Quarter Life Crisis

That’s it. It’s official. I am seriously diagnosed with the ‘Quarter Life Crisis’ syndrome. Googled this term and the results are unsurprising. Turns out I’m not the only person going through this phase. Of course, if not they wouldn't even have come up with this disease kan?

So...according to this website, I have like 95% of the signs listed. Everyone around me is like..somewhat more 'successful' than I am. Ok, I know. I have a job, a degree, a loving family, friends. But it's not exactly my dream job. And most of my friends are either getting married or having their 2nd child. I dunno. Everyday I go to work like..what am I doing here? Is this enough? What next? Am I seriously going to have to go through this phase for the next 30 years (if I live past that)? How about we go pick some apples in New Zealand?

So, in order to personally merawat this penyakit of mine, I came across this excerpt from an article by J.N.Salters which I do agree is one of the ways to combat this sudden depression of mine:  

"I have yet to figure out my true purpose in life, and unfortunately, everything that you do -- in your personal life, professional life, free time -- falls out of a grasp of what your purpose is. Until you figure that out, you are pretty stuck.

In an attempt to cure my recent diagnoses, a friend recommended that I read Clayton Christensen's How Will You Measure Your Life?. The author suggests that a major reason so many of us end up unfulfilled is that we have a fundamental misunderstanding about what motivates us. Too many of us focus our attention on factors that determine dissatisfaction ("hygiene factors"), such as income, status, and work conditions, rather than those that determine true satisfaction ("motivators"), such as interesting work, personal growth, and recognition. Good hygiene factors may feel great at the moment, but the problem is, this is not what makes us happy in the long run. According to Christensen, "That's not enough. You have to work out what you really love doing, what gives you a chance to shoulder responsibility and achieve meaningful things, what makes you want to get up in the morning and feel like your job is an absolute joy."

Waah..tepat sekali. Maybe that's it kut. I do tend to focus on the dissatisfaction side of things. Plus, I suppose I am currently bored with the average typical life. I think what I want right now is a break. Like..wake up, eat coconut ice-cream in Krabi, watch Appa Odiga, and pick apples in New Zealand =). Yeah..a vacation. Let's go with that.