Thats the weird thing about your twenties. You suddenly end up in a phase where nobody explains how life works. You only notice it when you slow down for a second. You sit there, cup of coffee in front of you, and you think: wait. Where did the playbook go.
Because for the first twenty years, everything was mapped out. School hours. Homework. Sports on Wednesday. Exam weeks. Those endless parent evenings where your mum always arrived way too early. It was all part of a system. You just had to follow it. Sometimes annoyed, but still. It was clear.
And then suddenly it disappears. You wake up in your own room or student place, half-empty fridge, and nobody tells you whats smart anymore. Should you keep going with your studies. Should you get a job. Should you quit that side gig youre sick of. Every step is your decision, but it also feels a bit like someone threw the manual out the window.
And the funny thing is, everyone pretends this is normal. As if it makes sense that at twenty youd magically understand how life works. Nobody does. People in their forties dont even know. But you play along anyway. You buy the laptop. You pretend your weekly plan makes sense. You tell your parents its all going fine. Sometimes thats true. Sometimes not at all.
I heard someone say your twenties are mostly about learning to deal with the fact that no one catches you anymore. It sounds harsh, but it does feel like that sometimes. Still, theres something good in it too. Freedom. Your own direction. Your own mistakes. And honestly, thats part of the deal. Without it, life still feels like youre waiting for someone to give you permission.
So yes. Your twenties are chaos. But theyre also the moment you finally start figuring out who you are without everyone elses schedule. A bit scary, a bit annoying, but also exactly how its supposed to be.
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