I'm tons older. You're fine. Throw "should" out the window. There are no rules and nothing is ever finished. Do *whatever you want* and put nothing off. Rock & roll!
If you suffer from the “too many lives to live, too little time” problem, I recommend reading Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman, or listening to the podcast he did with Sam Harris.
Being in my 30s and having spoken with loads of friends about their 20s, I think the recurring thing I've heard from everyone is: the main thing people regret are the things they wanted to do, but didn't. It's remarkably consistent. Hardly anybody regrets doing something they wanted to do, even if the outcome turned out bad. Sometimes they regret doing a thing because of social pressure etc, but never a thing they wanted to do. And I find that that's true for me too. I hope our successors can learn from our mistakes! 😅
Wow, I love this week’s quote of the week. Our “teeth” may eventually go but they also decay over time so this way of thinking about your vitality and ambition is so valuable. Thanks for sharing.
"I am 20 something in a big city. Just reckless enough for novelty, just pragmatic enough to grow roots. I am stretching toward something real, true, beautiful. So close I can almost touch it. My dreams are growing larger by the minute. I can’t see the future but I trust in it anyways." THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU so accurate
hii i came from your tweet about this :)) this read is so timely for me as i am stuck lately about this drowning feeling on whether i am making a progress with my life. this passage reminds me of the midnight library!! “too many lives to live, too little time” i hope that ill learn to stop grieving about my past choices and where it led as im currently struggling on how to make peace with that. anyway, thank you for your essay!! such a beautiful one :)))
Thank you for sharing this, Nicole. I've been thinking a lot about moving out of my current city, but I have been really afraid of what would come. My friend just shared an open apartment in her building in my dream city. This was the exact sign that I needed.
I'm tons older. You're fine. Throw "should" out the window. There are no rules and nothing is ever finished. Do *whatever you want* and put nothing off. Rock & roll!
If you suffer from the “too many lives to live, too little time” problem, I recommend reading Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman, or listening to the podcast he did with Sam Harris.
Being in my 30s and having spoken with loads of friends about their 20s, I think the recurring thing I've heard from everyone is: the main thing people regret are the things they wanted to do, but didn't. It's remarkably consistent. Hardly anybody regrets doing something they wanted to do, even if the outcome turned out bad. Sometimes they regret doing a thing because of social pressure etc, but never a thing they wanted to do. And I find that that's true for me too. I hope our successors can learn from our mistakes! 😅
Wow, I love this week’s quote of the week. Our “teeth” may eventually go but they also decay over time so this way of thinking about your vitality and ambition is so valuable. Thanks for sharing.
Oh the perennial existential crisis of being in one's 20s...
I only come on this app to read you. Whenever I feel lost, overwhelmed or jaded I come here to breathe again! Thank you!
"I am 20 something in a big city. Just reckless enough for novelty, just pragmatic enough to grow roots. I am stretching toward something real, true, beautiful. So close I can almost touch it. My dreams are growing larger by the minute. I can’t see the future but I trust in it anyways." THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU so accurate
Thank you so much for writing this <3
hii i came from your tweet about this :)) this read is so timely for me as i am stuck lately about this drowning feeling on whether i am making a progress with my life. this passage reminds me of the midnight library!! “too many lives to live, too little time” i hope that ill learn to stop grieving about my past choices and where it led as im currently struggling on how to make peace with that. anyway, thank you for your essay!! such a beautiful one :)))
every choice not only opens new possibilities, but it also closes others.
this is wonderful! thank you for writing this, nicole!
Thank you for sharing this, Nicole. I've been thinking a lot about moving out of my current city, but I have been really afraid of what would come. My friend just shared an open apartment in her building in my dream city. This was the exact sign that I needed.
PS. how did you like bliss montage?
short, beautiful, and incisive as always. thank you for the nudge for reflection :)