Not at all what it's cracked up to be

Let me guess.. You are low to mid twenties, just graduated college and are adjusting to working a job you really dont like? And then, the reality of doing this for the next 40 years is sinking in and it makes you sick? If so, Ive been there. I currently am going through it now at 28 years old. The only way it gets better is if you do something about it man. I thought it would be better for me if i went back and got my MBA. It didnt.


All I can say is if the kid that signed up for NS 14 years ago saw me today, I would kick my own ass. I have become everything that I said I wouldnt. I havent skied in 4 years chasing the "American dream".


Maybe I am far off here on what you are going through, but your thoughts resonated with my own life and felt relatable.

Long story short:
Life is what you make it. If you dont like where you are going, change paths.

All I can say is that you're never really completely trapped. Sure if you have a job, payments on stuff, went to school etc it makes things more difficult, but if you need to make a change make a change.

I don't really believe there's that perfect job or situation where you'll never be stressed and everything is unicorns and rainbows. Some people have a better way of dealing with situations and staying positive, but that's more on the individual than the situation.

If you feel it's not the right fit for you, it's not too late to make a change. There are a fuck ton of people here on this earth, making a living in all kinds of different ways. There are tips and ideas that work for people but there's no real blueprint or magic for success and happiness. If there's something that's calling you, tugging at you, but you feel trapped in the place you're at, maybe consider it. Actually consider it. Maybe it is possible. Worst case you make a change, it doesn't pan out and you can try something else or go back to what you were doing before.

If you feel unfulfilled maybe it's worth thinking about. Honestly even when people take a shot and it doesn't work out, after any immediate stress passes away, they look at it with a sort of fondness having given it a go, shaken things up.

Some people might move an hour away, to another state, etc for a few months. Some of those people find what they were looking for and settle down, some people head on to the next place, and some people return to where they started. The same with jobs etc.

I personally love what I do for work. It's something I'm good at, constantly thinking about, and something I would(and have) done for free. That said there are plenty of times where I hate it, I'm stressed out, there's drama, things are fucked up, etc. That said I still love what I do and will probably keep doing it forever.

If you're just venting because shits going down that's all good as well, but if you really think you need to make a change and shake things up, give it a go. What's the worst that could happen?

theabortionatorAll I can say is that you're never really completely trapped. Sure if you have a job, payments on stuff, went to school etc it makes things more difficult, but if you need to make a change make a change.

I don't really believe there's that perfect job or situation where you'll never be stressed and everything is unicorns and rainbows. Some people have a better way of dealing with situations and staying positive, but that's more on the individual than the situation.

If you feel it's not the right fit for you, it's not too late to make a change. There are a fuck ton of people here on this earth, making a living in all kinds of different ways. There are tips and ideas that work for people but there's no real blueprint or magic for success and happiness. If there's something that's calling you, tugging at you, but you feel trapped in the place you're at, maybe consider it. Actually consider it. Maybe it is possible. Worst case you make a change, it doesn't pan out and you can try something else or go back to what you were doing before.

If you feel unfulfilled maybe it's worth thinking about. Honestly even when people take a shot and it doesn't work out, after any immediate stress passes away, they look at it with a sort of fondness having given it a go, shaken things up.

Some people might move an hour away, to another state, etc for a few months. Some of those people find what they were looking for and settle down, some people head on to the next place, and some people return to where they started. The same with jobs etc.

I personally love what I do for work. It's something I'm good at, constantly thinking about, and something I would(and have) done for free. That said there are plenty of times where I hate it, I'm stressed out, there's drama, things are fucked up, etc. That said I still love what I do and will probably keep doing it forever.

If you're just venting because shits going down that's all good as well, but if you really think you need to make a change and shake things up, give it a go. What's the worst that could happen?

Well said man. You got me thinking deep and shit.

Our society is hellbent on making everyone just stay in their own lane, its so hard to switch careers if you find that the path you have chosen was a mistake. I think it would be cool to go back in time a couple centuries just to appreciate what we have today though, even if day to day life seems so mundane and repetitive from working the jobs we hate, idk

Aren't you like 18 or just graduated high school? Chilllllll. You have forever to change your mind. Life always goes on. Just do what you want and don't be worried about how others may think if you do something out of the norm.

My biggest hurdle every day is remembering to forget about what other people think and just be me.