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KeivanAR t1_izlxpvr wrote

Thank you for sharing this reminder that it is never too late

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DeathcoreMachine t1_izlz7l4 wrote

I turn 40 in 3 months and have been struggling. Thanks for the boost

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TheManInTheShack t1_izmbfxx wrote

I read somewhere that startups are more successful when the CEO is older and that the age that sees the most success is 60.

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EndOfTheLine00 t1_izmbx7k wrote

I am 35. Seeing that referred to as middle age makes me panicked and depressed. I feel like I have not changed since 20. I feel even less motivated now.

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Mobely t1_izmdbp7 wrote

This is a weird chart. If its never too late why does it highlight zuck so big?

And why are people getting married at 20? Midlife crisis at 35?

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ZX10AARRRRRGHHH t1_izml78r wrote

At 19 he stole the idea from people way more intelligent than him

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head77 t1_izmmx3h wrote

I’m 62 years old. It’s too late.

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justasmalltowndad t1_izmork5 wrote

Replying to EndOfTheLine00 (#897,823)

There are 70 year olds out there who still run full marathons and go to work the next day. They may not be on this biased chart, but they are still masterful examples of the potential of a man's life.

Just by being 35, you already have the advantage when it comes to women, persuasion, trust, and life experience. (If you haven't succeeded much in life, then at least now you know about all the failures that you can avoid) You're older and perceived "wiser" by most people who are getting started.

Even if you don't FEEL like you've made progress, it doesn't matter. Who cares what you FEEL, figure out the concrete advantages you have and use them. You're a man in his prime, a black-maned lion, a king that has been on sabbatical. Just take the crown.

In 1 year, you could have your direction solidly figured out. In 10 years, you could have pursued that direction and reached your dreams. Spend the next 10 years after that enjoying the fight of keeping your dreams alive. Then retire at 55 a happy, wealthy man.

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justasmalltowndad t1_izmpx8h wrote

The thing this chart doesn't show are the years and tears that each of these people went through before hitting that big break.

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chasmflip t1_izmqx2e wrote

Looks like 62 is too late....

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scorpionsketch t1_izmrspd wrote

Still trying to push on being an artist. I even started going to college later in life for graphic design. It's still a lot of work to improve your craft and get noticed though.

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ZX10AARRRRRGHHH t1_izmtbw7 wrote

Replying to scorpionsketch (#898,485)

Theft is all the rage these days. Fuckerberg was ahead of the curve and allowed many corporations unparalleled access to everyone's data. Turns out, human social "interaction" can be very lucrative. Just gotta find an emotion or opinion and put a price on it.

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cthuluwamp t1_izmu1ax wrote

sweet! I got engaged when I was 35 and then booted when I was 40, lost everything. Not only is this showing that I'm a late starter, but It's rubbing other peoples achievements in my face because I have less now than when I was 20 and homeless.

Edit: because of this image I am seriously having a minor panic attack and am going to puke.

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GinandTonicandLime t1_izmx8r9 wrote

Fascinating just how many of the people on this list are truly, fundamentally awful human beings. Many of these people, while shockingly, undeservedly wealthy, are absolutely not people to revere.

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MrMobster t1_izmzvqp wrote

Replying to EndOfTheLine00 (#897,823)

It's a stupid graphics made by someone who has no clue. I mean, midlife crisis at 35? marriage at 20? What is this, 19th century?

Also, that Zuckerberg mention is so cringy and dumb.

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Im_pattymac t1_izn16nm wrote

I dunno about this chart... 35 middle life crisis, marriage before 25 (when average age in USA is 28.5)...their ages seem off

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MrsPuffSmashedMyFoot t1_izn2jj2 wrote

Honestly, sometimes it is too late to start. Can you start playing soccer at 25 and go pro? The answer is no. But can you join a rec league and have fun, most definitely.

I see this on so many “activity” subs where it’s like people don’t want to start something if they can’t go pro in it. It’s really strange to me. Like when I started lifting weights, it wasn’t to compete or stand on stage, I enjoy it and it’s good for me.

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Rafferty97 t1_izn45sm wrote

The little straight married couple seems like an unnecessary addition to the diagram

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ATV7 t1_izn5csb wrote

Lmao this sucks

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Harlequin-sama t1_izn5p9s wrote

Ppl who say that to others should be ashamed. Keep your negativity, no one wants to hear your whining. What gives me strength, is "YEA BUDDY, LIGHTWEIGHT!" Pardon, I meant: "Yea buddy, don't worry, keep doing your best and something good will happen."

The first time I heard that, when I was 25. "No, it's too late for an apprenticeship." I found one with 33 lmao. Joke's on you, buddy.

I'm pursuing now a carrier in programming and going to start an internship in a SAP firm.

I'm at the right time and the right place :)

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Harlequin-sama t1_izn6780 wrote

Replying to justasmalltowndad (#898,359)

Thank you for those words.

I will wear my black lion mane with proud!

Everything you do turns into experience. I stand before a really good opportunity atm and it feels so amazing. It just depends on me. I'll give 120% and hope for the best.

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gPseudo t1_izn6oc4 wrote

What shit Graphic. it's 2022. Update it with people who "made it" from the last decade alone and we'll see how many people older than 30 are on it.

Also, most of those people had money to begin with - but stay motivated team 😒

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Burnstryk t1_izn7sis wrote

Seems legit, at 19 Zuckerberg started Facebook, at 38 he's having a mid life crisis (with all that useless Metaverse shit).

And you can do it too if you succumb to the lizard overlords!

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IRTNL t1_izn9u0s wrote

More like images to increase suicide rate for 19 year old poor kids

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IRTNL t1_izn9vlc wrote

99% of these people had daddy money this is hot garbage

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SafeSpecialist6293 t1_izn9y02 wrote

It’s stupid. I would like to believe in it but reality is different. I’m almost 50 some things are impossible to do despite me being very active. After 70 hours of work in a week the only thing you desire come home and play sugar crush, rest, I’m just tired. Plus, I tried some many things nothing worked, I don’t give up, but it’s harder with the age. I believe in universal luck and those lucky people should be generous and empathetic to others

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JHowler82 t1_iznawfw wrote

I'll just go start a bank ...

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LeonEmbers t1_iznc8qk wrote

Didn't Colonel Sanders only make it big late in his life?

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c_j_smith t1_izncrcc wrote

All that is, is companies?! Thats depressing.

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WhiteChocolatey t1_iznczm6 wrote

This is the most demotivating thing I have seen in a while.

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zard72 t1_izndkpi wrote

Why is this all businesses? No art or sports or charity?

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UnexpectedAmy t1_izndmus wrote

I mean, as a 36 year old still trying to get my feet firmly into live, it's not so much a mid-life crisis as life has always been a crisis, but you're older now.

Millennials and Gen Z might in general have less mid-life crises as the concept seems developed from a time where people had their lives together by 35 and realised they'd achieved all they were supposed to and were forced to look at the reality that half-lifetime of emotional avoidance.

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ManikShamanik t1_izne08s wrote

This makes no fucking sense (as per usual). If quarter life is 25, how can midlife be 35...?!

Then "we live 78 years on average" - where...? Not in developing countries, they don't. And, if that's the case, quarter life is 19.5 years and half life is 39.

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Lewps94 t1_izne39i wrote

Surely this breaks the 6th rule? "Posts must be motivational"

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atre324 t1_iznfvuu wrote

Great image unless you are 62

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jfstepha t1_iznh2aw wrote

Yeah, I'm 51 and only having my mod life crisis now!

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ace400 t1_iznh9g8 wrote

I was unmotivated, but seeing all you 30 to 35 year old stressing out, I am motivated to not end like that (sorry)... I am 24

Also it's not about money, it's about doing stuff I like, so I won't regret it when I am 35...

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Apotheosis33 t1_iznh9sd wrote

And here I'm sitting at 30yo shitty job, no love or partner and no family. But thanks these posts give me hope to move forward.

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DreadPirateGriswold t1_iznhyls wrote

Col. Harland Sanders had a restaurant for a while before he figured out to franchise it.

Thus KFC was born in 1952 when he was 62 years old.

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Altorode t1_iznis0x wrote

Replying to Dorsiflexionkey (#899,064)

So many of the comments on getmotivated can be boiled down to "AND HERES WHY THIS ONE DOESNT APPLY TO ME TOO". It defeats the point of joining a getmotivated sub if you're not gonna play along. Like yeah, most of the motivation is kinda vague and holding up exceptional examples, but motivation is already a fickle and fleeting thing, on a certain level you've just got to play along and not think too hard.

Yeah, not all the posts will fit any given individual, but I feel like the least getmotivated thing you can do is go into the comments on posts like these and explain precisely why they're crap.

This one for example, is just "it's not too late, heres some examples of people doing big things at all ages" and people are taking offence that THEY couldn't start a billion dollar company at 40 so therefore the message is garbage. Stop taking it literally, it's just "its not too late".

Edit: I'm not defending this post, it's not exactly amazing. But it's depressing how almost every single comment section on this sub is "nah doesn't apply" "ugh you used a bad example, back to scrolling and fapping myself to death"

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TheLadyKoi t1_iznjnjl wrote

Oh I lost out once I had to drop out of college, in debt from that and cannot afford to pay it off due to lack of experience and unable to get higher paying jobs without a college degree. I'll likely never own a home, or even travel because of living paycheck to paycheck. Some people get the shit end of life.

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PermanentBrunch t1_iznjqnr wrote

35 is extremely young, and NOT “midlife-crisis” era, Jesus God.

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JiggyNorris t1_iznks7n wrote

Why is the married couple displayed before the age of 25, not after. Do people in the US get married so early???

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Maschinenherz t1_iznmaoq wrote

Thank you, this is a great chart.

I am absolutely not a woke crybaby or something, but... could someone please make a chart like that with female only inventors, writers and whatnot? Because I find it mildly distressing to see most names here are male. Of course the majority of good things coming from men in our society, but...

I could use some motivation by/about fellow women...

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MinnieShoof t1_iznn1td wrote

So… you’re saying it’s 60~

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TheBuddhaBoxx t1_iznnc1h wrote

Lame and kind of depressing.

So much more to life than inventing crap and making money. And lots of people live well into their 90s now.

Also- screw mark zuckerberg he helped ruin society.

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riversquidz t1_iznnsig wrote

I’m 37 so it’s nice to see that my dreams of making uniforms for the Nazis is still within reach, what a great example

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gaoshan t1_iznp2yr wrote

Wait until you are actually OLD and still facing these same issues (because you probably will be). I’m near the end of that chart and still go through this stuff, unfortunately.

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Chimpacide t1_iznpisu wrote

All of these are "yeah, but...". It's not like if I work as hard as I can for the next 2 years, then I'll be able to launch a company with the same circumstances as any of these. Way more factors than just the age and determination of the founder contributed to their success.

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JonnyB2_YouAre1 t1_iznppbm wrote

It's never too late to start because if you don't start then what else are you going to do?

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Luigibeforetheimpact t1_iznqh69 wrote

Causally throwing in Zuckerberg starting the collapse of democracy at the age of 19 I think is a little uncalled for

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immxz t1_izntrjn wrote

Ops Profile is cursed as fuck 💀

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Dawesign t1_iznu77s wrote

Ah yes, because starting a company and getting rich is what life should evolve around.

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Heatios t1_iznwejt wrote

This is the worst motivation i've ever seen. The example given is exactly the opposite of something that would make a person struggling with this feel better.

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Console_Stackup t1_iznyv84 wrote

Wait midlife crisis is only at 35????

Hell yeah! I get to buy my Porsche 911 even sooner than i thought

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Buddy462 t1_iznzbaw wrote

Quarter life crisis at 25? Mr century over here is an optimist

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NickQuickly t1_izo06u3 wrote

Well this made me feel like shit.

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downvotemeplss t1_izo0xqj wrote

This kind of highlights our obsession with entrepreneurs. I wish there were other important figures included such as artists.

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stefanybaez t1_izo1vhy wrote

Ok this has to be the worst inspirational chart ever. Mark Zuckerberg highlight makes it even worse. How is 35 mid life crisis age? So confusing lol

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spiderborland t1_izo2r8g wrote

Anyone else see the “35 mid life crisis” and think “wtf”

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Anakin_Skywanker t1_izo59rj wrote

Replying to Legolas_legged (#899,833)

A successful marriage isn’t your spouse pushing you to do more. That’s toxic and unhealthy. A successful marriage is you wanting to do more so you and your spouse can reap the rewards while your spouse cheers you on and helps however they can. (While you do the same for them.)

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Longjumping-Bar-6856 t1_izo5jis wrote

So, if you’re over say 35, you had better be born into wealth or already be rich. Hmm. This makes me sad

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Alkemian t1_izo6eyr wrote

Uh, this doesn't even go to the age of expected life.

Not motivated at all

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ViiPeZzZ t1_izohn53 wrote

Being married at 20 is normal? What?

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rambam0 t1_izokz6a wrote

Starbucks is on there twice

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way2russian4u t1_izoo41e wrote

That's so messed up. Still single and alone in my 30s When do I reach age of "making friends" and "not depressed"

Stop with the unrealistic, toxic positivity please.

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Felix_the_scout t1_izowk7f wrote

its never to late, get up, fail, get up again, fail again fail better, get up again and keep going, no one will remember us in 50 years, this is the moment, this is the time to make your life what you want it to be.

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hendo1685 t1_izoxank wrote

Replying to Mobely (#897,886)

Agree. Also, these peoples ages probably contributed to their experience and thus success. These types of charts/quotes are usually about people that do have a "mid-life crisis" and do a completely different passion in life. These examples are all entirely business related. It'd be nice to see artists and musicians on here. "Artist A started playing guitar - age 35". "Artist B started painting at age 42" etc.

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Nahrkin t1_izoye83 wrote

Replying to Mobely (#897,886)

I mean when you turn it side wise seeing what people accomplished while being older then me helped a bit but yeah not a great chart😅.

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Saanvik t1_izoyerh wrote

I just looked at the far right, and most are bad examples.

Charles Flint was already a success before founding IBM.

Amadeo Giannini was already a success (he actually retired at 31!) before founding the bank that would become Bank of America.

Kawasaki Shōzō was 39, not 56, when he started Kawasaki.

Ferdinand Porsche was indeed 56 when he founded Porsche.

Sheldon Adelson bought the sands when he was 54, but he'd already made millions of dollars in the entertainment business (running COMDEX, etc.).

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abidjc t1_izp7zx6 wrote

Come on England! Show us the net!

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HerbalGrizzly t1_izpcwjq wrote

This is extremely depressing and not motivating

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KeivanAR t1_izpgtp4 wrote

Replying to Altorode (#899,333)

I joined this sub a week or two ago and am astounded at the amount of negativity in here. Thought it would be a sub of people motivating each other, but the comments just try to look for problems and try to put everything down. Why would you join a motivation sub to spread negativity? It makes no sense to me. It seems that when some people feel bad or have a negative view of life, they just try to impose how they themselves feel on others.

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Least-March7906 t1_izpzstl wrote

Replying to Aretosteles (#898,697)

I actually found it a bit motivating, given that I’m bang on at the midlife crisis stage, and I’m actually having a crisis. It’s good to see that it is not the end of the world, if you understand what I mean

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cteavin t1_izqbhce wrote

35 is midlife crisis! Fuck that.

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n00bn00bAtFreenode t1_izqngtt wrote

Replying to Altorode (#899,333)

Next time please don't attack people wo feel bad, who just want to discuss their struggle to be motivated. I feel your comment offend me but I see your emotions too so removed my original comment for others like you. But I see the things you said are for you also,as you attacking people about attacking ideas and breaking taboo/not behaving with honesty, and discussion level just crashed down.

Your comment isn't helping, but still you could have your own opinion and say whatever you think. Sad is that no of haters stop to hate and just try to motivate, understand. Actually, maybe you are the same, you just want to say I cannot be motivated because those dumb heads (which could be people with sanity biased, really badly hurt by life etc) would just be beaten and you are proud of that! What a heck :)

Maybe I am biased cause I had really bad 3 last year's and recap it this month, but I sometimes feel like I have depression, and just want to waste it as I not feel anything would, could be better. Recapping shows me also that mistakes I made was because I believed some people who told me I could believe, were about to be close friends but they used me and are piece of shits, used me mentally psychically and was agressive to me, including telling other's untrue about me and hitting my body.

Hope that would get you motivated enough next time to not shout out to people for your own dilemmas, not provided "untrue" picture and making people only say what you wanted to say

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n00bn00bAtFreenode t1_izqnsub wrote

Replying to KeivanAR (#902,683)

Next time please don't attack people wo feel bad, who just want to discuss their struggle to be motivated. I feel your comment offend me but I see your emotions too so removed my original comment for others like you. But I see the things you said are for you also,as you attacking people about attacking ideas and breaking taboo/not behaving with honesty, and discussion level just crashed down.

Some of Posts arent so biased, in my original comment I said that they showing only people with wealth after 30y old so if one not have money then, they "can't" be successful - it could be colleraton, but was supposed by this chart.

You could see many other good motivating things here but if you say "there is so much people demotivating me and I hate them" then you required to be always motivated by others and it's your problem! You required to leech some time from others and not got it so are frustrated, and it's only your problem.

Maybe I am biased cause I had really bad 3 last year's and recap it this month, but I sometimes feel like I have depression, and just want to waste it as I not feel anything would, could be better. Recapping shows me also that mistakes I made was because I believed some people who told me I could believe, were about to be close friends but they used me and are piece of shits, used me mentally psychically and was agressive to me, including telling other's untrue about me and hitting my body.

Hope that would get you motivated enough next time to not shout out to people for your own dilemmas, not provided "untrue" picture and making people only say what you wanted to say

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Dorsiflexionkey t1_izrj4y5 wrote

Replying to Altorode (#899,333)

yeah, you get it.

I'm sick of Reddit's negativity when somebody tries hard to post something to make us feel better and change our lives then everybody looks for the tiniest little flaw to be demotivated again. It's disgusting, if you don't want motivation go somewhere else. If you want to defend your right to free speech on criticising the OP's post thats fine, but don't get your panties in a twist when somebody like me decides to use their free speech to call you out lol.

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Raddyrode t1_izs89bn wrote

You’re telling me all of these people, with no support behind them, are all entirely self made, and decided to create these things out of nothing from these ages?

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wsssixteen t1_izxfzlg wrote

Sure this chart doesn't make any sense in a lot of perspectives, but it is one that I've remembered for years.

This picture always makes me wonder about the quarter life crisis & mid-life crisis.

I don't think much about the age & people in the chart. I think more about the current big test in my life, is it a turning point?

I've went through major lows in my life, but this time I really believe it is one of those crisis checkpoints.

Life has pushed me to a certain point I need to change after holding on to a principle that I've followed for as long as I can remember.

Is it a quarter life or mid life crisis? I don't know, it probably doesn't matter, but I know it'll change my life in great magnitudes down the road.

If you guys will have to go through life altering events in the future, I wish the best for you & hope for the best outcome.

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