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Is everything in your life the way you want it to be & you're comfortable & feel no angst? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by JennaR8r@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Or is there always some nagging feeling & angst about things you wish for & you're not sure how to achieve them?

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[–] monovergent@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago

First ignoring everything outside my direct control.

Still no, but I know what I want in my personal life and I see the path to get there. If the world doesn't fall into chaos first. It'll just take time, but what better use of my youth? If the past few years have taught me anything, it's that trying to get there too fast will wreck my mind and body.

I think a lot of it now comes down to having a 'Platonic ideal' for myself and not living up to it. Like strictly an internal matter, I'm fine with other people seeing me the way I am. Even if I lived in a secluded bunker, I'd still be bothered that my eating and sleeping habits suck, my time management needs work, my athleticism is lacking, I never finished learning German, and my screen usage is ruining my back and eyes.

Actually, that would be kind of nice. I'd like to think that if I could be minimally- or un-employed but still well-housed and well-fed for a year, I could finally take a breath and go fix everything that's been nagging at me.