Create Opportunities Instead of Sticking to a Plan to Avoid a Midlife Crisis
Someone has probably asked you what is your plan for life. They may have asked for enough to make you feel like you need her. However, sticking to the plan too strictly can backfire. Try to take advantage of opportunities instead.
As the advice site Barking Up the Wrong Tree explains, having the options available to you is a fantastic way to make sure you always have a new path to search for. You may have been planning to go to college for a few years and get a stable job in your chosen field. However, once you get there, you find that you hate it. Every day is difficult, but what can you do? This is the only thing you have prepared for.
Instead, seizing opportunities involves exploring your choices. Spend some free time developing a hobby or skill. You may not be able to make a career out of your hobby right away, but you will develop the basics needed to pursue this opportunity later. You don’t want to quit your office job to write this novel, for example, but if you write on the weekends, you’ll be better prepared if you decide you want to later.
This is what leads to a midlife crisis. You have completed your plan perfectly. But in the process, your goals have changed, and now there is no way to change course …
As Oscar Wilde once joked: “There are only two tragedies in life: one does not get what it wants, and the other gets it.” Therefore, Mencius says that in an uncertain world (which contains uncertainty in itself), do not focus on tough life plans – use opportunities.
Keep trying new things. I have a hobby. Develop different sides of yourself.
There are many ways to take advantage of opportunities in your life. Join the club. Take lessons on weekends. Join the local community of enthusiasts. A hobby can quickly turn into a job or a bustle if you’re passionate enough to almost always find a group of people interested in your hobby in your city, or at least on the Internet.
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