In the last year or so I started to see so many people of my age that have done truly incredible things and still doing more.
For the vast majority of my life my only goals were gettimg academic satisfaction and doing unproductive stuff in the free time to get temporary pleasure. No end goal whatsoever.
I kind of don’t know what I’ve been doing in the last 17 years while someone gets a patent on solar systems, other invents a new recyclable plastic, and another found a successful startup. I mean, they all find what they’re supposed to be doing with their lives and excel in them.
I feel overwhelmed for trying to pace up with these kind of people. Yet I don’t like the way the things are and I can’t do anything but envy those people.
Anyone with experience in this regard? How did you deal with this? Did you eventually “pace up” with these people or was it too late or an unattainable goal?
Edit: Whoops, I didn’t expect so many replies! Thanks, I’ll look into them all

  • RequiredOPEnglish
    3•1 year ago

    I’m pretty harsh on my past, I just don’t see why I shouldn’t. I can find all the things I shouldn’t be doing there, all the mistakes I did and some still do. I’d try to be as far away as possible and never come back.
    I actually do feel pressurized. Time flows so fast. My birthdays come and go in a blink, as if, they don’t even feel that special anymore. And when I go to sleep, I miss a gold. It’s so fast I can’t make the right steps all the time and accidentally step on sht so often. And there is no map either, except the wrongly written guides that just make you step more on sht for some reason.

    • @RobotBoudiccaEnglish
      1•1 year ago

      One of the things I realized becomming an adult is that no one has life figured out. We’re all just fumbling around trying to do our best, whatever that means to us. Anyone that tells you otherwise is trying to sell you bullshit.

      I definitely understand feeling like time is moving fast. It feels like just yesterday I was graduating high school myself. There isn’t really much you can do about that except try to hold onto the moment when you’re living in it. Not worrying so much about the past or future.

      I think you should look into speaking with a therapist. You sound so overwhelmed and stressed out, and I think you could really benefit from talking to someone that isn’t a faceless commentator on a website.