Regarding your 20s

Maybe younger generations have it harder. Or maybe not. Either way, we live in an age of comfort, constantly fed negative news from around the world by the digital era.
I feel like a part of the younger generation, especially those in their early twenties, is stuck scrolling, complaining about a bleak future, and chasing a part time work life balance because they feel robbed of their future. Screens, constant news, and negative headlines are shaping their mindset more than they realize. Panic is a product, and you are the consumer.
I mean, you can take control. In a generation mostly busy whining while doing nothing, you have the advantage to stand out, grind hard, build capital and skills, and create a foundation you can actually benefit from in your 30s, 40s, and 50s. Think passive income, daily habits, skill growth, and long term routines that let you live life on your own terms.
I didn’t spend my twenties chilling or complaining. I’ve had lazy phases, times when comfort felt more important than progress. The key is perspective, life has ups and downs, slow phases and fast, productive ones. But when i was in a productive flow, i pushed through, pulling all nighters, 16 hour days were the norm (work, university, learning new skills like trading, building capital through investing, pushing athletic goals…). And I still believe in enjoying life and making the most of it. Life is best enjoyed by making something of it, through hard work, learning new skills, hitting your goals, and building your capital and abilities.
Success starts with small daily habits.
Study, exercise, learn new skills, and connect with others, the right interactions will open doors and create opportunities.
I think that too many are stuck at home, isolated, and missing out on the connections that actually move life forward.
I see a generation that wants more from life, but gets stuck in lounging, whining, and not doing real work. Houses cost more, living expenses are higher, yes, it’s harder to build capital. But that just makes it even more important to focus, grind, and get ahead.
Everything seems focused on comfort now, and it feels like fewer people are willing to go all in, work hard, and actually build something. The question is: will you let screens and panic control your life, or will you sit down, work, and actually take control?
Where do you start? How do you do it? What routines do you need? You figure it out through active research, deliberate learning, and relentless action. Nobody is going to knock on your door and hand you success. You just start, fail, learn, and start again.
Having urgency and drive to succeed is great. Panicking over AI, war, inflation, or every bad headline? That’s deadly. Focus, act, and make the best of it. The hard truth is that in today’s society, you have all the opportunities to make it. If you start from nothing and spend your life complaining that you’re “not privileged,” you’re already living inside a flawed mindset, and it will control your life.
This is just my opinion, one part of it, not a general judgment. The point is simple: focus on yourself.
In the end, it’s always you vs. you, not you vs. society, not you vs. anyone else. Every day, you’re fighting your own habits, your own comfort zone, and your own panicked thoughts that shape your mindset. Focus on small daily or weekly improvements, over time, they add up to big change.