Advice For Your 20's | Rainn Wilson | Rich Roll Podcast Episode 633

PSA for twenty-somethings — get out in the world, try tons of stuff, fail, pivot, explore, travel, have a million experiences, and stop worrying about where it might lead you. The most interesting people I know took the winding path and invested not in destinations but instead in where their curiosity might lead. Wisdom courtesy of Rainn Wilson, excerpted from Rich Roll Podcast #633.
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[xrtclfc]

In my 20s I tried 9 different things and failed at 12.

[cfrenchfrye]

21 right now and all those feelings he describes are exactly how I feel. Thanks for the words Rainn

[ArtPlaysss]

Thank you...I was breaking down this evening because even though I have sort of a plan, I'm nearing 24, still living with my parents and my social life is non existent. I needed that

[juancasas]

I’ve been losing sleep because ima be 23 in like another 4 months when it feels like I just turned 18 and I’m in the same exact spot, needed this

[thecodebrief]

You should still attack your twenties. But don’t stress about the outcome / highs & lows by a certain deadline.

[OneManCanStopTheMotorOfWorld]

I tried everything. I was a signed guitarist by 20 years old, but made sure I got good marks in high school. Toured with korn and played with all my favorite warped tour bands and had a good 12 year run. Now I’m a computer programmer and feel extremely lucky to have found a second wind after my singer was shot and my bass player hung hinself I had nowhere left to run. My hustle was over and I found out who my real friends are. I’m now 33 and 6 months away from getting my degree and won a championship. Trust me you still got time to work, get educated, switch careers, meet someone new that actually gives a shit about you and not some fantasy version of a past you like when I had long ass hair and shredded for a living and although I had the time of my life. I wouldn’t trade my life and family now for all the money in the world. Rainn always been a real one and I’ll forever love this dude

[ceriousslyy]

I’m 22 and currently still in college. I’ve had many set backs and hurdles. I can’t progress towards my degree atm due to specific issues I won’t go Into. I don’t know when I’ll graduate and watching all my friends graduate and people younger than me pass me up is really depressing. I really needed to hear this video and no matter how hard it gets or tough it seems I’m never gonna give up and if there is anybody else reading this in a similarity situation you are not alone, we are in this together. Be patient, keep going, and never give up ❤️

[FreeWorldSpirit]

31. Truly wish I had heard this. I felt i was supposed to have it all figured out by 25. My sister's were engaged and starting their careers by then. I was in the hospital for suicidal ideation. I still struggle with this a lot because I'm still figuring it out and I know my mom is disheartened by where I am because she wants the best for me and loves me. She doesn't realize what she's said to me has hurt me so much. Being told by your mom (in tough love) you aren't enough is super hard to get over when you've also been telling yourself you're not good enough for nearly 2 decades.

[gordon]

I'm 29 and will be 30 in November. I can agree that I've made my mistakes and actually learned from them. It's got me excited for my next chapter

[djtube]

I really needed this, I get so depressed and anxious about nothing working out, I’m currently 21 and in college I was just hoping I wasn’t the only person feeling like this

[artistasenzanome]

Don't stress about anything, noone on earth even knows why we are here...

[ageb]

I’m 26 and things are slowly getting better. Here’s hoping
I feel content in my 30s

[brettster]

What’s this guy talking about he was running the best beet farm in America in his 20s???

[nimrodsson]

It’s because life is short and the sooner you find success, the sooner you can put yourself in a financial situation to truly live your life the way you want to.

[charliehighentown]

24 years old… I needed to hear this again, lol. Thank you!

[m_fox-]

This is exactly me. What happened was that after finishing High School in 2019, and working since 2017, the expectation of me from my parents was just to go to college the following semester. The thing was, is that I didn’t really know any different and thought that was normal and expected of everybody.

5 semesters later, I’m 21, I got my associates, but I exhausted myself in the process. I don’t even know what I want to do with my life. I’ve always been depressed, but over the last half a year, it’s really gotten worse. Because now that I’m done with my associates/generals, it’s now the point when I’m actually going for a specific career path.

What stressed me was that I was struggling a lot in my current path and didn’t even really enjoy it. And I’m scared to throw myself immediately into another one, because I don’t want to waste time and money. (I’m paying for all of my tuition myself, loan-less and debt-less). So as the beginning of this fall semester began closing in, the more anxiety I had and more depressed I got.

It got really bad because I began thinking I’m a failure, not knowing what to do with my life, doing pretty average throughout school due to my unmedicated adhd, and frankly not having a lot of friends around right now. I’ve decided to just work at my current job, save up some money, and do some soul searching for a while, while I skip a semester or two.

I have to say that once I made that decision, a huge weight lifted off my shoulders. I took a moment to look at myself, and realized that there are people 4-5 years older than me that just barely got an associates themselves. I realized that I’ve been going to fast without realizing or caring about my mental health. I wouldn’t say to slack off forever honestly, but I would 100% recommended taking the early 20s slow for a while, assuming that you’re still working at yourself.

If you read this far, thanks for listening, and stay safe homies :)

[JdSpoof]

Turning 30 in a few days. Finally starting to get a handle on what I’m doing in life and how I’ll spend the next decade. What a wild ride so far

[paulsmith]

I'm in my 50s and my 20s were great. Graduated, got a job, started a family. I think the big difference is that there wasn't social media back then showing me how everyone else had these fake perfect lives. It was just much easier to block out all of the noise and concentrate on living.

[annielynn]

I’m 24 and really really really needed to hear this right now. I just finished my degree a year ago and I’m working a job I hate. I don’t see a way out even though I already have a bachelors, this made me feel a lot better about taking a step back to take two steps forward instead of being stuck

[deanmurphy]

You know why we are depressed in our 20’s? We don’t have time. We need money and we need it now so we can look forward to housing, cars, starting a family without crippling ourselves in debt. We need to figure it out because if we don’t figure it out now were fucked for our 30’s and onwards. This is the society we live in.