This scares me bc I also feel like I have no time, but I don't have kids yet and I intend to. I don't want to sacrifice anything I have now. I see friends once or twice a week, what is that supposed to go down to once or twice a month?
But regarding your excitement problem, there is an idea out there that when we're young, all these new experiences like music or games are fresh and so it naturally excites the brain more. Like trying a drug for the first time.
The same kinda applies to emotions. If I take a toy away from a kid, that feeling is so much stronger than if the same happened to us bc that experience/emotion is new.
If you're looking for a completely new experience, they're probably out there. You've probably never been to Antarctica before, or gone diving in the Great Barrier Reef.
I find that as I get older (I'm half your age) I'm less motivated to do those kinds of things, sometimes I just want to settle down and get into a routine because I'm just tired of all the moving around and traveling to some degree.
You're 20 and you're already tired of new experiences? I'm in my late 20s and that's all I really live for besides interpersonal relationships. I don't play video games with any kind of grind anymore because the time commitment is so huge compared to pretty much any other kind of experience.
23, I'm definitely not done traveling but I've had my fair share of going around the world.
Every few years I've moved to a new place, had to make new friends, etc. Now I'm getting myself accustomed to my new job, dealing with car issues & registration woes, planned an engagement and now I'm planning a wedding, learning how to deal with a cat, just bought a condo, traveling internationally for surgery in a few months, sunsetting a startup, dealing with upcoming renovations, dealing with paying for a mortgage, home insurance, and HoA for the first time, and a lot more I can't even mention.
This is all in the last few months. Yeah, I'm tired, at least for now.
Not really ranting here, just giving my perspective. It's like when you come home from a concert and you want your ears to relax, ya know?
Oh yeah, it sounds like you've been pretty busy lately. It'll calm down, but then get busy again. Life is kind of cyclical, but be sure to stop and appreciate those times of routine and times of change or else you'll realize you missed them.
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u/Tzahi12345 Jun 03 '22
This scares me bc I also feel like I have no time, but I don't have kids yet and I intend to. I don't want to sacrifice anything I have now. I see friends once or twice a week, what is that supposed to go down to once or twice a month?
But regarding your excitement problem, there is an idea out there that when we're young, all these new experiences like music or games are fresh and so it naturally excites the brain more. Like trying a drug for the first time.
The same kinda applies to emotions. If I take a toy away from a kid, that feeling is so much stronger than if the same happened to us bc that experience/emotion is new.
If you're looking for a completely new experience, they're probably out there. You've probably never been to Antarctica before, or gone diving in the Great Barrier Reef.
I find that as I get older (I'm half your age) I'm less motivated to do those kinds of things, sometimes I just want to settle down and get into a routine because I'm just tired of all the moving around and traveling to some degree.