and beyond as a predominantly software developer channel. Letting us in our early 20’s learn from your experiences is extremely valuable🤙

[@DorianDevelops]

Thanks for the feedback I really appreciate it! Figured that some of these videos that weren't around my usual content wouldn't do well but I have to mix it up every once in a while. As long as a few people find these off topic videos helpful I'm happy to share my story and life experience to help other people out there. Thanks for watching!

[@LocalLialec]

Thanks for sharing, im 22 right now and these are a lot of great pointers!

[@justinjohnson3428]

Your videos are very beneficial . Thank you, God Bless you .

[@andygarcia4497]

Extremely good video. U are a good man!

[@darioscomicschool1111]

Thank you so much!

[@baltaza]

I'm here early, thanks for everything Dorian!

[@central3338]

Thank your brother we basically need more like u to guide our generation . love from Asia❤🙏

[@charlesdarwin2118]

Such good advice

[@JordantheComputerScientist]

Aww man, you really turned your life around!

[@samm4258]

Thanks for this. I just turned 20 and the toxic relationships, mindset, and spending time wisely really put me in the right direction. I hope I get to meet you someday.

[@rominarahbar2011]

your channel is the best thing that ever happened to me ❤

[@masimahmood8833]

Thank you you are the best brother. God bless you. You are an influential person

[@logixindie]

It's incredible how much you have changed. Thanks for proving that anyone can turn their lives around with the right guidance and mindset.

[@jwill9877]

All these are spot on. You left one glaring thing out that can is bigger than all of these. Your physical health. I'm not talking about being a cover model on a magazine. I'm just saying keeping a healthy BMI and working your heart and body a few times per week so you have good health markers. Go to the doctor every 6 months. You owe it to yourself and family to be healthy enough to live a long life

[@shaansapru6676]

thak u so much bro i am 20 and this helped a lot , may u achieve whatever u want in life .

[@Vscounter]

I will play your video every single day moving forward. This is what I need to hear.

[@lakshanperera9735]

good work dorian

[@aloevera7422]

Bro this self disclosure is so real. You're an OG.

[@AnthonyMartinez-oq8kt]

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!

Great person I 've ever seen in social media

[@kevinle5460]

keep it up bro

[@tyranasazi3818]

Old man's advice to younger people? Dorian let me tell you I am 49 years old and I found your talk very beneficial. It's not that I did not know these things, in fact 37 year-old me had a very similar mindset to yours! We are all human however and we must be aware that just as we can drag ourselves up from the floor and stand tall, we can also very easily fall back down. I needed to hear this advice now and will probably need to hear it again in a month or year in order to put the hammer down again. Here's my old man's advice to the young players listening to this advice for the first time or 100th time: Do yourselves a favor and re-watch this video regularly, at the very least least once a year. Exercise the self awareness needed to judge whether you have kept up with this excellent, life-giving program. That includes even you Dorian!

[@catarsispodcast8556]

beautiful... thank you.

[@zezeandjr4110]

Fully agree with the message, that's why a good foundation that's rooted in normal / healthy inter-family relationship is so important, roll models ought to be your parents because they have the biggest influence on your life, sadly, lots of broken families in our country, but the sooner you recognize your wrongs, and the quicker you begin to correct them, the better off you're, life is not a straight line. Good video man, keep up the good work.

[@geovannyl.2801]

Thanks for the video, I’m 23 and I’ll make sure I follow up

[@zc3303]

Great advice.. Sad I had to get this advice from a stranger on YT.. Instead of my uncle's... I'm 36 and I'm playing catch up.. Life sucks a bit but I gotta hit the reset button and really focus

[@HIiiiiiiiii007]

I recently found your channel, I'm just 20years. Would start introducing myself to cs world. You are one of the first faces, thanks!

[@ShredNekM80]

"Tell me who you hang around with, and I'll tell you who you are..." That's powerful - I needed to hear this. Thank you Dorian for sharing your wisdom.

[@ab-sw6em]

Your a good guy!

[@shawnmendrek3544]

This man is not talking nonsense. I used to write down goals and I checked most of them. It happens, write it down, make the plan.

[@norzyhd6593]

I just got 20 years old today, and this video for sure will help my future. December 6th I will start studying for programming in school. Thank you again 💙

[@kingsta4145]

Wow, I feel like you just described my entire 20's!

[@leoncharles1431]

thanks bud

[@Prim3MavericK]

Thank you Dorian! I feel like this video was targeted at me because i game too much and dont spend time looknig after myself. This advice goes a long way for sure

[@beanindividual4000]

You're the man.

[@threeparthuman]

Thanks Dorian, I appreciate that! Even as a 34 year old and a life coach.

[@Dipstick67]

I love HIMYM and it’s true nothing good happens after 2am! Great advice mate, I spent probably too much of life doing experiences however, I focused on being the best athlete I could making it to elite cyclist status but it actually cost me my mental health and my earning potential as I didn’t focus on my work life. However in hindsight I did have some amazing times!

[@Terry-we6mb]

Thanks Dorian for creating this content. Not going into debt struck a chord with me. Still strugelling with my student debt. You have 'wasted' alot of time but it seems like you also learned alot. So can you then argue that you wasted all this time?? My question is are you not being a bit hard for yourself??

[@msully76]

46 here...great video ...Do not waste your time with toxic people can not emphasize that enough. Not only are they a waste of time they will effect you in a negative way. A relationship with a positive person even if it ends it will at least help you grow as a person and share good experiences with someone.

[@ME-th9yo]

For any young person watching this this man is giving you knowledge that’s worth more than gold. This is coming from someone that’s 38 and had experienced everything this man is talking about and I promise you if you follow what he saying KZbin in 10 years trying to save the next generation

[@newjerseyan]

I fell back into debt now sadly I'm at the tail end of my 20s good stuff Dorian

[@mrknarf4438]

100% agree! From my experience, I'd add: - learn the basics of nutrition, eating well goes a long way towards feeling well - join a martial art or other fighting sport: it's an incredible experience, you'll get humbled, see yourself grow and make some great friends in the process Best of luck!

[@preslaviliev6843]

Lifechanger !

[@dobbins5943]

welp, I knocked it out of the park man. I did all of these things in my 20's lmao. I am 29 now and I kicked the booze and weekend drugs, now I spend all my time learning code and design. Built tons of debt, got out of it.....and helll yea got me some more credit cards!!!!! FML. Finally getting out of the hole(again) and paying down principles. CHARGE IT TO DA GAME BABY! This video spoke to me man, we are too much alike. My girl was happy at my new lifestyle until she figured out I dont have as much time for her anymore.....that might be the last thing I cut off before 30 hits ! this is really good content though man. You've found a 2nd calling my friend!

[@misterblack4737]

Can you please do a video on how to learn to code? Like good ways to learn etc?

[@876pips]

He does. Check videos

[@thebxsavage]

Here at the crack of dawn for the video debut!

[@thebxsavage]

I like how you have this split into chapters!

[@Migler1]

1:06pm here :D

[@josephjoestar6337]

Turn 25 this year.. I needed this video

[@milkyvanlife]

U know what. I wasted my life until i was about 35. Im now 40 and still not quite their yet but very nearly.... but ive never regretted any of it. It opened my eyes and made me the person i am now and i like this person now. I do wish i was wiser back then but i know any life lived is a worthwhile life. Life itself is precious as long as you live in the moment. All these points in the film are valid and i hope the youth listen because to live well in this society you need your witts and money.... i still dont want to fit in to this matrix so i left it and live in my van.... The best thing ive ever done in my life.... whatever you have done or however you live just know theirs always a way and just take time to know yourself and look after yourself... the rest will fall into place

[@D33Lux]

People in their 20's LISTEN TO THIS MAN.

[@gebenz]

I'm so proud that I'm about to turn 18 and I'm already implementing most of these changes c:

[@kausha7135]

On the toxic friends: A former friend told me her very smart (her words) cousin majored in computer science and is now making 6 figures. That sounded pretty nice to me considering I was mid-20s and bussing at a diner. Having been good at math and creating things in the past, I told her that I might go back to school for that. She immediately responded "No...my cousin is VERY smart." I started to realize she put me down at every possible corner. She had no problem telling me how smart and capable I am, but when I actually wanted to act on it, she tried to shut it down. Well...guess who's back in school for computer science a couple years after dropping her as a friend. I had to learn the hard way that people aren't keeping me down to protect me or to keep me humble...they're doing it because they're jealous of me. Saying that now even makes me feel bad, but it's the truth. This whole time, I had haters and didn't even realize it.

[@edgarvillalba4234]

8:14 I am 26, lately I've been having a lot of free time, and I feel like I am wasting it, WHAT CAN I DO IN ORDER TO NOT KEEPING WASTING MY TIME??? could you give me some ideas????

[@DorianDevelops]

Read, learn a skill, focus on your health, work out, write out your goals and things you want to do in the future and make a game plan to hit those marks!

[@edgarvillalba4234]

@@DorianDevelops

[@AG-sb7pu]

I got married in my 20s worst mistake it took me off my path and waste of time...

[@876pips]

Thanks to u im 20 n slowly quiting fortnite and grinding free code camp. Almost done the css and hmtl section. And i started last week. Question , after i finished free code camp should i do the oden course too? Or nya?

[@texx45]

100% do the Odin project. Don't get sucked into tutorial pergatory.

[@876pips]

@@texx45 ok will do brothers

[@876pips]

@@texx45 ok bro

[@VasshuStampede]

I graduated at 17 and now I'm 19 and haven't go college I've been spending my time. Makes me feel good to know I can still improve my life

[@asOCiATE53]

Thx men ! i m 26 its not too late

[@lxy2670]

But how can you invest properly in things? In which things did you invest? Can you make a video about it?

[@Timesradical]

Yo I’m 35 and love this video

[@ronitnayak4408]

goated

[@ebd8733]

It’s nice to see Johnny Sins is also at tech, truly a man of many skills.

[@mt_ariel_alejandro]

Master!

[@xyz-pi4yy]

This video deserves 10 times more like👍

[@untildawn5714]

You are right, man! My twenties faded away because of a bad relationship with a woman and its side effects (drugs)...

[@starboy2013]

I am 44. He speaks the truth. For real.

[@DarkwaveDave]

All solid advice for younger men to not fall into the same pitfalls as we did. I’m a few years older than Dorian and I’d say nothing good happens after midnight. It’s diminishing returns beyond that point.

[@synkkamaan1331]

Querer nunca fez planos. Wanting never made plans.

[@Lykandras]

Debt: I would argue it depends on what the debt is for. Debt can be a good thing, for example if you buy a house because you foresee an inflation. There are times when it is "good" to not have money. Currently I have a very high debt, but the bank gets to get all the inflation while my property rises in worth.