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Even new experiences are a variation on a theme. The searing turmoil of grief. The end of Game of Thrones. And you also become more adept at brushing off the smaller set-backs. Rather than questioning your self-worth, you merely accept that these things happen and move on. The third decade of life brings a degree of self-awareness and understanding that is difficult to capture in previous years. Armed with a deeper knowledge of who you are and what you like, you start interrogating the choices you never even thought to question before.
Thought you were an accountant when really you love illustration? All this sounds obvious, but your 30s are a time when you finally realise who you are and simultaneously pluck up the courage to act on it. Your 30s are your Eat, Pray, Love moment.
No compromise, no excuses. Look to the future and see your horizons open up. A golden future awaits. Watching the Northern Lights come out to dance with zero light pollution. Not for kids. A sushi in a masterclass, hiking the Hakone trail and dipping your bits in hot springs, while ticking off views of Mount Fuji en-route — and so very much more. Grown-ups only. Find a date. Why travelling in your 30s and 40s is so much better than your 20s.
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A study in the journal Psychology and Aging found that we tend to whittle down our social networks aged 30 and beyond; but the friendships that last are typically higher-quality and more enduring. Using data from the year study, researchers says we invest more effort in the pals who matter to us in our 30s: our circles shift from quantity to quality. Read more: Why adults of today are creating new life goals. So friendships are less about cultivating a particular identity a means of trying on different versions of you and more to do with long-lasting social goals around connection and meaning.
And where you might spend your 20s playing for adventure, your 30s herald the start of something altogether more satisfying. Research shows that 36 and over is the prime age for women experiencing the perfect orgasm. Those in their mids or above enjoy more frequent and better climaxes, and also feel more confident about their bodies. For men, meanwhile, the 30s is a time for equal pleasure compared to their 20s, but a slight dip in testosterone means better control of their sexual desires.
Your 30s is also the time when depth and quality of connection with your partner starts to pay dividends. For short, sharp bursts of activity — sprinting, say, or metre swimming — youngsters have the upper hand. But this truism does a neat head-flip when it comes to endurance fitness.
Your 30s are a golden time when your strength, oxygen efficiency and coordination come together, meaning optimal performance for the sharp end of sport. Forget your wimpy 10k: athletes in their 30s typically perform best in gruelling long-distance triathlons and ultra-running contests.
Read more: 5 solo travel cities to dream up big ideas in. Women aged 37 and men aged 39 are most likely to finish in the top ten of million marathons, according to one study that examined performance in such races over a period of 13 years.
Another survey of over 19, competitors in Ironman Switzerland a punishing challenge featuring a mile bike ride, mile run and 2. In your 20s, you slave away with long hours and minimal pay, but your 30s are a time when all that hard work starts to pay off. But at least it is evidence that your earnings will jump in your 30s, and with that comes career satisfaction, too. Studies show that the happiness we feel in our 30s is partly down to excelling at work.
Often this means radical changes , such as becoming a digital nomad. But again, in our 30s, we have the confidence to go against the status quo. We tend to think of start-ups as a youthful game. But data collected by the US Census Bureau found that, contrary to common belief, the average age of a successful start-up tech founder is 45 years old. Read more: Being single gets more satisfying with age.
A survey showed that 31 is the age that we truly begin to enjoy holidays — primarily because the emphasis switches from party time to meaningful experiences. Instead of ticking off the sights while nursing a hangover — a rookie travel mistake — somethings do their homework, typically aiming for activities that are more off-radar, and locally orientated.
Another study found that adventurers in their 30s are more likely to scrupulously research their trip , and stay in high-end hotels. Respondents said this was the age you were most likely to get benefit out of visiting bucket-list destinations, such as Machu Picchu or the Great Wall of China. Try your hand at anti-gravity yoga in the jungle hills of Ubud, come trekking up a live volcano at sunrise and spend three days chilling on the idyllic traffic-free island of Gili Air.
Take me there. Learn how to work some salsa moves over rum tastings in colourful Cartagena, tube down Palomino River and spend a blissful day jetting between the beaches of the Rosario Islands by private boat. Oh, happy days. Swim with playful seals, spy out meerkats at dawn in the arid desert landscape and join us whale-watching in one of the finest spots in the world.
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