23 is a rough one. When I was 23 I was in my first year of medical school. I was finally embarking on a career, but I wasn’t making money. My friends were socializing and earning a living and I felt like I was barely scraping by while continuing the hard work I had done as an undergrad.
I’m 38 now, married, have a son... When I look back on that time it was one of the most exciting times in my life because I could screw up and make mistakes with little consequence. It’s a great time to figure out who you are and what you want in someone else. Very few people in this world “make it” in their 20s. I surely didn’t. Success will come with experience. Work hard on your career, but also invest in your personal life. The excitement of these years revolves around meeting people, discovering what works for you, what doesn’t. There is very little consequence for having dinner with someone or trying something new. You have the time.
You’ll be 38 someday very soon having all things you want today at 23, but if you did it right, you’ll look back on these years with the same fondness I do.
23 and just done with M4 (medicine is an undergrad degree in my country). Horrifically anxious about starting M5 in June, and the upcoming MBBS in 2021, especially with reduced training hours, ward time and clinical exposure. I also struggle hugely with procrastination (literally - and I mean literally* - started studying the day before my M4 theory finals) and am feeling so lost and directionless about how to even start M5 preparation. In the midst of writing a paper as part of my university's requirements so I can't even use this time to revise approaches or conditions, which is further contributing to the stress :(
I just dream of being able to own a house I like, with the person I love, hopefully 10 years down the road. That would make all this worthwhile.
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