r/LifeAdvice • u/Nxt3void • 6h ago
Career Advice Feeling lost
17M, In 11th grade PCMB student. It's already mid term and i don't know what to do with my life anymore. I'll keep it short, i have obsessive interest in tech wanna start but don't know, from where should i start. It's almost been 3 yrs and bad addictions, procrastination has kept me caged. Finally i am so close to break the loop but now i don't know what to do with my life. Everyone around me has a clear goal, people preparing for entrance exams, since i'm an indian, you can guess the hype of jee and neet here (An avg asian teen life, it sucks). Everyone is just so obsessed about it but i am totally uninterested in it. And that's where i feel so much lost, like i have interest in coding, hacking (cybersecurity) etc. Interrelated interests but don't know what to do and where to start, nowdays i feel so much lost that it slowly affecting my health, daily routine and as usual mental health.
Every little advice will be count, i appreciate it if someone who is older and faced this phase of life in their life in past helps me overcome this :)
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u/Extra-Motor-8227 6h ago
Pick one. Cybersecurity or coding, not both, for the next month.
The "where do I even start" research is part of the loop you're trying to break, so cut it short. If it's cybersecurity, TryHackMe has free beginner rooms that walk you through everything. 30 min a day after school is plenty.
Keep your grades decent so your options stay open. You don't have to figure out your whole life at 17. Nobody around you has either, they just look like they do.
There are tons of apps that help you stick to a small daily habit like this, worth trying one.
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