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The World Can Rush All It Wants, but You Don’t Have to Live Like That
Focus on making slow but steady progress in 2022
Time is a funny thing.
A decade ago, I was just starting out on my own after finishing university, eager to see the world and try new things. I was settling into my new, temporary home in South Korea, where I’d live and work and learn and struggle and explore for the next couple of years.
Looking back on that time in my life now, it seems so far away. A lifetime ago. And yet, I still remember how it changed me, guided me, shaped me. Some parts of it feel like yesterday, like I can still reach out and touch them, pulling them close. But others feel so distant and strange to me now.
I sometimes look at my past decade of life and wonder what, exactly, I’ve accomplished. What big breakthroughs have I made? What have I been working towards? What do I have to show for my life?
I’d ponder these questions, always feeling like I wasn’t moving fast enough, like time was always one step ahead of me, and I’d forever be rushing to catch up with it.
Needless to say, this is a stressful way to live.
Viewing time as your enemy and always feeling pressure to “make the best of it” is a recipe for unhappiness and…
