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No purpose, no goal. My entire life has been driven by: goto college, meet someone, get married, buy a house, have a kid, pay for college, save for retirement. Ok, done?
I had a reckless youth. I literally never thought about being old let alone plan for it. So here I am and I still don't have a vision for it. My wife and I talk about this all the time because we have both moved a lot during our careers and don't have a natural home. With compromises we can probably live anywhere.
Missed the college and house, but right there with you.
We definitely must endeavor to find our path in life, besides that of the "citizen unit" that simply contributes to the economy and population then passes the torch.
Hope you had more good times than bad
For sure. It’s mainly psychological, feeling a bit adrift. Trying f to transition from always working toward a long term goal to … not. And obviously you don’t want to just exist and kill time. There’s a whole world of short term experiences and satisfaction just waiting for the right shift in mindset
Tyler Durden?
Sebastian? Sebastian, is that you?