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Cant wait to write my novel The Empror of the Necklaces when im 45 and be just as successful
Alternatively: you are having quality life experiences, do good by your friends, and engage with your community. You don’t need to compare yourself to historical overachievers.
I have to remind myself of this constantly, because our culture won’t.
I am?
Just being alive counts
It does?
The Philosopher and Mathematician published some of his best work in his 90s: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertrand_Russell
You’re doing fine.
As a musician I used to say, “Leonard Cohen began his music career in his 30s. I can do this.”
I’m not Leonard Cohen in any imaginable way. Oh, and I’m past that point now too. :p
But wait, I’m in my 60s.
No worries, Laura Ingalls Wilder didn’t finish the first Little House book until she was 65!
And what was he doing for decades PRIOR to that which possibly gave him the experience and skills…
He was 38 when he started writing The Hobbit, FYI
Dang, I guess it is too late then. I was really hoping my call to action would come any day now.
He was already a university professor and fought in WWI, tho…
Just wait until after WWIII and you’ll be set. Shouldn’t be too long now.
Did any famous people dodge the draft (and also underachieve their whole life) and succeed? I need a more achievable role model.
Those two things are successes in their own right, don’t sell yourself short.
You’ve had lots of experiences too I’m sure
Professor at a certain Oxford university no less.
Which is better than being professor at an Oxford university pathologically plagued with doubt.
Most men that age went to war
He spent 20 years worldbuilding and wrote Hobbit before it.
Also most people are kinda on auto-pilot/following the rails until they finish school(and that’s fine). Even the ones who did really crazy shit very likely had parental guidance which means it’s not your fault your parents didn’t craft you into a race car driver or whatever.
Once they really get out into the world they’re, what, 22-26? Older sometimes? We hit 30 and say “in 30 years I’ve done nothing” as if we had full agency and control for that entire time. You know how old the average person is when they’ve had twice the life experience of another average person who just turned 30? Probably around 40. That’s it, you’re good.
Aight back to bed until I’m 46
What if you’re already 46? Asking for a friend.
This still applies, what are a couple years going to do? Point is, It is never too late…
But never fully finished it. Should have started earlier.
