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30 things I learned upon my 30th birthday — Linh Dao Smooke

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Turning 30 in a house I co-own with the people I love (one of whom, I birthed!) and a tech company I co-run that embraces the voices of women and POC (rare for this bro-y industry), feels good.

30 things I learned upon my 30th birthday Growth Birthday Reflections Jul 28 Written By Linh Smooke Me & my people. 30 is good. 30 today. Here are 30 things* I learned: Understanding trade-offs (opportunity cost) would be the single most useful thing you learn from that Econ class, and arguably your whole undergrad education. Speaking of trade-offs, it’s generally not a good idea to sacrifice long term perks for short term gains. Dopamine is great and all, but what will truly make you happy is serotonin. A good example of this is a fad diet compared to a healthy lifestyle, the former of which

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