Thursday, May 03, 2007

#54: Rethinking Life and Quarterlife Crisis

Is there such a thing as "Quarterlife Crisis" (QLC)?

Characteristics of this crisis are:
- feeling "not good enough" because one can't find a job that is at his/her academic/intellectual level
- frustration with relationships, the working world, and finding a suitable job or career
- confusion of identity
- insecurity regarding the near future
- insecurity regarding present accomplishments
- re-evaluation of close interpersonal relationships
- disappointment with one's job
- nostalgia for university or college life
- tendency to hold stronger opinions
- boredom with social interactions
- financially-rooted stress
- loneliness
- desire to have children
- a sense that everyone is, somehow, doing better than you (source: Wikipedia)

I won't specify which of these characteristics applies to me at this point, but many of them do. Here is some more reading on the topic.

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