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lessons from a quarter century | straightupjac's thoughts

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I will soon have been alive for a quarter of a century. I hope I’ll look back at this list when I’m a third of a century years old (33.33333 years?) and see how far I’ve come. It’s okay to prioritize relationships. The best part of life is to live it alongside and build it alongside people I care about and who care deeply about me. I used to be sheepish about admitting I moved somewhere because of a boyfriend or because my friend did it - but I’m not anymore. I think it’s okay for that to be the main reason I do something. Nothing is worth doing if it’s not for or alongside people I care deeply about. I’m running my own race but not in the ways I thought. I always knew this to be true in the conventional comparison is the thief of joy way but I didn’t expect the second revelation — which is that there isn’t any defined path I can just take. I have a habit of extensively researching everything before I do it. Considering a career in software engineering? Watch every video possible and r

lessons from a quarter century Feb 27, 2025 27/02/25 lists Original post on Substack: lessons from a quarter century I will soon have been alive for a quarter of a century. I hope I’ll look back at this list when I’m a third of a century years old (33.33333 years?) and see how far I’ve come. It’s okay to prioritize relationships. The best part of life is to live it alongside and build it alongside people I care about and who care deeply about me. I used to be sheepish about admitting I moved somewhere because of a boyfriend or because my friend did it - but I’m not anymore. I think it’s okay f

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