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20 Years of No Direction in Life, Gone
How I went from studying Accounting to being a Writer
“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms — to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.” -Viktor Frankl
A direction in life is not something you’re born with. You don’t come out of the womb and suddenly know exactly what you want to do with your life. Instead, it’s somethings you must discover.
At some point, you stop just passively playing the hand you’ve been dealt and create your own game.
At least, that was my experience. Growing up, I didn’t really think much about the direction or destination of my life. In all honesty, it didn’t actually cross my mind.
I was too caught up in a web of distraction filled with video games and other online media to even think about it.
To quote Yuval Noah Harari,
“Technology isn’t bad. If you know what you want in life, technology can help you get it. But if you don’t know what you want in life, it will be too easy for technology to shape your aims for you and take control of your life.”
