Jeremy Bunch, curious mind, seeker of knowlege said
There are a lot of posts on here that are very good. Basically stating that, at 24, you have all the time in the world. I agree wholeheartedly. Most everybody has regrets, and most everybody could have done better. However, I suspect that many of the people we look around and see "doing it better" are not all that much happier with their lives than you are with yours. People your age who are doing well right now may not have learned the lessons you are learning at this point in your life, and that may bite them later, and that bite may be a lot deeper than the one you have received.
More importantly than any of this, in my opinion, is to stop comparing yourself to others around you. Stop pursuing the dreams and goals that other people or society told you that you should have for yourself. Figure out what you want, and just go do it. I don't even mean in terms of a job, or a house, or a romantic partner, or anything like that. I mean right now, what would you love to do? Play a hand of no-stakes Texas hold-em with good friends? Go for a hike with some friends? Go Kayaking? Help out those less fortunate at a soup kitchen? Help someone build an addition on their house? Continue your education? Go do it! There are so many things you could do that cost you nothing where you can have good times with good people, and could also be very personally rewarding. You have a long life ahead of you. The worst thing you could do is pursue material rewards all your life and look back, on yourdeath bed, and realize you never did anything to actually enjoy your life. If you are happy, everything else is just noise. Certainly it is hard to be happy if you are destitute, so you will need to worry about doing something so you can live comfortably enough to have the time and resources to pursue your interests, but there are happy people all over the world who probably have much less. My advice, focus on what you enjoy and what makes you happy. A happy person who is enjoying their life is magnetic and people will want to be around them. When that happens, you are more motivated, and all this stuff you are worried about begins to fall away. Far too many people can't see the forest for the trees. You need to look at the bigger picture. Live YOUR life... the life you want. Do not live the life that society says you should want. Do not live the life that your parents or friends say you should want. Live the life you want. If you are happy doing so, then that is all the accomplishment that should matter. Pursue your happiness, and pursue it with passion.
The most celebrated individuals of history were the ones with the bravery and mental fortitude to walk their own path, and ignore the noise around them. What motivates you? What drives you? What would make you excited to get out of bed in the morning?
There are a lot of posts on here that are very good. Basically stating that, at 24, you have all the time in the world. I agree wholeheartedly. Most everybody has regrets, and most everybody could have done better. However, I suspect that many of the people we look around and see "doing it better" are not all that much happier with their lives than you are with yours. People your age who are doing well right now may not have learned the lessons you are learning at this point in your life, and that may bite them later, and that bite may be a lot deeper than the one you have received.
More importantly than any of this, in my opinion, is to stop comparing yourself to others around you. Stop pursuing the dreams and goals that other people or society told you that you should have for yourself. Figure out what you want, and just go do it. I don't even mean in terms of a job, or a house, or a romantic partner, or anything like that. I mean right now, what would you love to do? Play a hand of no-stakes Texas hold-em with good friends? Go for a hike with some friends? Go Kayaking? Help out those less fortunate at a soup kitchen? Help someone build an addition on their house? Continue your education? Go do it! There are so many things you could do that cost you nothing where you can have good times with good people, and could also be very personally rewarding. You have a long life ahead of you. The worst thing you could do is pursue material rewards all your life and look back, on yourdeath bed, and realize you never did anything to actually enjoy your life. If you are happy, everything else is just noise. Certainly it is hard to be happy if you are destitute, so you will need to worry about doing something so you can live comfortably enough to have the time and resources to pursue your interests, but there are happy people all over the world who probably have much less. My advice, focus on what you enjoy and what makes you happy. A happy person who is enjoying their life is magnetic and people will want to be around them. When that happens, you are more motivated, and all this stuff you are worried about begins to fall away. Far too many people can't see the forest for the trees. You need to look at the bigger picture. Live YOUR life... the life you want. Do not live the life that society says you should want. Do not live the life that your parents or friends say you should want. Live the life you want. If you are happy doing so, then that is all the accomplishment that should matter. Pursue your happiness, and pursue it with passion.
The most celebrated individuals of history were the ones with the bravery and mental fortitude to walk their own path, and ignore the noise around them. What motivates you? What drives you? What would make you excited to get out of bed in the morning?
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