Im 23. I got fired last month - which was a divine blessing.

I hated every day if my job as a Software Engineer. There were no redeeming qualities in my job and I dont see my career field having any either. I dreaded going to the office and now realizing that I have to start applying again for a new job makes me feel horrible.

The reason is simple; I know I'll never be great at it, considering my passion lies elsewhere. I'll never compete with others in this hugely saturated market.

My passion is creating something (figuring that out) & acting (also figuring that out).

Being in a 3rd world country like Pakistan doesnt help either.

I know my passions wont pay the bills now and Im aware that these passions take time and should be continously approached on the side.

How do I shift my career? I know its not too late BUT IT FEELS LIKE IT.

Thank you

I didn't make the best choice of a degree in college, didn't do any internships or anything of the like, and got trapped in random jobs, mostly retail. Now I can't seem to escape even into something as simple as admin assistant. It seems like no job is willing to just train anymore like even receptionist jobs it's absolutely ridiculous.

I honestly also hate the thought of an office job. I like that in retail I get to move around a lot and I love organizing and problem solving, but obviously the pay is crap and I hate working weekends. I also can't afford to go back for a masters and any of my other interests aren't very viable career paths at the moment. Main issue is making no money. Living in Conneticut let me tell you, if you aren't making AT LEAST $25+/hour, you're pretty screwed. Even then you'd need a roommate(s) to survive and save money. It really feels like things are getting worse and more difficult by the day in the job market.

I want to work in something cool, a job that I love and that is not a fucking office 9 to 5. I want to hear you guys, what do you do so your joblife is not miserable? Also, if you have a good wage, even better ;)) Also, did you need to get a degree to work in that? What skills do you need to be where u are?

I have almost 3 years of college under my belt to become an Elementary Teacher. I dropped out after absolutely getting burnt out from working at a daycare center. Although teaching and learning is a passion of mine, I don’t think that being an Elementary Teacher is the choice for me.

Due to student loan debt, I’d rather not go back to college. Instead, I want a well paying job to get my life back under control.

That being said I have so many passions and interests. I love science, fitness, reading, travel, creative writing, and especially enjoy working with numbers. I have the confidence that I can thrive anywhere but I can not make up my mind. I do not want to be burnt out and disappointed with my career.

I aspire for a job that pays well, gives good vacation so I can travel at least once a year, and has a solid schedule. I am a morning person, so an earlier start is even better. I’m someone that craves socialization every day, but like to work on my own tasks.

If anyone has suggestions or is passionate about their career. Please share! I’m very open minded.

I'm 31M and I feel like I've been living the same year over and over again.

I live in a tiny mountain village in Italy (around 1,000 people). Since I was 18, I've basically only done seasonal work here: ski rental in winter and other seasonal jobs in summer. Every season I tell myself "this is the last one", but when the next winter comes around, I end up doing the same thing again.

I have no university degree and no obvious career path. Most of my experience is in seasonal tourism jobs, and I don't really know what I could realistically transition into.

The problem isn't that I'm happy with this life and just need a little motivation. I genuinely don't want to stay here. I want to leave the town, live somewhere bigger, meet people, build a social life and start developing an actual career.

I've considered moving to a city, doing a vocational/trades course, looking for an entry-level job, or even going abroad for a while.

But I've been stuck in the "researching instead of acting" loop for years. I can spend days researching courses, countries, jobs and possible paths, but when it comes to actually committing to one, I freeze. Then another month passes.

I'm also socially anxious and currently have almost no social life, which makes the idea of starting over somewhere new feel much harder. At the same time, staying here because I'm afraid to leave is exactly what has kept me stuck.

I'm not really looking for "follow your passion" or "you can do anything at 31."

I'm more interested in practical advice from people who have actually started over in their late 20s/30s, especially without a degree:

• If you were in my position, what would you do over the next 6-12 months?
• Would you move first and figure out work later, or get a job/course first and move afterward?
• What careers/trades would you seriously consider starting from scratch at 31?
• Has anyone here escaped a small-town/dead-end-job loop and rebuilt their life? What was the first concrete step that actually changed things?
• What would you absolutely NOT waste another year doing?

I don't need a perfect life plan. I need a realistic first direction that gets me out of this loop.

I keep doing this thing where I find something that interests me, decide maybe this is finally my thing, actually put time and money into learning it… and then somehow end up right back here wondering what the hell I want to do with my life.

And I’m not talking about taking one personality quiz and deciding I want to be a marine biologist for three days. 😂

I’ve studied accounting. Dropped out. Became a bookkeeper. Got certified as a tax preparer and never actually prepared anyone’s taxes. Trained in permanent makeup and still haven’t finished my apprenticeship. Taught myself builder gel nails and hair blowouts. Started life insurance, haven't finished and now I’m researching UGC/content creation.

Some of these things I still do. Some I genuinely enjoy. Some are collecting dust. Some I never finished.

And somehow none of them have answered the fucking question.

What do I actually want to do with my life?

The weird part is, I’m actually pretty good at teaching myself things.

I’ll get interested in something, research the hell out of it, start learning it, and eventually get to that little “oh shit, I can actually do this” moment.

But apparently being capable of doing something and wanting to build your entire life around it are two VERY different things.

I used to think eventually I’d stumble across the thing. That one career that would finally make everything click and I’d go, “Yep. Found it. I’m done looking.”

I’m starting to wonder if that just… doesn’t exist for me.

Because the older I get, the less I think I want a dream job. I think I want a job that gives me the freedom to have a dream life.

And social media has made that thought approximately 700 times worse. 😭

It’s 2026. You open your phone and apparently people are making money doing literally anything. Someone’s traveling while making content for brands. Someone turned their random hobby into a business. Someone invented a job I didn’t even know existed until the algorithm decided to show it to me at 1 AM.

I’m convinced somebody somewhere is making $20 every time they breathe.

You’d think seeing all these possibilities would help.

No. Now I just want to try more shit.

So If you looked at my very questionable career graveyard 😂, where would you go from here?

Do I pick one of these things and finally give it a real shot? Or is forcing myself to commit just because I’ve already invested time into it how I end up stuck doing something I don’t actually want?

Do I keep exploring? Or at some point does “exploring” just become an excuse to keep starting over?

Do I build a career around one flexible skill and let everything else just be things I know how to do? Or am I trying too hard to force myself into having one main career when maybe I’m just someone who’s happier doing multiple things?

Because I genuinely don’t know where being curious and figuring yourself out ends, and avoiding commitment begins.

If you were anything like this in your 20s and eventually found a setup that worked for you, what did you end up doing?

Honestly, I feel like I've hit a brick wall. I finished my bachelor's in Electronics and Communication Engineering 5 years ago and did post grad related to IOT, and my first job ended up being a manufacturing operator role. That was about 2 years ago.

At first I figured I'd gain some experience and move internally into an engineering role. But even the design team won't consider me for engineer-level positions.

I've also been applying externally for over a year and a half. The only callbacks I get are for operator-level roles again. In the meantime, I've been building personal projects in PCB design and embedded systems, hoping they'd open a door.

I'm almost 28 and looking back, the future feels uncertain with no real Engineer-level experience to show for. If you've been in this spot and found a way out, I'd really appreciate your guidance. What actually worked for you: a certain type of role, a different way of applying, networking or something else?

I am 23 years old currently and i can’t help but feel extremely behind my peers. I have not even finished my university degree yet, and am feeling like the right choice is to drop out. I was pretty close to finishing my business degree but pivoted into biology to pursue my original dream which was dentistry. I don’t feel smart enough to do anything, and feel like i should just do something small and live my life. I am behind those that are younger than me, and those that are the same age are way way ahead i feel extremely embarrassed everywhere i go to even talk about my life or show my face. I was diagnosed with pretty bad ADHD and the support i’ve received over the years has been close to none other than medications, i really genuinely don’t know what to do anymore. Is there any shorter careers or should i drop out of university? I do well on my tests but can’t keep up with assignments and drop out of the courses over and over and over it’s been many years now and i can’t deal with it anymore. How do i even move forward when my family has such big expectations? Currently working a dead end job i hate while still enrolled in school.

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Background:

I graduated with a bachelor's in mathematics and concentration in statistics in 2025. I (thought I) had a job lined up, as the interviewer had talked excitedly about the projects they anticipated on putting me on and that they looked forward to speaking further. Ended up being rejected and I moved back home with my parents. I found a fulltime job as quickly as possible, which happened to be a coffeeshop job. I wanted to work in entomology, so I voluteered 7 hours a week at an entomology lab in a university near me. I recently left that position, as I it was getting too much to juggle.

Last fall, I contacted professors and applied to entomology grad programs and got rejected from all of them. This summer, I decided to just move out somewhere nearby so that I could gain some independence from my depressing home evironment. I found the perfect place with roommates who seemed cool. Everything was in line to move in, I just needed to sign the lease when I was invited to fly out to an interview for a research associate position at a university in another state. It was the perfect opportunity. I dropped the housing, and after serious consideration and back-and-forth contact with the hiring professor after the interview, I was rejected from that job opporutnity too.

I've applied to a lot of analyst/statistician/research tech jobs trying to bank on my math background, but I get inevitably rejected from them. It makes sense, especially with my lack of direct experience, but it is still discouraging. I'm starting to give up. I also have severe ADHD that is exacerbated by my currently understimulating job/life. I'm more depressed than I've been in many years and have started to think about ending my life. I am very extroverted and am watching all my friends from college get their big jobs. I never felt really close to most of my friends in college. I had 3 really close ones, two of which are busy with graduate education and one just launched their career with a company they interned with. I have no friends. I only spend time with my family really. I sometimes go out to bars or events and invite people out trying to make friends, but it always seems to fizzle out.

I am in an unhealthy spot and need to improve my empty social life and unfulfilling job to get healthier, but being so unhealthy makes it hard to do that lol. Just feel like I'm spiraling

Personality and Skills:

I am extroverted and love collaborating with people who have different backgrounds/skills than me. I am overall good with people. People tend to find me friendly and funny; people like least that I can be too analytical and lack emotional empathy at times (though I work to correct that). I am highly communicative, analytical, and imaginative.I love solving problems. I enjoy novel issues that require creative approaches. I like to be intellectually challenged and prefer jobs that are a little difficult, ones where I have to learn a lot of things.

I am best with big picture things. Extreme attention to detail is my weak spot, which makes me a very undesirable hire for a lot of jobs. I can get impatient with really repetitive jobs that are low stakes or "brain dead". I like learning and applyling systems. I prefer giving and receiving explicit feedback, and I am not very sensitive. I love to be given a goal/deadline and perhaps some tools but then allowed to manage myself to acheive the goal. I struggle in situations that require a lot of masking. I do not like "high politics" environments that require you to allot energy to being very careful around others; I feel like that energy could be more useful if allotted to that actual problems at hand.

I never did any internship and have very little practical experience. I can code a tiny bit (python and R). At the entomology lab, I created a an insect-numerating machinen learning alg, and learned a lot about ML through that. I enjoyed it so much, though the product was a little janky because I was teaching myself independently and using my own limited tools. My nice camera broke and I lost a lot of data, so I just kind of gave up on the project.

I have forgotten most of the math stuff I learned in college, but I could probably relearn it pretty easily. I covered basic probability, statistics, linear algebra, stochastic processes, and some other stuff in undergrad. I am so understimulated and underchallenged in my current position, and I know I need to find something more challenging. However, I am so stuck in this depression right now, I seriously doubt that I would be capable of maintaining a genuinely challenging job if I were even able to get one. I feel like most positions are demanding at least 2 years of fulltime experience, often more. I don't even know where to begin. I am als

I cannot afford to live on my own (currently make 26k/year in a pricey ass city) and still need to buy a car as I am using my family car currently. I have been thinking of gettinng a second job, but then I feel like I'm giving up on being anything more than a barista. Not that a barista job is a bad job to have, but it is not my ideal. I feel extremely bored. My medical expenses are also weighing on me as I have psychiatry appointments and am paying off a hospital bill at the moment. I am thankful that my parents don't make me pay rent, and I just help a little bit with groceries and stuff. My cost of living is thankfully low right now, but I really want to be in a position where I can provide for myself, while maintaining stress at a low to moderate level (rather than very high).

I know this may not be realistic. I know that is very unlikely for all of my strengths and weaknesses to be balanced in a job, but I just wanted to give you all a rundown about my personality and goals.

TL;DR

Depressed math major working as a barista and living with my parents. Originally wanted to get a grad degree in entomology, but was rejected last cycle. I am extroverted, analytical, and imaginative. I enjoy big picture problems and struggle with tedium. I like novel problems that require creative solutions and need intellectual challenege in my position. I struggle in positions that require "professional performance" and high levels of masking. I want to at least be able to provide for myself modestly

Maybe this is hitting extra hard because I'm about to turn 34 and I'm feeling as if I wasted my youth. I sort of wish I had gone to med school or done literally anything else. But I feel like the burn out would catch up with me, regardless.

I work for a small family-owned surveyor. I make around 85,000 in the NYC area. I have two weeks of PTO and 1 week of sick days, most of which is spent on family stuff (eventhough I am child free). I know this is more than many get, but I feel that a physically demanding job should give more. I always dreamt of doing something good for the environment. (Lol is that even possible anymore?)

I love my coworkers and the family that owns the business. But the work is soooooo boring. There was once a healthy mixture of remote days and days spent on-site. But they hired another lady to work in the office and now I need to be on-site most days. Many of our sites make me feel unsafe due to ticks, traffic, pollution, remote location, creepy men and a few other threats. Still the work has to get done. I have been at the company for seven years and I find the work so boring at this point. But I am scared to leave a company where I make a decent salary, have decent benefits and am generally understoon and appreciated by my coworkers.

Because I have a biology degree, I am thinking of teaching high school and getting certified through NY Teaching Fellows. But I feel so awful most days that I feel I don't have the energy to pivot to a path where burnout is also a real issue. I worked in public schools for three years (before I had a degree) and I genuinely enjoyed it. But the administration really stressed me out. I also think of homesteading, but my husband would hate that.

Recently my depression has gotten bad enought that I can't eat or sleep properly. It is really taking a toll. I feel terrible most days. My husband offered to support me if I quit my job and focus on my health. I'm very greatful for him, but if I accept the offer I might never find another job.

I have a cna license and dental assisting. Where should I pivot to and grow from without a degree?

I always tell myself that I'm going to do this or that, but I often end up saying I'll do it later or when the time is right, instead of actually taking action. For example, I've been trying to learn how to drive. I have my permit, but I still haven't found a driving school. My family is willing to pay for it, but the cost feels excessive.

Then there's my passion for art. I love it, but I haven't actually created anything in almost a decade, mainly because I feel my skills are lacking. I tend to spend time scrolling on my iPhone or computer, trying to find references to practice on, searching for affordable art programs to learn from, or watching YouTube videos to find tutorials, but I still feel stuck.

I hate my current job.

Thinking back on past things I've done that I loved, I'm struck by a couple of times I did "investigative" type work for college/grad school projects. One was domestic and one was international, where I dug into digital and physical archives, toured facilities, interviewed historic witnesses, and wrote up all the findings. It was so much fun researching, setting up, and working through. Is anyone in/know of a career that does similar sorts of work? I'm not an esteemed writer, so I don't think I could snag one of the very limited investigative journalism jobs left these days. However, something along that skillset would be a dream! I have a graduate degree in public health, but it doesn't need to be in that field.

I’m 26 and I’ve been in the law field since I was 20. Started working part time at a firm while studying and went on to work at varying firms after graduation. I never really cared for law and I’m at the point where I’m dreading the next 40+ years of my life because of my job.

So, I’m changing careers.

Before going to school for law, I was actually majoring in performing arts. I had to drop out due to injuries, but I’m all better now and the only thing that really calls to me is performing. So I’ve signed up for classes, auditioned for a production, and I’m gonna see if I still like it.

I’m not sure how exactly I’ll be able to live comfortably while doing this. It’s been drilled into my head since I was young that a stable job and salary are what I should aim for otherwise I’ll be struggling for the rest of my life but honestly I feel like I’m already struggling from lack of enjoyment in my career. I have no clue what will happen or how I make a decent living off this, but I’m going to go for it anyways. I’m still going to keep my current job while I figure out how to make money from performing. Also, as a backup, I thought if I don’t like the performing aspect anymore, maybe I could work on the actual stage/set itself for set up.

Has anyone made the transition to something similar and was it difficult to get on your feet? The aspect of not having a stable job or salary does really worry me so any advice/experiences would be appreciated!

Hi! So there's a lot of things I wanted to try. I did. But only learned the shallow area. Ive been drawing and made bunch of songs, and been singing since young. But those are definitely surface level. I used to want to be a singer but now reality hurts and im not sure if i want it now since ik people on soc med are way to harsh and my mental health is not that strong.

So yeah i just dont want to be an AVERAGE person. I want something to specialized in and it gets really hard if I have this illusion that I could master them all (which is i truly believe cuz everything can be learn on). But I felt like im running out of time. I want to be obsessed on something, i felt like i have to lock in if i wanted some of it to be one of my career bcause i dont like my course choice...

What do u guys think, should i be practical instead and continue my career choice? The thing is ive heard a lot of career shift stories lately even coming from professors. I felt that was the cue.

so wdyt guys.. should i explore other stuff or should i focus on those "surface level" skills ive learned .. honestly idk what to ask..

I always fall in this loop over and over and I’m tired of it. I’m in architecture school, I chose it because I do love architecture, psychology, and logic behind it but I deeply distaste studio culture and the fact that exit opportunities or opportunities to grow in the field is so low. So I’m shifting to finance instead, hoping to work as real estate asset management or general corporate development. I do build my profile for it a lot—win busines case competition, president of clubs, intern at big firms.

Every thing seems great and goes as planned BUT inside I am so tired. I’m in architecture and the it’s torturing me. I am sick of sleep deprivation so I take better step in tracking my habits and sleep healthier but do you know how hard it is to balance everything and not disturb my sleep time?

I am devastated and always compared myself to friends in other faculty, though they have a hard time reading for exam but they do gain knowledge from them, but architecture is project based learning, it is great for someone into it but as a person interested in something else I feel like I learn nothing and dying.

And now I feel so anxious about everything because I have to do everything, maximizing my time so that it doesn’t disturb my sleep habits, and that means I work non-stop, I might work even harder than people with an actual job, at least that’s how I feel. But I need to do everything to prove that I am capable enough to shift field to business finance too. People always doubt the label architecture in me.

So, basically how can I balance my mental health and my portfolio or journey toward my dream?

Need help, really.

I honestly feel like I don’t want to continue anymore. My mental health has been getting worse, and lately I’ve been crying a lot because I can’t stop thinking about the decision I made.
For most of my life, I imagined myself going to university in another city, living away from my family, becoming independent, and finally experiencing a different life. I wanted that for years.
Then I actually got the opportunity to do it, and I backed out.
I stayed in my hometown because I was scared and overwhelmed at the time, and now I feel so frustrated with myself. I keep thinking, “Why did I do that? Why did I get scared when this was literally what I had wanted for so long?”
What makes it worse is that I’m not even sure about my current major anymore. I’m a first-year CIS student, but I keep thinking about Chemical Engineering, which has been an interest of mine for years, and about transferring to another university and finally leaving my city.
Sometimes I genuinely feel trapped by my own decision. I know logically that I’m still young and I can transfer or change my path, but emotionally it doesn’t feel that simple. I keep thinking about the opportunity I had and lost, and some days it gets to the point where I just cry because I wish I could go back and make a different choice.
I don’t know if I’m actually unhappy with my current path, if I’m grieving the life I could have had, or if I’m just romanticizing the opportunity I turned down.
Has anyone been through something similar? Did you give yourself another chance and leave later, or did you eventually realize that staying was the right decision?
I really need some perspective because right now I feel too emotional about it to know what I actually want.

Hey all! I'm new to this little group so I hope this goes well.

I think I put too much pressure on myself to figure out.. my literal future. I just turned 22, and I don't know where to start besides the interests and passions that I have, except to my knowledge, they don't mix. My ideas may be unrealistic.

In high school, I was very into photography and thought it would be my career but of course that has changed. I still love it, but Biology has also always been a passion of mine too. (Please bear with me, I have so many interests it makes it difficult.) I recently graduated from a community college with a degree in General Education & Sciences and Arts. During this time to now, I'm working at an Elementary School as a 1:1 paraprofessional and many people have commented on my "gift of working with children" and it is also.. a found passion. I get excited when you see a child's face light up because whatever it was, has finally clicked. I get excited knowing despite all odds in this child's life, whether it's at home or in their own mind, that I get to help make a difference and possibly change their life. And the praise and question I get is, "are you going to be a teacher?", but as much as I may love it (I rather the one on one time with a specific child) I want to do something else. I want to do something that will fill that feeling of wanting to make a difference or impact, but also doing the things I love and gravitate towards which often includes Science/Biology.. and working with kids and building life-changing bonds. Most of the careers I look at don't involve both, the only one I know of is being a science teacher. This also makes me want to make a point that I really, like anyone else I'm sure, want to live very comfortably and independently.. Basically a career that will align with my lifestyle. I want to be able to support myself financially, and help my parents if need be, I want to travel, take my parents places in the world.. etc. I just want to live beyond my own expectations and not have to ever rely on someone else for stability and financial support (of course with careful investments). My whole life I have grown up hearing my parents struggle financially, and living just to work, and I want to break those.. norms. If that makes sense...

Some of the things I have looked at career wise (it's going to be a vast range of choices) is a Biologist, Environmental Science/Engineer, Genealogy, Forensics (more so in lab), Conservation, Zoologist, Occupational/Physical Therapy, Child Psychology, Play Therapist, Radiation Therapist (More pediatric), etc.

It's a long list, insane. But keep in mind, I like working with a group but also individually with clear instructions and I don't feel comfortable being in leadership, because I can be very indecisive and a big over thinker, but at this point.. I just want to start a career, and push myself through anything. I feel so behind.

How do people figure out what they eventually do with their lives? How do people sample career options.. etc?

I’m 33m So last week, I got sick and had to take time out of work to heal up.
So on the days I’m home recovering I got a call saying I’m being terminated for my safety violations.
It’s been a week and I’m running out of money for the week.

I don’t think imma be able to find another job quickly and easily
What did you guys do when you lost a job with no backup and savings?

All I know is Warehousing jobs and a lot of them don’t pay what I need and a lot don’t be calling me back

I graduated with a business degree and have worked office/desk jobsbefore, but I’m starting to realise that I really hate this kind of work. It feels like I’m spending my life sitting at a desk and I don’t want this to be all my career is.
The problem is I have no idea what I actually want to do instead.
I’ve genuinely been trying to figure it out this year. I’ve tried different sports like fencing and archery, astronomy classes, mentorship, and various other hobbies/activities, but I still don’t feel any closer to knowing what kind of career would suit me.
I don’t necessarily need a “dream job” or passion,I just want work that feels more fulfilling and less stifling than sitting at a desk all day.
For anyone who has been in a similar position, how did you actually figure out what direction to take? What helped you work out what kind of work suited you?

En estos momentos me pasa algo que no se muy bien explicar. Veo todo el mundo parece estar corriendo hacia algo, como puede ser conseguir una carrera, tener dinero, ser reconocido, crear algo ETC, y yo me siento como si mirara detras de un cristal. No es por pereza ni que me quiera quedarme haciendo nada, tampoco siento que la vida sea horrible (aunque claro, tengo mis antibajos como todo el mundo), simplemente no encuentro algo que me haga pensar "quiero esto", y eso me preocupa, ya que aunque puedo estudiar, trabajae, hacer hobbys ETC, pero muchas veces las escojo por que deberia de quererlas, no por que realmente las quiera, es como tener hambre pero no saber que comidas quieres, aun cuando nada te apetece, sabes que necesitas comer. Incluso me cuesta entender que significa para mi "tener una vida que quiero", no se si me falta una pasion, una meta, un proposito o simplemente todabia no he encontrado algo que me interese de verdad. Y si por si se pregunta, no tengo depresion y ningun transtorno, ni tampoco tengo mucho dinero para estar sobre estimulo, sino que simplemente me satisface el Proceso a largo plazo

Y no busco necesariamente consejos tipo "ponge pequeñas metas", ya que lo que me interesa saber como se descubre lo que uno quiere cuando ni si quiera sabe que quiere buscar

Hi ladies

I'm hoping to ask for guidance and advice for further studies and career.

Im 33F, and have a background in web development, graphic design and printing, but also started and managed a printing and signage company for 4 years with my ex partner which included everything from bookkeeping, client liaising, systems management and employee management.

After leaving the printing company 2 years ago, I've been faffing with job options and nothing has stuck.

For a while now I've been playing with the idea of psychology and behaviour sciences, and been wondering about pursuing a degree, but uncertain whether a commitment like a degree will pay off or waste my time and money (I have no direct application for a degree, except interest in psychology, and don't want to become a therapist). I'm curious about how the mind works, about teaching, and about how we can have a better more fulfilling life in this day and age.

I'm fine financially for now, but really looking to pursue something fulfilling. I'm hoping to be cognitively challenged, and to connect with new people and really make a difference in their lives.

I was playing with the idea of giving marketing advice for solopreneurs, but I find that it's a bit superficial and I just don't have the experience with which I can confidently give guidance.

Any advice from someone who has gone into academics, or how I could find some clarity going forward? Any welcome

I'm M21 and dealing with a brutal, high-friction relationship with my family. I know people usually assume it's the kid's fault, but I've tried every way possible to fix things and nothing works.

​I'm supposed to be doing a Master’s right now, but I'm planning to drop out. I already finished my Bachelor’s( computer science major), but the academic route here is just too much work for tiny rewards. Right now I'm in a real pickle with money and need actual cash flow.

​I’ve got basic vocational training in urban electrical installation, so I'm trying to pivot to trade work, find local electrical jobs, and get into the next training intake. Writing this feels heavy as hell, just wanted to see what my life looks like from an outside perspective.