I’m 40.
This is true, but it’s not why I began an article this way.
I’m demonstrating how seemingly 80% of all Twitter threads begin these days.
It’s a bit monotonous.
But these thread articles often do well.
Because age grabs people’s eye.
Their ego mind is instantly triggered, setting off internal questions like:
‘What does this guy have that I haven’t?’
‘Will this guy show me whether I’m still behind or way ahead of the crowd?’
I have often measured my progress against others because deep down I harboured insecurities about my ‘progress’ in life.
It made me frequently upset.
‘Other humans were ahead of me.’
‘I wasn’t as far along as I ‘should’ be,’ etc.
Cue hours of sulking and rumination.
The problem is that we derive far too much meaning from far too narrow a range of data.
Someone younger than you is making more money than you.
Big whoop.
But have they travelled as far and wide as you?
Have they experienced and worked through grief as you have?
