37 Things Worth Experiencing At Least Once In Your Life

People have different understandings of what constitutes a good life and build theirs around different ideas. But a recent Reddit thread has users sharing things they believe everyone should try at least once. The discussion offers an interesting glimpse into the human experience, from simple pleasures like watching a sunrise or trying an exotic food to more transformative moments like traveling alone or volunteering. Scroll down to check out the most popular suggestions, and who knows, maybe they will inspire you pursue that which you we're putting away for a bit too long.

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37 Things Worth Experiencing At Least Once In Your Life Working in the service industry. Maybe people would treat workers better, knowing they’re servers, not servants.

BigPoppaJ919 , Andrea Piacquadio Report

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83points

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Electric Mayhem 1 month ago

Even if people literally are servants they should still be treated with decency.

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37 Things Worth Experiencing At Least Once In Your Life Living alone.

InsertMoreCoffee , Vlada Karpovich Report

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82points

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Suzy McDaniel 1 month ago

Careful, it's addictive lol

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37 Things Worth Experiencing At Least Once In Your Life The love of a dog!

Sea_Nature_5866 , Svetozar Milashevich Report

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62points

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justagirl 1 month ago

or any pet really.

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37 Things Worth Experiencing At Least Once In Your Life Moving to another city from the one they grew up in.

If they can’t move, atleast travelling to another country.

essie_14 , Ketut Subiyanto Report

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54points

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Multa Nocte 1 month ago

Agreed. Makes a huge difference in one's outlook.

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37 Things Worth Experiencing At Least Once In Your Life I think CEOs or similar should sit in the lowest level positions and vise versa.

Tough-Buddy-2058 , Kaboompics.com Report

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54points

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Bookworm 1 month ago

I think this was the idea behind Undercover Boss, but from what I saw they mostly just ended up spying on the employees.

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37 Things Worth Experiencing At Least Once In Your Life Seeing the Milky Way with your own eyes.

Jarbutt , Dan Russo Report

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48points

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XenoMurph 1 month ago

Remember people, seeing the milky way with someone else's eyes is illegal!

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37 Things Worth Experiencing At Least Once In Your Life Northern Lights.

wreade , Aurora Borealis Report

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47points

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Ladedah 1 month ago (edited)

OK. Go ahead and rub it in for all the people who were working...😫

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37 Things Worth Experiencing At Least Once In Your Life Working in customer service.

CyberGuySeaX5 , Lisa Fotios Report

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42points

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CanadianDimes 1 month ago

At Christmas

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37 Things Worth Experiencing At Least Once In Your Life Traveling to a new place where you can immerse yourself in a foreign culture, see unfamiliar nature and broaden your worldview. It is not only enriching internally, but also helps to better understand yourself and the world around you.

emmablooom , Oleksandr P Report

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39points

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Miranda Veracruz de la Joya Cardenal 1 month ago

I'll add not to stay in a cruise or a hotel resort all the time while you're in a different country. You wouldn't go to Italy and only eat McDonalds

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#10

37 Things Worth Experiencing At Least Once In Your Life For someone to be proud of you whatever it may be.

Cindy-BC , Gus Moretta Report

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37points

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Ace 1 month ago

Yeah, ideally a parent. Or siblings. It can take a lifetime to realise that a lot of your life's problems are a result of trying to earn the respect and pride of someone who really doesn't give a s**t.

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37 Things Worth Experiencing At Least Once In Your Life Learn another language. One of the most profound experiences I've ever had is reading an idea/thought that just doesn’t exist in English. It'll help when you do all this traveling people are recommending. French or Spanish, depending on where you live. Or both. I really want to learn Arabic, too, but there are sooooo many dialects...

V3nusD00m , Unseen Studio Report

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36points

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XenoMurph 1 month ago

I think that's why "anglos" sometimes seem to be so closed minded. Many English, Americans, Australians, don't need to or choose to learn another language, and just can't see past one way of thinking. It's not universal, nor is it unique, but it's common.

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37 Things Worth Experiencing At Least Once In Your Life Being poor.

ShinyUnderwearBear , Emil Kalibradov Report

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35points

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BenyA. 1 month ago

Ok, I've learned my lesson. Pls make it stop

37points

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37 Things Worth Experiencing At Least Once In Your Life Swimming in warm ocean water.

wholenewguy , Ottr Dan Report

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35points

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Abdullah Abd Rahman 1 month ago

Always, in tropical countries like mine - Malaysia.

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37 Things Worth Experiencing At Least Once In Your Life Everyone must experience failure.

thrivanfor , Nathan Cowley Report

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35points

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Abdullah Abd Rahman 1 month ago

Unavoidable, actually

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#15

37 Things Worth Experiencing At Least Once In Your Life Love.

TechnologyMother1529 , Vera Arsic Report

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35points

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DennyS (denzoren) 1 month ago

Must be nice lol

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#16

37 Things Worth Experiencing At Least Once In Your Life Peace. Complete peace, even if just for a bit.

soonergirl_63 , freestocks Report

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35points

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Abdullah Abd Rahman 1 month ago

Go to a beach on a tropical island, with white sand, coconut trees swaying and an emerald sea.

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37 Things Worth Experiencing At Least Once In Your Life Financial security.

zorggalacticus , Kaboompics.com Report

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35points

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DennyS (denzoren) 1 month ago

This would be a great experience.

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#18

37 Things Worth Experiencing At Least Once In Your Life Solo travelling.

Cool_Runnings143 , JESHOOTS.COM Report

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34points

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Stephanie A Mutti 1 month ago

The first time I walked through the airport without my family in tow and had earbuds in... it was magical!

8points

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#19

37 Things Worth Experiencing At Least Once In Your Life A total eclipse of the sun.

HumanWithComputer , Drew Rae Report

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32points

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DennyS (denzoren) 1 month ago

Why did I think sun was gonna be heart lol

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#20

37 Things Worth Experiencing At Least Once In Your Life Appreciation or getting praise for their hardwork and success.

VelvetSirenAllure , olia danilevich Report

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29points

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Abdullah Abd Rahman 1 month ago

Everyone needs recognition and appreciation for the good they've done. Makes all the hard work worthwhile.

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#21

37 Things Worth Experiencing At Least Once In Your Life True companionship

Brave_Arm8805 , Priscilla Du Preez 🇨🇦 Report

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29points

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Jeanne 1 month ago

All of my pets have been the best!

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#22

37 Things Worth Experiencing At Least Once In Your Life Unconditional love.

coco8090 , Asad Photo Maldives Report

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27points

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Nelson Álvarez Sáez 1 month ago

That's called "a pet"

11points

#23

37 Things Worth Experiencing At Least Once In Your Life Taking your underwired bra off at the end of a long day.

LorettaBobbins , Castorly Stock Report

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26points

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CactusTort 1 month ago

Not possible for a lot of people

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#24

37 Things Worth Experiencing At Least Once In Your Life Not being in debt.

nudecleaninggirl , Emil Kalibradov Report

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26points

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Abe Ja 1 month ago

Is that even possible in this economy in the US without having rich parents or a high paying job? Because I am trying but I swear, the economy is trying harder

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#25

37 Things Worth Experiencing At Least Once In Your Life Skinny dipping - such a free feeling!

Forsaken-Form7221 , David Boca Report

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26points

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LillieMean 1 month ago

Sure, but it's all fun and games until the pike catches the "bait".

17points

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#35

I think trying psychedelics at least once, in a safe and supportive setting, can be a life-changing experience. It helped me see things from a completely new perspective, almost like hitting a reset button on my mind. It deepened my self-awareness and connection with the world around me.

syedadilmahmood Report

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8points

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Ace 1 month ago

I do not want my mind to be reset. You don't know what you're going to end up with on the other side. Too many people (yes, I know it's still very rare, but...) have been mind-changed in ways that have left them truly damaged.

19points

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#36

Ego Death.

Nazathan Report

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4points

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Ladedah 1 month ago

Why on earth did I initially read "ego" like "eggo" ...as in waffles? Waffle death. I think I really need to go to bed 😂

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#37

37 Things Worth Experiencing At Least Once In Your Life Betrayal, and being told no. Build that thicc skin ppl s**t does wonders.

Ohtrueeeee , Carolina Report

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-7points

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Chilli 1 month ago

being told no I agree with, but betrayal? Not a single person should have to go through that.

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What do you think ?

Zedrapazia 1 month ago

A bunch of these are absolute nonsense. I certainly don't believe everyone should have had at least one near death experience for example, that shít is traumatizing

_-DungeonKeeper-_ 1 month ago

Can both agree and object. As someone who keeps almost dying, about five near death experiences (choked on sandwich, hit head on asphalt, almost drowned thrice) made me realize everything can kill you somehow and now I don't cry over the death of anything I didn't have a personal connection to (which might be bad actually but it helps with handling the kind of fiction I like) but I wouldn't want to go that close to dying again. That sh*t was the reason I didn't eat peanut putter sandwiches or run for a week

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Kit Black 1 month ago

Fully half of these are just cool s**t you should try if you have money...

5points

StumblingThroughLife 1 month ago

I moved to London, from Shropshire when I was around 18 yrs old - I'd already had the interviews and my parents help arrange a studio flat for me (I worked in Central London) before I moved there. And whilst it was exciting, it was also very scary at first, after growing up in a small town, and homesickness was a thing, too. Ten years later, I moved back to Shropshire for a new job. I don't regret it, as it was mostly an enriching experience, and pretty secure, since my parents made sure I had a good place to live, and that is still with me.

Chewie Baron 1 month ago

I currently live in London, but have lived in the North West, Scotland, Kent, Ireland, Spain and West Yorkshire.

Laura Slade 1 month ago

Everyone should be freelance/self employed at least once for at least a year to appreciate being an employee with holidays, sick leave, training paid for etc. (UK)

August 3 weeks ago

Spaghetti should be on here! 😀

Lyone Fein 1 month ago

Some things I think everyone should do at least once: *visit a butchering and meat packing facility, *live for 3+ months in a small town in a third world country, *volunteer at an animal shelter, *eat completely vegetarian for a month+, *learn to do one type of common repair (sewing, plumbing, car, home, etc.).

Jay 1 month ago

Everyone should sail the seas at least once. I worked on a ship for almost 2 years. I've been a welder for almost 20.

Freya the Wanderer 1 month ago

Having the living daylights scared out of you

Dirk Daring 1 month ago

Depending on your culture and local laws, Social Nudism.

Justin Stocks 1 month ago

MDMA , the good stuff from the early 90's !

So we should all experience time travel eh? I'd put that at the top

Guess Undheit 1 month ago

Every car driver should be forced to ride a bicycle for a year. On the roads where it's legal to ride and where car drivers intimidate, threaten and attack cyclists.

-1point

Papa 1 month ago

Maybe if more bike riders showed a little consideration and started obeying traffic laws car drivers wouldn't bother them.

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