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The Art Of Questioning Yourself

'"How can I pick my future job when I can't even decide what toothbrush to buy?'

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There are millions of individual choices that one has to decide in life, all with millions of different possible outcomes. Statistically proven, the average adult has to make about 35,000 remotely conscious decisions each day. So how may I ask you do you know they are the right decision?

Some people can go through their day and nonchalantly make life decisions without thinking about it. I find I am constantly doubting my decisions, making me Picasso of the art of questioning yourself. As a college student, you are presented with life decisions daily. What major will you choose? What friends and relationships do you want to commit to? What college fits you best? Who do you what to be and what you will make out of your life? These important decisions decide your entire future, and a simple decision to switch your major could change everything. I find this pressing reality extremely nerve-wracking. I can barely commit to a nail color, let alone pick what I want as my job for the rest of my life.

Some choose their life path from an early age and never doubt it. My dad picked his current job when he was a child and accomplished exactly that without hesitation. But my best friend, having the same problem I have, will sit up with me all night talking about our frustration with our disease called doubt. Both of us have changed our major and will come up with new lives for each other weekly. One week were marine biologists exploring the world, the next were travel teachers or nurses, next week we're international investors... and it goes on. At age 18 why am I expected to know what I will want when I am 50? I was cursed with the talent to be able to do anything in this world if I put my mind to it, but this once beautiful thing is just a heavy weight. To be successful you have to work at one thing today, but what if I love too many things to just choose one?

If you find yourself in the same boat, questioning simple daily things and hiding when it comes to big life decisions it really isn't your fault. We truly are not supposed to know what we want. We barely even know who we are. If you worry about failure and making the wrong choose, then there is no chance for you to succeed. What are you supposed to do? At this point, the biggest lesson to learn is to believe in yourself. Most importantly, have no regrets in your lifetime, because a mistake can lead you in the right direction. Don't rely on fate to help you choose what toothbrush to pick at Walmart. Use your own feelings, and in the art of choosing outcomes for yourself, you will find yourself.

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