What are some of the lessons one should definitely learn at their 25s?

I realized a lot of things as I turned 25. I am a male so few of what I have mentioned below is specific to masculine community.

✅ Do not touch your woman if your sexual desire is driven by those titillating, prurient content you see or have seen on the internet.

From the buxom female bodies to the time a man lasts on bed, everything on a porn website is exaggerated. You tend to expect more than what is pragmatic when you get your first chance. Touch your woman only when you are sure you don’t want anything like in those movies but an internal bond with tenderness and love.

✅ Commitment is what is needed to prosper a relationship that lasts forever.

It does not matter if you are in a happy relationship but every time you see a beautiful, attractive and voluptuous woman, your mind wanders. It is a reflex, at least for most of the men. One has to understand that the thirst of those feelings can never be quenched. If you acknowledge those feelings and ditch the woman you are with for the one who is more beautiful and voluptuous, you are going to do the same to her once you find a better one. Think through and let not those feelings to consume you.

✅ Do not hesitate to appear like an a**hole in the eyes of others.

Tell them “No” if you don't want to go out with them. Tell them “No” if you don't like to gossip. Tell them “No” if you don't want to do what they have asked for. Being you takes you a long way than being a person who wants the approval of others. In the process of being you, you might lose a lot of people. That's fine. They probably aren't meant to stay in your life anyway.

✅ Build a strong, professional network.

More than your technical prowess and managerial abilities, a strong network can help you climb the corporate ladder faster or get a job of your preference or even help you build your own company. A healthy, well maintained network can open opportunities that you would not have imagined as a possibility with out those connections.

✅ You must have mastered a skill that is valuable or you must be on the verge of mastering one.

Most of us, at the age of 25 are bewildered when it comes to choosing the right career or a skill. Hence, it is likely that they just go with the flow, or continue to do whatever they are doing even if it is something they would not want to. If you are in a dilemma in choosing the right career or skill, it is decisive that you do it now.

✅ You gotta exercise and start watching what goes in to your mouth in the form of food.

As we near 25, our physical activity takes a steep fall. Few make conscious effort to keep their physical activity high or at least what is necessary. But there are a multitude of people who are stuck with sedentary and rotational shift jobs which makes spending time for physical activity a herculean task. And it is not just the time, their lackadaisical attitude can also be an hindrance. Keep a count on what you eat and try to move your anchored body.