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Quarter-life Crises, How to Solve Them, and How to Fall Back into Them

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Two months of radio silence followed the release of the world’s Worst Christmas Movies, but it’s about time words spoke again. Let’s review where I was at that point: graduated and excited for the future. Let’s look at where I was in January: graduated and questioning my existence and purpose in life and believing I would remain a peasant forever. Let’s look at where I am in February: graduated and excited for the future. But soooooo much has changed since Christmas. I started teaching German at a charter school at the beginning of January, which was great--except the limited hours available often left me whining to my mom as I stared hopelessly at the ceiling contemplating the lack of direction my life currently had. Much like onto this video of a girl running on a treadmill. I called this month-long period part of a quarter-life crisis, which is similar to a midlife crisis but comes sooner. #luckymillenials How did I get through the plagues of an u