Are you going in the direction you dreamed about as a teenager?
A while back, I wrote this article with the topic “do things your future self will thank you for”. Building on top of that, the ultimate goal is to be able to look back at your life when you’re 80 or 90 years old and be happy about the things you did and accomplished. And hopefully not have any(or too many) regrets.
I think that’s super important, but just as important is looking at your current situation to check if you’re going in the direction you were supposed to.
So the idea is: when you were 15–18 years old, without any responsibilities, not too much social pressure, and not knowing too much about the world. What plans and visions did you have back then? At that age, there’s not much that’s limiting our dreams — not a baby on the way, not a house mortgage to pay off, etc. So at that age, we can dream about what we want from life, without anything limiting our imagination. When we’re 30 and have a family to support or the mortgage to pay, we kind of neglect our true dreams and settle for X. That’s why you should think back to your late teenage years.
Things will absolutely change as you grow older, and goals will change as you gain more experience. But it’s still important to think about what you were shooting for back then, and be honest about it.
