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We are often told that we should eat better, work out more, and drink less booze, but how often do we make a conscious effort to change our lifestyle?
The approach of 30 is the perfect time to take a long, hard look at yourself and address the areas in your life that need a little tweaking in order to live a longer and more fulfilled life.
We asked friends and members of the Business Insider UK office for the most damaging habits they managed to break — or are on their way to breaking — before they hit the big 3-0.
Scroll on for a comprehensive sort-your-life-out checklist of damaging habits you should break by the time your 30th birthday rolls around.
Living for the weekends.
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The best way to stop doing this is to plan constructive things into your weekday evenings, according to Harry, associate distribution editor at BI UK.
Megan, office manager and HR coordinator at BI, added, “Get a proper hobby. It’s good to do something outside of work and socialising with friends… especially not involving a computer.”
Whether it’s signing up to your local book club or taking a dip in the lido, factoring in some me time after work can be extremely satisfying.
Supporting fast fashion.
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“Before turning 30 I made a decision to stop buying items that support fast fashion,” Laura, an operations officer from London, told Business Insider. “That means no Zara! I have already given up on H&M and Primark. They say that most items are worn just seven times, so my goal is to buy things you will wear many times even if it costs more.”
Thinking social smoking is ‘OK.’
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Paul, who is in recruitment from London, said social smoking was his biggest vice to quit before he turned 30.
Most people who consider themselves social smokers cut themselves some slack because they don’t smoke every day, or they “only smoke when they drink.”
But government guidelines suggest that if you smoke at all, you’re at higher risk of heart disease and cancer than those who don’t, not to mention unwanted short term effects like bad breath, ageing skin, and the money you’re wasting.
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