I think your teenage years are the most crucial time in your life. You develop your character, your habits, and choose the direction in which your life is going.
You have two options. The first is that you can have fun, enjoy life, party, and play video games during your teenage years, but then face harsh reality in your 20s and be a slave till the end of your life.
That's what most people do, but there's another option: you can put having fun aside, work hard, and dedicate yourself to your purpose during your teenage years. Possibly retire even in your 20s.
If you want to take or already you are on the second path then please read carefully this article. I will get you through multiple lessons in three most important areas of your life self-improvement career and social life. started you are hit with a choice in your teenage years and even later, you're going to have to make multiple choices. make decisions all the time.
Some Major Key Points Of This Blog Post
- Making good decisions is crucial for success. Use a weighted average decision matrix to assess options and factors.
- Treating life like a chess game helps make better decisions and priorities actions for optimal outcomes.
- Facing and solving problems is essential for personal growth and avoiding long-term consequences.
- Taking responsibility for one's life empowers individuals to find solutions and overcome challenges.
- Questioning everything helps develop critical thinking and avoid being influenced by external factors.
- Setting goals in all aspects of life provides direction, motivation, and a sense of accomplishment.
- Building good habits, such as proper sleep and mindfulness, positively impacts overall well-being and success.
Lesson 1: Learn To Make Decisions Using A Weighted Average Decision Matrix
Learning to make good decisions is very important because you make them on a daily basis, and it's not a secret that those who are more successful than you are simply people who made better decisions in the past. There's a tool that you can use that will help you make better decisions, and it's called weighted average decision. Matrix you want to start by If you create a table that has three columns of factors and two options, you want to write down all the factors that may be important to you and weigh them on a scale from 1 to 10.
Next is the most important step. You're going to rate your options based on all the factors and then multiply them by the importance of each factor. At the end, you're just going to sum up the results, and whichever has more points is the better option. Remember to use this weighted average decision matrix each time you're faced with a tough decision in your life.
Lesson 2: Treat Life Like A Chess Game And Make The Best Move
Treat your life like a chess game. We already know how to deal with tough decisions, but you also make small decisions on a daily basis, and to get the most out of them, you want to look at your life like a chess game. A question I want you to always ask yourself is what is the best move on the chess board right now? Here's an example of how it works. When I was on my weight loss journey, I wanted to grab a piece of cake, but I asked myself, What is the best
move on the chess board right now? wasn't the best move for me to go for a run or just do some cardio, and that's what I did. Of course, I knew that eating a piece of cake would be bad for me, but without knowing what the best move is, I would be more likely to eat it. Chess reflects life very well. Always look for the best move.
Lesson 3: Solve Problems Instead Of Escaping Them
Solve problems Don't escape them. One thing you learned in math class is that when there's a problem, you have to solve it if you think that all your millionaire habits are going to make problems disappear from your life. I'm sorry to break it to you, but it's not true.
No matter how many good habits you have, you will face obstacles in your life, and you have to learn to deal with them. There are many ways in which you can escape, and those are not only drugs. You can also escape into things like sports or going to the gym, but let me tell you, you cannot escape forever; you will have to face harsh reality in the end. So whenever you come up against a problem, solve it as soon as possible.
Lesson 4: Take Responsibility For Your Life
Responsibility You have to adopt the mindset that you have full responsibility for your life. If something good happens, take responsibility for it. If something bad happens, it's still your fault, even if you can properly argue that it is not your fault. Adapting the mindset that it is will help you find Solutions instead of complaining about problems.
Lesson 5: Question Everything And Create Your Own World View
This will help you find the truth and create your own world view. Questioning every advertisement you see and everything you're told at school or at work in the news will make you realize how much you're being brainwashed on a daily basis. You can even question your own opinions if you disagree with something. Ask yourself why you may realize that you have no reason to disagree with something or to hate something you've just been brainwashed to do so, and sometimes you may change your mind.
Lesson 6: Set Goals In All Aspects Of Your Life
his one may be the most important part of this whole video because you have to set goals in every aspect of your life, not only your career but also your physique. You can even set goals when it comes to your relationships. You want to set short-term weekly goals as well as long-term, for example, yearly goals, but you can also extend your goals to five years or even 10 years in some extreme scenarios. Short-term weekly goals should be relatively easy because you want to make small steps towards your goals, while long-term goals should be hard, even if you don't make one million dollars, but you come close to it still made nine hundred thousand dollars. Key things to remember when setting goals are that one you want to put a deadline on it, two you want to be able to measure it because, listen, it's very difficult to measure your progress in improving your mental health, but so you want to find a way to measure it, and three you want to reflect on your goals all the time because because things may change, you may want to switch up your goals a little bit based on your life situation. I've been setting myself goals since I was 12 and I will probably keep doing that for the rest of my life.
Lesson 7: Learn The Importance Of Good Sleep Habits
This one changed the most in my life when I learned to sleep. My life has improved dramatically. The first thing that you want to do is, of course, sleep eight to nine hours each day. It would be the best if you could align your sleep with the sun setting and rising. In my example, I wake up at 5 AM and go to sleep at 9:00 PM because that's when the sun sets and rises. Let me tell you, waking up early feels much better. It feels like you're ahead. For everyone The night owl and early bird thing is a myth. You can adapt to waking up early; it's just a habit to fall asleep fast. You want to lay on all your backs, close your eyes, and scan your body. A body scan is a form of meditation that makes you focus on each part of your body, going from up to down. You want to relax everything your eyes, your face, then your neck, your shoulders, and all the way down. By the time you're at your feet, you're going to fall asleep. Speaking of meditation,
Lesson 8: Practice Mindfulness Through Meditation
There may be a different professional definition, but in my opinion, it's just the ability to stop thinking and be present in the moment. What's going to improve in your life is focus, attention span, and sleep, and those are extremely important things. The best way to practice mindfulness is to meditate. You want to sit on the floor comfortably but straight and focus on your breathing for the next three, five, ten, or fifteen minutes, depending on how long you've been meditating before. Never meditated before in your entire life, then go for three minutes, then gradually increase over time to time.
Lesson 9: Develop Strong Communication Skills
This thing is going to help you in every aspect of your life. Having well-developed communication skills is not only about speaking well with confidence, but it's also about listening, understanding, and being able to say no. The truth is that the ability to convince people to pretty much anything will get you what you want in life.
Lesson 10: Live Around Your Testosterone To Maximize Its Benefits
Studies show that around age 17, your testosterone production peaks. What I mean by living around your testosterone is that you want to do everything to maximize your testosterone production in your teenage years, so for example, you don't want to get to the shredder. You don't want to cut too much because, without nutrients, you're not going to produce as much testosterone as you could. Did you ever see very skinny 20-year-old dudes with beers? I haven't, but what I have seen is fat dudes with beards, and that's caused by the fact that they simply have more nutrients that support testosterone production.
Lesson 11: Workout To Improve Testosterone Levels And Overall Health
One thing that is proven to greatly improve testosterone levels is working out. Getting an aesthetic physique is, of course, the main benefit of working out. It boosts your happiness and health, and it makes people respect you more.
Lesson 12: Manage Your Time Effectively
You have to learn to manage your time because it is your biggest asset. When you're a teenager, you can take your time and develop yourself without worrying about paying bills. Starting a family is short, though it's important to realize that and make the most of your current biggest asset. Plan your days, follow your purpose, get a routine for maximum productivity, and you will be better than everyone else even sooner.
Lesson 13: Uninstall Social Media If It's Not Necessary
Uninstall social media If you don't need it, we all know that it is the number one time waster in the world, and other than that, It also improves your mental health because it sets unrealistic expectations and makes you demotivated, and it also reduces your attention span in Focus. The only reason you would want to keep it on your phone is if you use it for your business etc.
Lesson 14: Stop Playing Video Games And Find Better Ways To Enjoy Life
Stop playing video games. This is another huge time waste, and you think you're doing something productive because you're getting virtual achievements while in reality you're not doing anything, you're just being lazy and clicking on your keyboard. Whenever I criticize video games, people tell me, "Oh, but I just like to enjoy life that way, but the truth is, bro, there are so many better ways to enjoy life. You can go on adventures, meet friends, do something fun, make memories that match your interests instead of playing games, or just simply get proper sleep at night.
Lesson 15: Stop Watching The News And Focus On What Matters To You
Stop watching the news if you want more stress in your life or if it is useless. Information keep on watching the news I know that not many things do that, but there are still some that do trust me when I say that there is not a single news channel in the world that provides purely objective information. The worst thing is that 99 percent of the news you hear doesn't have any direct influence on you. All the time you spend worrying about tragedies that happen in the world thatdoesn't have any direct influence on you. All the time you spend worrying about tragedies that happen in the world thatdoesn't have any direct influence on you. All the time you spend worrying about tragedies that happen in the world thatdoesn't have any direct influence on you. All the time you spend worrying about tragedies that happen in the world that don't have any influence on you. At that time, some people spend working, and they will be ahead of you watching news.
Lesson 16: Practice Nofap For Self-control And Improved Mental Health
NoFap I'm on a streak that's over 500 days long, and let me tell you, although surprising novel benefits, it's all about controlling yourself. There are no secret tricks that will help you survive a nofap for over 30 days. I've been on it for over 500 days, and it's all about just not wanting to do it. What kept me going for so long was the feeling of shame, because I would be ashamed if I knew that I could not even control myself. If you're wondering what the most important Nova benefits are, first of all, it saves you a lot of time, and second of all, the most embarrassing experience you can get as a man is not getting hard, so Nofap basically prevents you from that.
Lesson 17: Surround Yourself With Positive Influences And Cut Ties With Negative Ones
You've heard this a thousand times, but it is so true: you need good friends. When I started my self-improvement journey, I desperately wanted to meet in real life someone who is also like-minded. In order to do that, I asked myself, Where can I find such guys?, and the answer was simple: at the gym. So I went to the gym that I've never been to before, and just like that, I've met my friend who is even more disciplined and driven than me. After some time, I got to know even more about Miami people, and let me tell you, at this point, I don't even say hi to people who party all the time and who drink smoke stuff like that. I don't want to have any contact with such people, and leaving such degenerate friendships made my life a lot better, so I would definitely recommend that for you.
Lesson 18: Be Mind Of The Content You Consume Online
Pay attention to whose content you consume; it is not only about friends People who have influence on you are also people whose content you watch online. Online influencers have a huge impact on your worldviews and the content you consume. The type of content also plays a huge role in making you who you are. I unfollowed every single guy who made content about video games, and it helped me a lot. Let me ask you who's more likely to succeed in life: a person who watches Mr. Beast-type content all day or someone who watches educational videos.
Lesson 19: Take Cold Showers For Increased Willpower And Resistance To Discomfort
I've been taking them for almost two years now, and the biggest benefit I saw was my willpower. Once you get used to doing something very uncomfortable every morning, your willpower will go through the roof. Resistance to cold is also a useful benefit. I can jump into like two Celsius degrees of cold water and feel relatively fine. Washing your face with hot water is also bad for your skin and may cause acne, so get used to cold showers as soon as possible.
Lesson 20: Work On Your Mental Health For Overall Well-being
Work on your mental health more than you think you should listen to; it dictates pretty much everything in your life. As I said before, everyone can work hard when they feel like it, so why don't you feel like working hard more often? Also, environmental health equals bad sleep, and bad sleep equals environmental health. This is an infinite loop, and there are many more examples of such loops. Your addictions are also caused by poor mental health, so to improve them.
Lesson 21: Practice Gratitude Through Journaling
Practice gratitude. Practicing gratitude is all about acknowledging the positive aspects of your life on a daily basis and how it directly leads to a happier life. The way you do that is what's called gratitude journaling. Take a piece of paper or a notebook, and every evening or morning, write down five things you're grateful for.
Lesson 22: Embrace Discomfort To Grow As A Person
To grow as a person, you need to experience new things. Your mind and willpower are just like muscles. To make a muscle stronger and bigger, you have to expose it to new experiences and even harder training than last time. Mind to experience new things Once every month you want to do something extremely uncomfortable, one thing I remember starting with was running because I never liked running. I pretty much never ran more than five kilometers in my entire life, so I decided to run 10 and a half kilometers in tragic weather conditions. It was very difficult, but afterwards, it wasn't even that hard for me to run 12 kilometers.
Lesson 23: Spread Positivity And Be Happy
If you have been following me for a while, you should know that this is one of my goals to spread as much as possible. As much positivity as possible The reason for that is simple: when you walk with a constant smile but a true smile on your face, not only will you feel better in your own body, but also people will like you more. What I don't like about the recently popular Sigma movement is that they promote being mysteriously sad, and in reality, it doesn't help at all, so just be happy.
Lesson 24: Develop a growth mindset and learn from every experience
Develop a growth mindset. While you want to be happy, it's going to be hard. Sometimes you are going to come up against problems, and while you want to solve them immediately, Also want to take them as lessons. Something bad has happened. Okay, next time you're going to be prepared, and it's going to be easy.
Lesson 25: Seek Knowledge Constantly For Personal Growth
This is what most people don't understand. The process of learning doesn't end at school. If you want to make the most of your life and be intelligent, then you have to constantly seek knowledge from other people, from YouTube videos to books. What helped me and still helps me improve my skill set is YouTube, and it is as simple as.
Lesson 26: Maximize Your Looks For Better Opportunities And Confidence
The reason you want to do that because it's scientifically proven that better-looking people live an easier life, get better job offers, and are treated better in general by other people. Therefore, if you want to get more respect from women and just simply feel better in your own skin, then you have to max out your looks. You can of course find some knowledge for free on YouTube, but if you are looking for an in-depth guide and self improvement, then make sure to subscribe my website.
Lesson 27: Develop A Growth Mindset And Learn From Every Experience
Cultivate discipline and realize hat motivation is not enough. What separates winners from losers is that winners who work when they don't feel like it because they're disciplined. A wise man once said to do hard work, especially when you don't feel like it, and it's all about choosing the best move on a chessboard over and over again.
Lesson 28: Build Resilience To Overcome Challenges
Build resilience. Life is going to hit you harder than you think, and I thought, just like you, that it's impossible. I'm making all the good habits, and I'm prepared for everything. like that. A year later, my dad took his life, and at that point, I realized that a huge part of self-improvement is getting ready when it's bright for the times when it's dark. Start working on your mental toughness today because you don't know what's going to come even tomorrow,
Lesson 29: Take Smart Risks That Are Calculated And Acceptable
Take smart risks to get ahead of the competition. Of course, you need to take risks, but those risks have to be smart, and to make them smart, you have to calculate them. Consequence analysis the first thing you want to ask yourself is: What is the worst possible outcome? Danny, you want to ask yourself what the probability is, and then you want to ask yourself, is it an acceptable risk.
Lesson 30: Develop Emotional Intelligence And Control Your Feelings
People who act on their feelings are killers, rapists, and pedophiles, and as you may already realize, you have to be able to control your own feelings. It also comes down to choosing the best move on the board because as soon as you feel an extreme emotion, you have to become aware of it and choose the best move.
Lesson 31: Build A Network Of Like-minded People For Support And Growth
Building a network of like-minded people or people who may support you on your journey will make your life 10 times easier. Building a network is different from making friends with like-minded people because people in your network don't have to be your friends; all you need is contact with them and the ability to rely on them in some cases.
Lesson 32: Cultivate your interests and pursue your passions
Cultivate interests There's one thing that many people get extremely wrong, and I've actually made a whole video on that, which is that they make self-improvement their whole hobby improving yourself if you have no reasons to do that makes no sense so in your free time pursue your passions and cultivate your interests if you can make them a career that's even better of course it's not only your free time and interests which we'll get to know .
Lesson 33: Find Your Purpose And Work Towards It For Fulfillment
Finding your purpose is kind of like setting goals, with the difference being that your less specific purpose is like a destination to which you want to go in your life and it's scientifically proven that men get the most satisfaction in life from fulfilling their purpose, and it's not only about satisfaction; it's also a way for men to deal with problems. That's why many of us, when we deal with problems, escape to work and start working more because it really helps us, and it's scientifically proven.
Lesson 34: Avoid Smoking And Drugs For A Healthier Life
Don't smoke, and don't do drugs. This one is so obvious that I shouldn't even have to mention it, but this is the easiest way to waste your life One sentence that really speaks to me is Imagine you're such a loser that substance controls your life. The reason I didn't say anything about alcohol is that I think it's fine once in a while. For me, it's like once every month, I reward myself by going out with my friends and family.
Lesson 35: Reward Yourself For Achieving Goals And Enjoy Life
Reward yourself You've got your goals that you want to hit, and after you do that, feel free to reward yourself. Take a weekend off and have fun. You have a lot of time As a teenager, you don't have to make a million dollars in five years; you can exchange your timeline to 10 years. You still want to live a life that you're going to remember for decades, so listen, I strongly believe that if you follow these 35 principles, you will get ahead of 95 percent of people by the time you're 20.
SUMMARY
Teenagers have the choice to have fun or work hard to retire early. This video provides 35 self-improvement tips for teenagers, including making decisions, treating life like a chess game, solving problems, taking responsibility, questioning everything, setting goals, practicing good sleep habits, mindfulness, communication skills, and more.
