Member-only story
The Best Thing You Can Do For Yourself NOW, To Improve Your Quality Of Life LATER
Short post, but it’s important.
The best thing you can do for yourself as a 16-year-old is the same “best thing” you could do for yourself as a 21-year-old, or a 41-year-old, or an 81-year-old:
Follow your own curiosity.
I’m watching one of my younger brothers go through this right now.
He’s about to graduate from college, and as a senior about to head into the “real world,” he’s worried about all the “what if” scenarios that await him on the other side.
“What if I don’t get a job?”
“What if I can’t make enough money to pay rent?”
“What if I don’t like where I’m working?”
“What if… what if… what if…?”
I told him not to worry. All you have to do is follow your curiosity — which for him is his newfound love for software and web development.
Meanwhile, his roommate is avoiding the “real life” issue altogether.
Instead of worrying, or thinking about all the “what if” scenarios, he’s just pretending they don’t exist. He’s telling himself he’s not worried about it. He’s saying “it’s no big deal.”…
