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My 20’s are nearly over and I still don’t know what to do with my life
I hate that I’m writing this post (and living up to Millennial stereotypes), but here goes nothing…
I can’t be the only 29 year old feeling this way.
Billy Eilish is 17.
Post Malone is is 24.
Heck, Edward Rutledge was 26 when he signed the Declaration of Independence.
I keep reminding myself age is just a number.
But eventually these numbers run out.
Our culture worships success, but you don’t have to
I purposely used Billy Eilish and Post Malone at the beginning of this post to highlight our culture’s obsession with success (especially success at a young age).
They are the exception. Most of us will toil away at making a life for ourselves. We’ll experience small wins here and there, some setbacks, some heartbreaks. We’ll move forward knowing standing still is not an option.
However, every day we are bombarded by this idea that we need to become successful to be worth something. Our culture pushes this idea that our lives aren’t worth it if we don’t have 100,000 followers, or live in a fancy house…
