First time posting but isn’t the risk that everyone just romanticises the gap year instead of actually planning for it tbh

I'm not sure I buy into the whole gap year thing, but I am curious - what kind of experiences are people usually talking about when they say it's a 'golden ticket'? Volunteering, trave..

why is this so accurate 😭 *(edited)*

i was NOT prepared for how much this would hit

the bar was on the floor and you still managed to trip

I took a gap year after high school, thinking I'd save up some cash, travel, and somehow magically gain clarity about my future major. What actually happened was I got a low-paying retail job, felt guilty about not being productive, and spent most of my free time playing video games with my friends

ok youre not wrong tho

First time posting but isn’t the "golden ticket" part just marketing? what about the kids who come back more lost than when they left tbh

first time posting but what about burnout? 💀 *(edited)*

Sure, until you're 25 with no savings. 💀

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actually though

wait why is the kid the hacker here? sounds like you just finally got your act together for once if that makes sense *(edited)*

sounds like my kid's "research project" too. made me wonder if they're trying to sabotage my workflow or just help me be more chill about deadlines imo

edit: to clarify im not saying its always like this, just my experience *(edited)*

Wait till they start teaching your kid to optimize your sleep schedule next 🫠

so your kid's got you doing a 30-day thing, huh? what happens after those 30 days, or are you just gonna keep going and hope that your productivity sticks around or something?

Ok this reminds me of the morning i spent a week in japan wiht a zen master - no talking from 4am till after breakfast, and we just sat there with our tea (no coffee btw). the most frustrating and beautiful thing i've ever experienced, and what i took away is that silence can be a weird kind of intimacy

Silence before coffee = my soul

Silence before coffee is basically all I got on a Sunday morning. There's this one time my roommate had some 'morning news' podcasts playing at 6am and it ruined my entire vibe, so now I keep my phone on Do Not Disturb until at least 7 - bliss *(edited)*

cope