What do you want to do with your life?

[thistlechaser]

When I was in junior highschool, I had a Twisted Sister t-shirt. On it was the name of the tour or the album or the song (I forget which): "What do you want to do with your life?" A neighbor read it and asked me; I said I didn't know.

When I graduated high school, everyone asked me what I wanted to do with my life. I said I didn't know.

Soon after entering college, I needed to declare a major. My advisor asked me that same question to help me decide on a major. I said I didn't know.

In my junior year of college, I still had no major. I settled on psych since it needed the fewest credits and I could still graduate in four years.

When I graduated college, people smiled at me and asked me what I wanted to do with my life. I shrugged and said I didn't know.

Years have gone by since then, and when between jobs or pondering leaving a job, I still ask myself that question, and I still don't have an answer.

If some magical being came up to me and said "Thistle, I want to give you your dream job. What is it?" I'd have no answer. I've mildly liked a couple jobs in my past, but they're not anything I could go back to now -- or honestly would still want to. I often look through lists of jobs or just think of all jobs I can imagine, and none catch my interest.

How am I supposed to find a job I like if I can't even figure out what I'd like to do? I wonder if there are other people out there who can't think of one single thing they'd like to do (and I don't mean because I'm lazy and I'd rather sit around and do nothing). Seems like adults should just know these things...

Grrr, more ants on my desk. Maybe I should become an exterminator...

Comments

[isiscolo.livejournal.com]

To be perfectly cynical, perhaps you should look at it this way: what you really like doing is dicking around on the net, and playing computer games, and watching anime. Perhaps your dream job should be one that you don't hate too much, that gives you the time and money and access to do all these things.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

I'd call that practical more than cynical, but it might come down to that, yeah.