Explore the journey of self-reinvention in your 20s, where boredom can signal the need for change. Discover five transformative strategies, from visualizing your next phase to embracing the power of risk and microrisks. Learn how to shift your mindset from 'what if' to 'what else' and break major changes into manageable steps. Delve into the importance of setting a guiding theme for your personal growth, while also confronting feelings of discomfort as catalysts for a meaningful transformation.
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Discomfort Signals Need for Change
Feelings like boredom, stagnation, isolation, and discomfort signal a need for change in your life.
Becoming habituated to these feelings makes it harder to initiate transformation later.
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Beat Boredom with Novelty
Counteract boredom by introducing novel experiences like new activities or hobbies.
Schedule regular new experiences to create the mental impression of more time and excitement.
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Break Stagnation with Action
If feeling stagnant, identify the affected area and actively break routine by networking or applying for new jobs.
Take small but consistent steps toward progress to regain momentum in career or goals.
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This book serves as a roadmap for understanding and navigating the chaotic personal and professional moments of one's twenties. Jemma Sbeg, host of the podcast 'The Psychology of Your 20s', provides advice, personal stories, and research-based insights to help readers deal with issues such as imposter syndrome, self-sabotage, anxiety, and relationship challenges. The book includes questions and self-guided moments for reflection in each chapter, aiming to enhance the reader's self-growth journey and make the most of this formative decade.
If nothing else, our 20s are a time for reinvention and transformation. We become clearer and clearer about the version of us we want to be, and hopefully more confident around expressing our authentic elves, but sometimes this is interrupted by periods of boredom, stagnation, isolation and discomfort. These are all signs that something in our lives needs to change, and it needs to change now. In today's episode we break down five ways to reinvent yourself during your 20s, including:
Theory of opposites
Visualisation and choosing the 'theme' for your next era
The timeline for change
The power of risk + microrisks
Changing 'what if' thinking into 'what else' or 'so what?' + more
The Psychology of your 20s is not a substitute for professional mental health help. If you are struggling, distressed or require personalised advice, please reach out to your doctor or a licensed psychologist.
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