Do I meet the criteria of a fully developed 30 year old?
If you look at the link provided, there's a tongue-in-cheek list of what you're supposed to be able to accomplish by the time you're thirty, based around those cheesy Piagettian guides to pop-psych childhood development. Since I'm 3/4 there, I need to figure out what's still left on the list. Anything struck out is something I have yet to accomplish. Comments after certain items are in italics.
From: http://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/what-to-expect-the-third-decade
Keep in mind that all adults reach their developmental milestones at their own pace. It is important not to compare your adult’s rate of development to that of his peers. The following list is meant only as a guideline and not as a cause for alarm.
By thirty-years-old, your adult will probably be able to…
Feed and maintain a house pet only thanks to my wife
Hold down a job
Maintain eye contact while speaking only if I don't like you, or have known you long enough to trust you; that makes me seem crazier than I feel?
Refrain from discussing high school
Cook a meal (three-course) actually, I'm quite good at this
Make small talk another skill where my ability is inversely proportional to how much I like a person
Forgive his family kinda, maybe... maybe I should strike it?
Acknowledge other viewpoints (social)
Detect and respond to ambiguity Japanese survival skill
Finish school
Your thirty-year-old adult may be able to…
Make a martini (vodka)
Tie a half-Windsor knot I prefer a full Windsor for the extra in-your-faceness
Drive a manual transmission
Refrain from discussing college
Get married
File his taxes (EZ form) except not this year... I should do that
Remember 5-10 friends’ birthdays
Acknowledge other viewpoints (political) I can acknowledge they exist, but I have gotten surprisingly less tolerant as I've aged
Get a flu shot
Give a toast
Install storm windows
Go back to school
Some advanced thirty-year-olds may possibly be able to…
Make a martini (gin) Why is mixing awful drinks an important skill?
File his taxes (standard 1040)
Make and keep dental appointments
Have a baby lololol
Finish school That thesis remains elusive
In sum, I need to learn to mix crappy drinks, drive a transmission that provides no benefit except nonsense status, and make a baby? I think I'm all set. But I guess you'd expect that from someone who hasn't reached the proper maturity of a thirty year old.
From: http://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/what-to-expect-the-third-decade
Keep in mind that all adults reach their developmental milestones at their own pace. It is important not to compare your adult’s rate of development to that of his peers. The following list is meant only as a guideline and not as a cause for alarm.
By thirty-years-old, your adult will probably be able to…
Feed and maintain a house pet only thanks to my wife
Hold down a job
Maintain eye contact while speaking only if I don't like you, or have known you long enough to trust you; that makes me seem crazier than I feel?
Refrain from discussing high school
Cook a meal (three-course) actually, I'm quite good at this
Make small talk another skill where my ability is inversely proportional to how much I like a person
Forgive his family kinda, maybe... maybe I should strike it?
Acknowledge other viewpoints (social)
Detect and respond to ambiguity Japanese survival skill
Finish school
Your thirty-year-old adult may be able to…
Make a martini (vodka)
Tie a half-Windsor knot I prefer a full Windsor for the extra in-your-faceness
Drive a manual transmission
Refrain from discussing college
Get married
File his taxes (EZ form) except not this year... I should do that
Remember 5-10 friends’ birthdays
Acknowledge other viewpoints (political) I can acknowledge they exist, but I have gotten surprisingly less tolerant as I've aged
Get a flu shot
Give a toast
Install storm windows
Go back to school
Some advanced thirty-year-olds may possibly be able to…
Make a martini (gin) Why is mixing awful drinks an important skill?
File his taxes (standard 1040)
Make and keep dental appointments
Have a baby lololol
Finish school That thesis remains elusive
In sum, I need to learn to mix crappy drinks, drive a transmission that provides no benefit except nonsense status, and make a baby? I think I'm all set. But I guess you'd expect that from someone who hasn't reached the proper maturity of a thirty year old.