46、Travel and Learn a Language

47、Don't just take language classes and backpack around Europe at a furious pace; immerse yourself in a culture. Pick a place and stay there for several months.

48、The best time to do this is the year after you graduate from college. You'll be old enough to appreciate the experience, but young enough that you won't have any responsibility.

49、If you took my advice about taking your time to grow up, you won't yet be attached to a mortgage  payment, a job, or a girl. Move all your stuff into a corner of your parent's basement and live abroad.

50、It's actually a lot more affordable that you might think, especially if you don't have any expenses at home. Get a job in your chosen country if you need to.

51、Don't allow yourself to hang out with other English-speaking people. That's too easy. Force yourself to learn the language. It will be frustrating at first, but the life-long benefit will be greater than you can imagine.

52、Keep a Journal

53、Get a Moleskine Notebook and carry it in your back pocket wherever you go. Don't be a perfectionist with it, just jot whatever comes to your mind in it.

54、Having a journal will help to solidify your thoughts. The act of writing helps to close the circle of ideas from your head to your hand and back to your head.

55、Plus, you'll have a record of your thoughts for generations to come.