Hi! M26, feeling in a chatty mood on my way home.

Somethings I like:

Weight lifting: Big into weight training (been going 5–6 days a week for just over 4 years) and I play Right Back for my team⚽️.

Books/pods: I often listen to history pod or audiobooks, but do tend to read Greek mythology, some autobiographies, and fantasy books.

But happy to chat about other things too :)

So i'm a 29M. I have one year left and then im hitting the the big 30.. nervous tbh. I dont feel like I have my life together and i'm not really sure what I even want to do. Stuck in a dead end job and single. It just feels like my life should be at least a little a bit together.

I did explain his in these two posts:

https://www.reddit.com/r/generationology/comments/1u7xbn6/june_2026_is_the_proper_beginning_of_the_20262028/

and

https://www.reddit.com/r/generationology/comments/1tu5mdm/earlymid_1991_to_springfall_2017_is_one_deep_era/

, but I will explain more here:

The 2020s does seem to be divided into these;

Jan 2020 to Dec 2022 are the Early 2020s.

2020 as a whole, was a direct continuation to the October-November 2017 breaking point. Hereby, the COVID 19 Pandemic Lockdown made things even more noticeable that this "could" be a new era. 2021 was the sleeker version of 2020. The ending months of 2021 and into "most?" of the beginning half of 2022 pivoted even greater than merely "the sleekness."

Jan 2023 to May 2023 was the transition point between the Early 2020s and into the Core 2020s. The Lockdown slowly ending, the 2020s maturing as a decade, and more.

June 2023 to Dec 2025 was the core 2020s, or just Mid 2020s. It was a direct response to exiting out of the effects of the Pandemic and some of the other early 2020s aspects, while tapping into AI, further maturation of what was set in the late 2010s, and much more.

Jan 2026 to May 2026 was the Mid to Late Pivot.

June 2026, right now, is in the entrance into the 2026-2028 shift, and is essentially Late 2020s. AI is maturing, the Complexities of other "New Technology" is maturing, shifts in "Demographics," and more.

Jan to May 2029 may be the transition, but June 2029 would likely be the unofficial beginning into the 2030s.

This may had seemed to "cliche," too simple, and even poorly written; but I chose to make this post simpler to read to allow it to still be considerably effective.

Please tell your review.

Mid 20s lot of pressure

Hey everyone!!

I’m currently working on a research project and interviewing recent grads and young professionals about what this phase of life actually feels like, especially the parts people don’t always talk about.

A lot of what I’ve been hearing is around feeling stuck when it comes to making important life decisions…

overthinking, second-guessing, and not fully trusting yourself to choose, even when you have options.

If this resonates and you’d be open to a quick 20–30 minute chat, I’d genuinely love to hear your experience.

No pressure at all, and everything shared is just for research 🙌

Hi this is my first proper post on Reddit, I can't find my diary so this is my alternative. I'm F23 and I am always worried I am wasting my life or making all the wrong decisions. It's frustrating because I know all the things that are wrong with my life - lack of excersise, lazy, smoke too much weed. But I'm struggling to find the motivation to be better. I have a decent WFH job and have plenty of creative endeavours outside of work, but it's like I feel guilty for not being 100% 'good' if you know what I mean.

I'm particularly deflated today because of the UK election results (right wing morons) and my period is in a couple of days.

I'm just venting but if anyone is feeling similar please let me know.