30 Pieces Of Advice For People Turning 30 Courtesy Of AOC’s Birthday Tweet

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October 14, 2021, 1:18 pm*

Turning 30 isn’t often an easy venture, with many 29-year-olds fretting about having to leave behind their carefree days of haughty youth and having to face the horrors of what feels like must be “real” adulthood, complete with back pain and ungodly hangovers. However, once there, many people in their 30s find it to be the best time of their lives so far, with increased stability, greater wisdom, and the confidence to go after what you really want in life.

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U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is going through all this herself, having turned 30 on Wednesday. For public figures, this number can represent increased pressure with so much focus given to the young people accomplishing great things — but not everybody can be on that cursed “30 under 30” list. Though AOC has accomplished a lot in her life already, she was not above humbling herself to ask Twitter for advice on going into this new decade of life.

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Thank you all for the birthday wishes!

Any advice for one’s 30s? It’s been a pandemic almost the whole time so far, so belated advice appreciated

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) October 13, 2021

Predictably, the young congresswoman received many replies from fans and foes alike. A lot of these bits of “advice” were snarky and/or political in nature, but we’re going to skip these for once and highlight only the sincere and actually widely useful suggestions. These range from the generalized spiritual calls to embrace life and stay happy all the way to specific advice on skincare routines:

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A small thing: lots of folks (especially those with demanding jobs) stop exploring new music in their thirties, which is unfortunate! Setting aside some time to exploring new music—whether recorded or live—is an awesome gift you can give yourself.

— Future of Music Coalition (@future_of_music) October 13, 2021

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A good friend told me when I turned 30, “the thirties are the decade when you know what you want and have acquired the tools to get it.”

— Anne-Marie Slaughter (@SlaughterAM) October 14, 2021

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My thirties were such a fascinating time. It’s when I truly began using wisdom gained from mistakes made during my twenties. That helped me realize dreams. Still, I didn’t have nearly enough fun, so please, take advantage of being young. Your forties will wait patiently for you.

— Jamil Smith جميل كريم (@JamilSmith) October 14, 2021

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Eat fiber. Sleep becomes your friend. Stretch. Start filtering out toxic people. Learn to enjoy the mileage and all the warts and scars, each tell a story. Also, realize there is a good cholesterol and bad cholesterol. Finally enjoy life.

— Wajahat Ali (@WajahatAli) October 13, 2021

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30’s are amazing!! Way better than 20s because you know more about yourself and have more confidence and life experience. You give less of a sh*t of what other people think and do what makes you happy. It’s very freeing

— Mᴀʀʟᴇɴᴀ Sᴛᴇʟʟ (@MarlenaStell) October 14, 2021

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(1) Nothing is linear, (2) enjoy it. Happy and healthy birthday and new decade to you.

— Elie Honig (@eliehonig) October 13, 2021

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Happy birthday!
Advice? Sunscreen, lots of sunscreen. Also please ignore all of society’s “shoulds.” No one has “the secret” to anything.

— Vicki Larson (@OMGchronicles) October 13, 2021

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Happy Birthday! Advice for your 30s? Lean in, this is a good decade in life.

— Jomil de Jesus (@bearnakedgypsy) October 13, 2021

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Nearing the end of my 30s, I’d say: eyesight gets worse but foresight gets better, trust the latter over the former.

— Max Kennerly (@MaxKennerly) October 13, 2021

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*First Published: October 14, 2021, 1:17 pm