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Why Your 40s Are Better Than Your 20s (Seriously)
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Are you approaching 40 and feeling completely lost? You're not alone.
Jack Austin and Adam Garcia get brutally honest about middle age, midlife crisis, and why your forties might be the best years of your life.
From the pressure to "have it all figured out" to the unexpected freedom of saying no, this conversation cuts through the BS about getting older.
In this episode, we explore:
✓ Why middle age hits different for millennials
✓ The truth about midlife crisis (and why some people never recover)
✓ How to know if you need a complete life change
✓ The unexpected benefits of getting older
✓ Why your 40s are actually your prime years
✓ Practical steps to reinvent yourself at any age
✓ The art of saying no without feeling guilty
✓ Why moving cities might save your sanity
Key takeaways:
- Your 35th birthday reality check (and why your mum might be right)
- The U-shaped happiness curve - why your 40s are the toughest
- How to ruthlessly cut drama from your life
- The peppermint tea revelation that changes everything
- Why you should delete half your contacts right now
From festival FOMO to finding peace with audiobooks and early bedtimes, we share our honest experiences of navigating middle age as men who've been there.
Whether you're 30 and anxious or 45 and lost, this conversation will help you see aging differently.
Timestamps:
00:00 The middle age wake-up call
05:00 Why people looked older in the past
10:00 Festival FOMO and accepting change
15:00 The midlife crisis myth
20:00 When to completely change your life
25:00 The happiness U-curve explained
30:00 Learning to say no
35:00 Your network is your net worth at 40
40:00 Cutting toxic people out
45:00 Health becomes non-negotiable
50:00 Making peace with time
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