25 people share why you don't need to have your life figured out by the age of 25
You are told to join the rat race during high school itself. However, these are 25 hopeful opinions that say otherwise.
Everyone's goal is to make something of themselves in the world. From childhood, we have a dream to be something. As we grow, we keep re-structuring this dream. When we're in high school, the pressure sets in. You have to have the rest of your life thought out and planned. The general misconception is if you don't have it figured out by 18, you never will. Well, they're wrong.
Many young people get stressed in their early adult years, trying to fix life all at once. As for adults, they often give up thinking they're too "old" to achieve what they dreamed of. We miss the point of living and learning because of the misconception that life should be crystal clear by 25. Twitter users joined hands to challenge this notion after @IAmAaronWill tweeted that one "makes or breaks" their life between the ages of 18 and 25. Here are 25 examples that prove otherwise:
1. There's no fixed time
Nope. Nah. No way.
— Cissy Jones (@cissyspeaks) May 11, 2021
I was 30 when I made the biggest - and best - decision of my life to completely walk away from the lucrative career that I’d built in tech and start a funny new job called “voiceover”. It’s also when I got married.
This take is hot garbage. https://t.co/npUoM6qH3H
2. You're still living young!
At 18 you are fueled by red bull, hormones, and shitty vodka you are running through a Brita filter to make it taste better. So let’s not make life decisions on that crazy cocktail.
— Brent Blakeney (@sixsevencomedy) May 10, 2021
3. There's more to pay attention to than a career
The human brain isn’t fully developed until around 25. Those years are critical for frontal lobe development, responsible for executive functioning and (moral) reasoning, among other things important to being a mature adult. So mebbe back off on the neoliberal indoctrination.
— Shadow Tackler (@shadowtackle) May 10, 2021
4. Either this or that
Either you’re 18-25 or youre older and holding onto a ton of regrets from your early years. Either way - you can always at any moment build or destroy your life, it’s what you do right now that matters. Don’t dwell on the past or stress about the future. Right now decides that.
— Bryce Spice (@letBYcook) May 9, 2021
5. Finding yourself
Are you kiddin me? No
— Matty🤖Makes (@ohlookitsMatty) May 10, 2021
Sure you can “destroy it” with some very bad personal choices, but build it? Hell no
I’m not even remotely the same person I was when I was 25 // I’m not even on the same career path
18-25 is still the “work out who the Hell you are as a person” time frame
6. Not so fast
7. All great at 58
You do realize this statement is complete bullshit, right?
— Mark Fortgang (@mfgang) May 10, 2021
- 58 year old who's successfully doing something completely different than he was at 25.
8. Yeah, no.
Yea no not at all, I'm 31 about to be 32 and just now settling into a career with upward mobility in the company. Restricting yourself to this made up bullshit will more than likely ruin you
— Dick Pussy, Professional Shitkicker (@Slaebie_afk) May 10, 2021
9. 25 does not define life
Graduated with first degree at 49, MSc at 50, started PhD at 51, first academic book chapter published at 56. 18-25 is not the life defining be-all and end-all that you claim. Stop spouting utter pish like that will you.
— Man who cooks everything on Gas mark 7 (@Lownes_Theifis) July 28, 2021
10. Habits and learning
It's important to build good habits during this phase. Habits that encourage productivity will yield great results in the future.
— Bradley Buckler 🛡 (@bradleybuckler) May 5, 2021
11. Give yourself a break
Burn this idea to the ground.
— Abbey Veffer🪲 (@abbeyveffer) May 10, 2021
I lost these years to poor health and instability. I lost myself for about six years.
I’m still sick, but I’m regaining my grip and coming around.
Things happen. Give yourself a damn break. https://t.co/Z1I3hi7frN
12. There's no time limit
I rebuild my life at 57 after the company I worked for was bought by another company and my position was eliminated. I now have a salary that’s 150% of what it was when I was pushed out. Also better health benefits at half the cost
— Larry Lee (@lblee58) May 10, 2021
13. Best at 49
wrote a bestselling book aged 49
— The Secret DJ. (@SecretDJBook) May 10, 2021
you don't know what you are talking about
14. First live
From 18 to 25 I was spawn killing in CoD and learning how to be monkey in a Rocket League match. You’ll be fine, don’t worry 👍 https://t.co/rDnuXVkbIa
— Murty Shah (@scheist_) May 11, 2021
15. 20s are just a phase
Absolute fucking bullshit. I 100% cannot get behind this statement. Like, at all.
— Dean Adlington (@deanBarry) May 10, 2021
As someone over 40, I’m doing things I never thought I’d be doing in my 20s.
Life is what you make it. pic.twitter.com/LoP5TYrcQO
16. Age is no barrier
Became a professional drummer at 27.
— TłMUR BØRGIR 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ (@TimurBorgir) May 8, 2021
Played my biggest show at 33.
Quit your BS
17. Consider Julia Child
18. Don't limit yourself
Oh please, you can build your life or destroy your life at any age. Don’t be so quick to limit yourself.
— Abby Normal (@tinyfevers) May 11, 2021
19. It's a constant
20. Baby adults
Age: 18 to 25
— Zack Ogle (@zackogre) May 11, 2021
The age where you're literally a baby and think you know everything about everything.
21. Away with the toxicity
this is a toxic mindset... in 2019, I started my own company (during a pandemic) at the age of 28 and grossed over half a million last year alone. It’s never too late to start “building your life”. https://t.co/ZbKBrPqE51
— Gravez (@GravezMusic) May 10, 2021
22. It's your life, don't let others set deadlines
... nah.
— Tempo (@Tempo_Storm) May 10, 2021
Don't let society set arbitrary deadlines for your goals, we're all on different paths at different speeds. And you are free to start over as many times as you are able to. https://t.co/yZF4qNP0bY
23. As long as you're alive
NOPE.
— Maris 💚 (@thirstytxta) May 11, 2021
There's no age limit on figuring out your life. As long as you're alive, you can go and build. Stop this mindset. This is why young adults gain anxiety and resent themselves when they haven't established anything despite working hard.
I'm 27 and still have a long way to go. https://t.co/X2CwLR84gP
24. Life is a journey not a race
Life is a journey, and the road is full of twists and turns. It's okay to change what you want as you grow. I didn't start voice acting until age 28. I changed a lot after I turned 30. Your life is not over because you haven't achieved your goals by the age of 25. https://t.co/XRqsGStjeR
— 𝕂𝕣𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕟 𝕄𝕔𝔾𝕦𝕚𝕣𝕖 (@KrisComics) May 11, 2021
25. Take it from Stan Lee
Stan Lee created his first big hit comic, "The Fantastic Four," just shy of his 39th birthday in 1961. This was before Spider-Man, X-Men, etc.
— @matttwood (@matttwood) May 11, 2021
The older I get, the more I realize these people are delusional. https://t.co/sfZlMiiu2e
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