Having It All Together in Your 20s?
Turn on the news or scroll through social media, and we’ll find 17-year-olds launching startups, 19-year-olds debuting in cricket, and 20-year-olds giving TED Talks while we're sitting in a room where the fan makes a strange noise and the WiFi works only when it feels like. Ok, let’s start with a confession. When I was younger, I thought “having it all together” in your 20s meant wearing a blazer, having a high-paying job, driving a car, drinking black coffee, and saying things like, “Let’s circle back to that later.” Now that I'm actually in my 20s? I’m circling back to my room, trying to find the other side of my earbuds. And the only thing I’ve got “together” is the 45 open tabs in my brain. The Pressure is Real People say, “Your 20s are the best years of your life!” Yeah, maybe if you’re a Bollywood character who lives in a Mumbai flat with no rent and infinite friends. For the rest of us, the 20s are just a mix of: Trying to act like an adult Feeling like a kid Paying for ...