I thought I’d have accomplished a lot more today and also before I was 35 (2020)
This is always a tough subject for me because everyone seems to have at least an idea of what they want to achieve.<p>When I was younger I had these silly dreams of moving to another country, getting married, becoming a programmer to make games, have my own company and get rich (haha).<p>I did become a programmer and got married, but never left the country or became rich. Now on my 30s I know how limited my options are.<p>I could focus on my craft. But I don't have the same drive as before.
I could try to progress my career, but I'm already earning good money and I know to earn more I'd have to either start job hopping or study some leetcode to get into a FAANG.
I could try to focus on my hobbies, but you realize very quickly that to get good at anything, you need hundreds/thousands of hours.
I could try to start a company, but I know that's extremely hard to do and also requires a shit-ton of luck to work out.<p>After all that, I realize that I have no real objectives to strive for. Some of the dreams I realized and they weren't that satisfying. Some I discovered were not worth pursuing.<p>And now what?<p>In the end, I'm just a blip in the universe and when I'm gone it will be unchanged, the same as if I had never existed. Yet we focus on these artificial goals set by childish dreams, society or life events.<p>What's the point of it?