No, it's never too late for an irresponsible adolescence.
It sounds like what you're going through is mid-life crisis. Sometimes, that happens a little early.
I found I could never enjoy any job, because however much I liked what the title implied I was doing, it always involved more paperwork than I could be content with. That, and dealing with other people made the most glorious task arduous.
The other way might be to simply give up on everything I thought I wanted and stop letting my idea of happiness be influenced by our culture of materialism.
That is a decent approach. Stop trying to live by others' standards. Tune out the ads. What we all want is life and comfort for ourselves and those we care about and the media generally offer bad advice on how to get it.
It's not to give up on what you wanted but to look into yourself to find what you want, not to let others, who happen to be going after what they want and don't have any concern about your interests, tell you what to want.
It doesn't mean abandoning everything. It may just mean taking a job that you can tolerate, renting instead of owing--at least for now--and looking for some sort of satisfaction in trying to live simply in accordance with your principles--what ever they may be. It's not exciting or glamorous, but it what a lot of people have had to "settle" for and sometimes it pays off in the long run--in peace of mind if not a lot of shiny toys.
Good advice. Probably nothing has enough glamor to justify the effort, which leads to a lot of unhappy celebrities. I'm taking glamor to be that which impresses people. Sometimes, the greatest impression is not what has the greatest impact.
Peace of mind is important and often ends up with more interesting, if fewer, toys.
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It sounds like what you're going through is mid-life crisis. Sometimes, that happens a little early.
I found I could never enjoy any job, because however much I liked what the title implied I was doing, it always involved more paperwork than I could be content with. That, and dealing with other people made the most glorious task arduous.
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That is a decent approach. Stop trying to live by others' standards. Tune out the ads. What we all want is life and comfort for ourselves and those we care about and the media generally offer bad advice on how to get it.
It's not to give up on what you wanted but to look into yourself to find what you want, not to let others, who happen to be going after what they want and don't have any concern about your interests, tell you what to want.
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It doesn't mean abandoning everything. It may just mean taking a job that you can tolerate, renting instead of owing--at least for now--and looking for some sort of satisfaction in trying to live simply in accordance with your principles--what ever they may be. It's not exciting or glamorous, but it what a lot of people have had to "settle" for and sometimes it pays off in the long run--in peace of mind if not a lot of shiny toys.
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Peace of mind is important and often ends up with more interesting, if fewer, toys.
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