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Do not stay in a job you dislike

I can’t help but conclude that quitting my “real” job a couple years ago was one of the nicest things I ever did for myself.

What is the single most important life lesson older people feel young people need to know?

Karl Pillemer of Cornell University interviewed nearly 1500 people age 70 to 100+ for his book “30 Lessons for Living: Tried and True Advice from the Wisest Americans.” He asked them what life lessons they’d pass on.

What piece of advice were they more adamant about than any other? More adamant about than lessons regarding marriage, children and happiness?

Do not stay in a job you dislike.

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