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Your quality of life will likely improve when you're old enough to enjoy the autonomy and independence having an income gives you which you can't fully realize as a minor (assuming you're 16-17 or your blog post makes 0 sense to me).
Make friends the same age who have a similar lifestyle to you (working, not fully absorbed in school).
If that's your definition of 'burnt out', join the club of just about everyone with a job ever. Although most won't admit it. Working for other people does suck and yes it is inherently unfair. Despite all of the progress we've made, there are still some fundamental aspects of the average human condition that are not so great. At least it's better than it used to be. Used to be quite common for people to work for zer…
Burnout is realizing that "this thing that once energized me, now makes me unhappy." It's not the same as the apathy of just going to a job to pay for a data plan. Or the same as a bad job which was bad the first day.
This thread was a truly depressing read. Someone is fed up with the bullshit and has the courage to speak their mind, and the best you can manage is throwing stones to protect your own miserable bubbles. Here's some constructive advice: Find something you love to do, then give it your best against any odds and ignore the stones that will inevitably be thrown; you will have to do it sooner or later anyway, or die regr…
One possibility is that everyone in this thread has been that 19 year old at one point or another, and they know where it leads. Ultimately, there's a reason they pay you to work.
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One possibility is that everyone in this thread has been that 19 year old at one point or another, and they know where it leads. Ultimately, there's a reason they pay you to work.
Keep telling yourself that; first impressions are vital, you go numb from forcing yourself to conform. I too was 19 years old back in the days, I'm 40 now and I'm more certain than ever that doing my own thing is the only way forward. In-between, I spent a long time playing your game; trying to talk others out of rocking my boat.
Welcome to adulthood. You arrived early, so take that opportunity to get a head start.
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Keep telling yourself that; first impressions are vital, you go numb from forcing yourself to conform. I too was 19 years old back in the days, I'm 40 now and I'm more certain than ever that doing my own thing is the only way forward. In-between, I spent a long time playing your game; trying to talk others out of rocking my boat.
I would ask you to consider the dangers of trying to fit everyone into your existing narrative and the limiting effect it can have on your mental flexibility.