I want to do everything, so I do nothing
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why you have dreams...but can't chase them
I want to do everything, so I do nothing why you have dreams...but can't chase them The Psychology of Your 20s Mar 10, 2026 3,495 36 726 Share “I want to do everything, so I do nothing, I have so many dreams for myself, but I don’t chase any of them” - I hear this all the time from people in their 20s. In fact, I it is the source of some of our greatest disastisfaction. It doesn’t always sound like this. It may sound like: ‘I don’t know which of these jobs to choose so I just stay where I am, I don’t know whether to stay or leave my relationship, whether to honour my passions or need for stabi
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