Apple News In Conversation Think Again: The most confusing years of your life — and strategies to get through them
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Aug 10, 2023 Psychotherapist Satya Doyle Byock discusses the challenges of early adulthood, balancing purpose and survival. She explores navigating the hurdles, trusting one's inner voice, redefining relationships, and offers advice for young adults on self-discovery.
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Host's Internship Crossroads
- Shumita Basu describes choosing between a D.C. internship and working at an NGO in India as a defining early-20s decision.
- She felt the choice could be irreversible and feared making a life-altering mistake.
Stability And Meaning Coexist
- Early adulthood requires managing two simultaneous goals: stability (survival, bills, jobs) and meaning (identity, purpose, intimacy).
- Treat them as coexisting parts of the self rather than mutually exclusive choices.
Use Self-Knowledge To Guide Choices
- Honor both stability and meaning when making decisions and avoid prioritizing only practical goals taught by society.
- Actively practice self-knowledge to inform life choices rather than relying solely on rational cost-benefit thinking.