Let someone break your heart.
The majority of these mistakes occur in our early twenties, since were slowly entering adulthood.
No one is expected to know everything at once, so failing is part of everyones journey.
Allegra Messina
Here is a list of 21 non-negotiable mistakes you should make before turning 21.
Fall in love with the wrong person.
It will teach you a great deal of things.
You will understand what you want in life and whats not a priority for you.
Its a way to grow and discover yourself.
Pick a wrong career path.
This one might seem confusing, but its extremely vital.
to get to know your passion, you have to follow the wrong ones first.
You will develop your interests and dreams through this mishap.
And thats a priority.
Spend too much money.
It takes time to learn how to budget your money and spend it responsibly.
Just because you failed doesnt mean that youre a failure.
Not achieving that goal you set for yourself will happen, but its not the end of the world.
It will show you that you are capable of improving and growing, and thats an important life lesson.
You will never have enough time to sleep when you start working full-time.
Your early twenties are for sleeping in and enjoying your time.
You have no idea how fast it passes.
When youre young, you rarely have a clear idea of what your dreams are.
You might know what youre leaning towards, but oftentimes your vision is blurry.
So its okay to follow into someone elses footsteps.
You have to explore your options to find the one thats meant for you.
Make terrible fashion choices.
to get to discover what your style is, you have to experiment.
Everybody needs to go through their non-coordinated outfit phase.
Thats completely normal and will make you realize what you truly feel comfortable in.
So copy your friends styles or follow your idols adviceits all a process.
Let someone break your heart.
you better experience the pain and heaviness that comes with losing a relationship.
It will hurt, but its one of the most important teaching moments of life.
Give up on something.
Sometimes, you have to give up.
It will teach you the satisfaction of actually achieving something.
Everybody gives up sometimesthe key is to not stay down but to get back up immediately and carry on.
It will show you what your limit is and teach you how to respect it.
Remember that everything in life can be enjoyed, but it has to be in moderation.
Spend time on irrelevant things.
Binge-watch Netflix all night, scroll through Instagram and tune up your Twitter.
This is the time in your life when you could allow yourself to do these things.
Once you get older, the number of your responsibilities will increase.
Try things that arent for you.
If you dont like sports, try some.
If you hate playing instruments, sign up for a class.
If you hate it and quit after one class, its okay.
This mistake is essential so that figure out what you love doing.
Go partying all night if its not your thing.
Go out there and do the things that might turn out to be mistakes.
In any case, they willalwaysbe lessons.
Spend too much time at home.
Stay in all weekend even is something tells you that you might regret it.
Get at least one bad grade.
Life isnt just about straight As and perfect exam scores.
Occasionally, you have to flunk a test and, in turn, go out and do something irresponsible.
Neglect some of your responsibilities.
First of all, I dont suggest you live your life recklessly.
You have to learn to understand that youre responsible for your own life.
This will teach you how to be the best version of yourself.
Break up with someone you shouldnt.
Life is filled with surprises, and making mistakes is part of it.
Sometimes, you wont even know youre making one.
But its non-negotiable to truly grow.
Breaking up with someone and realizing it was a mistake afterward is part of your learning process.
You have to grieve losing that person to know when love is real as you get older.
17.Take a terrible risk.
Taking risks is part of life.
However, when were young, we dont know how to calculate their outcome.
Its completely normal and expected.
You shouldnt feel worried when the risk you took backfired.
It wont be the first time.
Lose friends over something silly.
During your lifetime, you will lose many friendships.
Some will end for a reason, and some will simply fade away.
All of this is normal.
However, sometimes you might lose friendships because of something wrong youve done.
Everybody goes through that.
The key is to learn from it and see to it you improve for your next friendships.
It doesnt necessarily have to be a physical affair.
You might cheat on someone emotionally or betray their trust.
It doesnt automatically make you a bad person.
Were all inexperienced when young.
Ignore your health because you think youll have time for that later.
Many of us, when young, think its not important to take care of our health.
We dont go to doctors, dentists or regular checkups.
However, your health is something that you will never get back.
You have to appreciate and cherish it.
You will regret it later if you dont.
Make mistakes that youre convinced will define your life.
Nothing in life is permanent, especially when youre 21.
You will make many more mistakes than the ones during your youth.
This is how people evolve, grow and improve.
No mistake defines who you are.
You simply have to take lessons and responsibility for your actions.
And then everything will be okay.
