- Going to work
- Paying off loans
- Finishing a project
- Mastering a hobby
It’s all just…never-ending. I can’t do it all…or really any of it. The rest of my life looks like a never-ending stagnant grind right now. I’ve really tried to finish anything, but when the timeline is years?! How do I even do this when I’ve only got like…50 years left? And MOST of that time is grinding a job?
“Start now” I hear you all say. I’ve done that. Everything is indefinitely unfinished. I don’t have the time to commit to it, for another hobby or interest is more engaging.
I think the “This is Water” speech from David Foster Wallace gives a great perspective that feels relevant to this situation. There was a month or two where I listened to it every day on my way to work. It helped me through some shit.
Link for convenience: https://fs.blog/david-foster-wallace-this-is-water/