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对于每一位高中生来讲，20岁很快就要到来！那你知道哪些事情很重要吗？让我们一起来看看那些你在20岁的时候要直面的事情吧！
In my twenties， I had no idea what would matter in the long term. I’m a smart person， but I didn’t think much about my future. 1 Now， at 41， with the benefit of being wise after the event， I can see that some of my decisions mattered a lot. Here are some things that are more important in the long term than I realized.
For one thing， you should develop your marketable skills. 2 Getting the highest level of education you are able to and want to can give you an advantage. Having a tertiary education （高等教育） or specialized training makes it easier to face the fierce competition， and the jobs available to you are often more interesting， creative， and satisfying.
For another， you should spend your time wisely. I spent a lot of energy in my early 20s on relationships that were going nowhere. Most of my free time was taken up by my boyfriends. I knew early on I wasn’t going to marry these guys. 3 Instead of keeping my boyfriends happy， I could have used that time to work on becoming the person I wanted to be.
4 At 23， I got engaged after six months of dating. Looking back， I barely knew my former husband， but it didn’t feel like it mattered. It felt romantic and intense. I didn’t know about stages of love， how to deal with conflict well， or how to make a marriage work. I was very green and it mattered more than I realized. Who you choose to say “yes” to makes a huge impact on your life for many years. Back to the start， I would arm myself with knowledge to choose well.
The most important， I think， is to face your demons（惡魔）. Like many young people， I had issues left over from childhood that I didn’t want to face. It wasn’t until a few years ago that I realized how important it is to deal with and take responsibility for your own issues.
In my twenties， I had no idea what would matter in the long term. I’m a smart person， but I didn’t think much about my future. 1 Now， at 41， with the benefit of being wise after the event， I can see that some of my decisions mattered a lot. Here are some things that are more important in the long term than I realized.
For one thing， you should develop your marketable skills. 2 Getting the highest level of education you are able to and want to can give you an advantage. Having a tertiary education （高等教育） or specialized training makes it easier to face the fierce competition， and the jobs available to you are often more interesting， creative， and satisfying.
For another， you should spend your time wisely. I spent a lot of energy in my early 20s on relationships that were going nowhere. Most of my free time was taken up by my boyfriends. I knew early on I wasn’t going to marry these guys. 3 Instead of keeping my boyfriends happy， I could have used that time to work on becoming the person I wanted to be.
4 At 23， I got engaged after six months of dating. Looking back， I barely knew my former husband， but it didn’t feel like it mattered. It felt romantic and intense. I didn’t know about stages of love， how to deal with conflict well， or how to make a marriage work. I was very green and it mattered more than I realized. Who you choose to say “yes” to makes a huge impact on your life for many years. Back to the start， I would arm myself with knowledge to choose well.
The most important， I think， is to face your demons（惡魔）. Like many young people， I had issues left over from childhood that I didn’t want to face. It wasn’t until a few years ago that I realized how important it is to deal with and take responsibility for your own issues.