Here is an exercise for the reader. Every year on your birthday, write down what you "know" to be true about life, work, love, politics, money, meaning, happiness, environment, etc. and then seal it. Now read what you wrote last year and see how dumb you used to be.
It’s pretty powerful. I can track my progress, see the speedbumps, but I think the biggest thing is that despite having all this data, it is not predictive.
I have zero idea what my thirties will look like. Will my goals and priorities change? If so, in what direction and how much?
The biggest takeaway for me in this process is really wrapping my head around how I have no control over tomorrow, only the actions I take today, and that whatever happens, that too shall pass.
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How can I be confident or feel good about my decision if I am currently "dumb"?
You're not dumb if you make the best choices you can with the information you have at the time.
I've heard a lot lately about how having fewer, closer friends is better. Just an alternate viewpoint to consider.
Learn about yourself as much as you can, either via introspection or from other people. Learn what your values are, and what makes them satisfied. "You are your own ally, when you make yourself an enemy even though you should trust yourself, you become the victim hit the hardest".
Learn agency. Remember that you are a person, and you can take initiative.
Learn that another person's behavior toward you is just a reflection of their relationship with themselves rather than a statement about your value as a person.
Learn to genuinely tell people that you love them. People are precious.
Last of all, actually learn how to use knowledge of all of the above in your situation.