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39 I’m 37 and I just realized I’ve never once made a major life decision based on what I wanted — every single one was based on what seemed reasonable to the people watching

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Lachlan Brown @ Silicon Canals 1 place · today 17:44 EDT

I’m 37 and I just realized I’ve never once made a major life decision based on what I wanted — every single one was based on what seemed reasonable to the people watching

After decades of making every major life choice based on what would impress others, I discovered the invisible audience I'd been performing for wasn't even watching — and the "reasonable" life I'd built to please them was suffocating me.

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