My friend group was always on the nerdier side in high school. One thing I’m really glad we did come senior year was we’d play poker, and the loser, if single, would be have to go and ask a random gal out on a date (with the rest of the group trying-yet-failing to act casual hanging out nearby to make sure it happened lol)

It’s liberating to know that, as long as you’re not being a creep, you can just talk to someone you think is cute and ask them out. It was especially nice to know back in the high school days lol.

Also, when people say meet others at college they don’t mean in the classes, especially not in the lecture halls lol. They mean in the social events…

Also, dont overlook the value of healthy habits.

I’ve seen younger siblings who subsisted on coke and PB&j in their retirement pass before their older ones.

I also fully recognize that I have a fairly generous employer. I don’t think my experience is representative of most Americans.

Employed in the US, I can stack up to 240 hours. After that it’s use it or lose it, so I just take a few hours off every week.