This is Optimal Living Daily Episode 1937, Life Invaders 3, Return of Responsibility

by Greg Odino of Gregodino.com, and I'm Justin Malik, the guy who's been reading articles or

book excerpts to you every day, including holidays, for over five years, covering personal

development or self-help, how to live a better life and a lot more. It's always with permission

from the authors or websites. Today's post is from Greg Odino, who hosts two of our other podcasts

in our network, search for Optimal Relationships Daily and Optimal Living Advice to hear his

shows and voice. But preferably after we hear today's episodes of it, let's get right to it,

and continue optimizing your life. Life Invaders 3, Return of Responsibility

by Greg Odino of Gregodino.com Being responsible is one of those concepts whose meaning changes

drastically as life goes on. For most middle-class children, for example, responsibility is first

introduced when they're old enough to receive a toy. Parents leave it to them to not break,

lose, swallow, or fashion or murder weapon out of the toy. Time goes on, and as they've matured a

few years later, responsibility extends past their own belongings and into a more communal aspect,

like doing chores around the house. Then after that, it might mean looking after another life,

in a minimal sense, such as taking care of a hamster or being sure to look after the new younger

sibling at school. High school comes around, and responsibility turns into grades, maybe a part-time

job, and that old, thin drugs thing. College, while still very much about thin drugs, becomes about

responsibility for one's future, then it's an adult job, then it's a family, and so on. Depending

on who you are, you might be behind, on pace with, or ahead of the schedule throughout your whole

life. You might f**k things up as a kid, and then write the ship in your 30s, or you might be too

responsible as a kid, and by your 20-year high school reunion, you're the spectacular downward spiral

that makes your old classmates feel better about their lives. There is, however, a crossroads on the

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