“Your 20s are hard. Going through a big transition, trying to get a job while figuring out what you’re truly passionate about, losing friends and making them, paying off student loans and still trying to afford the experiences that supposedly make your 20s ‘the best time of your life’ — it’s hard. Comparing your achievements to those of your parents, your peers, and that weird 14-year-old who’s already developed the algorithm to solve world hunger AND world peace is hard. Figuring out who you are and what your purpose on Earth might be while trying to live your life to the fullest and still be able to discuss 'Making A Murderer' is hard.

Your 20s are hard. But that doesn’t mean they need to be a crisis.”

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