Really wish that I could somehow instill the message to all early twenty somethings that, at some point, many of you will reach your mid/late twenties possibly even thirties and you’ll get what I can only describe as a second wind where your body, mind, and soul will want to burn brightly again regardless of how you spent your early years. You’ll regret all the time you spent angry and anxious about the state of the world online. You’ll look around at all the “normies” who are so much happier than you by every metric and feel like a complete and total fool for spending a second in a state of algorithmic pessimism and depression. You’ll come to the realization that not only did you miss out on a lot of would-be joyous moments, but you are also horribly behind your goals and expectations for your life.

This isn’t me to a T, but is at least a partial description of something I went through around 24. Not everyone’s antidote will be the same, but what worked for me was turning off the internet for like a year and going all in on a project that would be the vehicle for the rest of the things I’ve ever wanted to achieve which is my business. It doesn’t have to be monetary. It could and should be something that is near and dear to your heart, something in the direction of your highest ideals or things that are non-negotiables before they put you in the ground.

I can’t imagine anyone doing this and not seeing incredible results and or completely changing their outlook on life. I started seeing in color again. Music would bring me to tears when it hadn’t in a long time. I started looking people in the eye and became more magnetic to people around me.

Depression is real and it is not healthy or natural. You aren’t supposed to be lethargic and low energy from the time you wake up till you sleep. If that’s you, please take this as a permission to change.