So you turn 50 and panic sets in.
Perhaps you feel that your career is at a standstill, or that you may want to enhance your physical appearance. Middle-aged men could even be found pining for one of those motorbikes that they don’t know how to operate, but its glossy presence in the garage somehow makes them feel adequate. Or perhaps you’re simply questioning your purpose in life for the years to come.
Sounds about right. Now imagine someone in his or her early twenties — an educated graduate from an accredited college or university, ready to take on the world and expected to know what they want in order to do so. Never mind the pressure from outsiders, or society as a whole, to settle into a profession quickly and succeed.
Welcome to the quarter-life crisis, guys. Unfortunately, no plastic surgery or new rides can combat this existential dilemma.
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Well, I’ll be… I didn’t know that other people were suffering along with me. And yeah, I’m 25 as well… quarter-life crisis indeed!
I didn’t even know that other people experienced this until I went to graduate school and decided to write a book for my thesis about a guy and a girl experiencing what me and all my friends were experiencing. It’s called Quarter Life Crisis or How to Get Over College and Become a Functioning Member of Society. I’ve made a promotional video for it and also blog about various issues that concern twentysomethings at my website, PatrickAndersonJr.com
Might interest you.