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On turning 31: change, existential anxiety, and self-belonging

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I turned 31 last month. My year was marked by seismic shifts — personal and professional. This reflection is as much for me as it is for you.

On turning 31: change, existential anxiety, and self-belonging I turned 31 last month. My year was marked by seismic shifts — personal and professional. This reflection is as much for me as it is for you. Omika Jikaria Jan 17, 2025 2 Share I turned 31 last month. It felt uneventful, which gave me a bit of pause. 30 felt like such a big milestone last year — the beginning of “serious” adult life. 31 kind of just…happened. I think it’s because society puts such a massive emphasis on arbitrary numbers, like 30, and makes us feel like we’ve got to check a bunch of boxes by then. Thanks for reading

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