you said it: life is too short to go down a path that doesn't inspire you. life is also very long and you have time to get a degree if you want one later. I quit my career and I went back to school when I was 35 and sometimes I feel like a dummy, but mostly it rules. in the meantime, move where you want to, get a job you can tolerate, don't go into debt for stupid shit, and enjoy!
May 29, 2025
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I just didn’t take the straight route. I dropped out of college twice, and graduated when I was 25. Then took years off before going to grad school. Even then, it was years of trying things before I found my niche. I’m now 34 and solid in my career.
Honestly, life is long and it makes total sense to me to want to shift when you are more sure of who you are. Go for it! Why not! Take a crazy chance!
Jun 18, 2024
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I think right when you graduate college you’re under the impression that you need to pick a job/path and stick with it… and that’s your career! (What I thought. What many of my peers thought.)
In reality as I live through my 20s: it seems that the more satisfied people have reconsidered their path, or maybe done a career switch, or applied to grad school when they never thought they would.
My brother is joining the workforce for the first time in a few months, and I just keep encouraging him to be really critical of his job and critical of his life - because I think it’s great to identify what you don’t like and go ahead and start making moves towards the next thing. Inertia will often be against you, so you have to start slowly pushing thought the molasses asap.
I also think it’s easy to become complacent in whatever you’re doing and delay change just because you’re scared. However, consider that when you talk to older people they’ve often lived so many different lives and had so many different careers and relationships and hobbies and travels…and you’re not going to have that same experience if you don’t quit and restart and shift and move and shake alot.
All this to say, I think you don’t have to be so stressed out about whatever comes first after graduation because ideally it changes so so so many times.
Maybe the grass is greener if you can just be satisfied and sit still, but I wouldn’t know.
Mar 27, 2024
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Yeah, we were all lied to. College is not the end answer. It can be incredibly useful, but it’s not all you need.
It starts on the inside. It’s up to you to find meaning in your life. You can decide to just work a job to make money so then you can do things you want to do. Or you can find a vocation that you actually enjoy doing.
I didn’t figure out my vocation in college. It took time. This period of your life is a huuuuge growth period. We’re told we need to have it figured out, but very few people do!!!
Some people that seem to have really cool lives are empty inside, because it‘s all external. Some people are chillin and have incredibly deep, meaningful lives. The more you connect and grow internally, the more clear you’ll be with things on the outside. Remember that usually life is loooong. You’ve got time, but also be working towards the life that you want!
Sep 25, 2024
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I'm not talking about your local NPR affiliate, I mean the low frequency weirdo station playing ethiopian jazz, arabic synthpop, bootleg covers of motown classics sung in Spanish, and skateboarding music (whatever that is). My local station is KUAA 99.9FM, you can listen online! I also love CHIRP (Chicago), KMHD (Portland jazz station), and KXLU (Los Angeles).
Sounds good, feels good, no annoying commercials, and- best of all- it's not spotify.
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