I can’t help but feel like it’s because we feel like we need to carve out some time to actually do something that is fulfilling, satisfying, or worth living for

I can’t help but feel like it’s because we feel like we need to carve out some time to actually do something that is fulfilling, satisfying, or worth living for. The idea of the grind through middle age isn’t uncommon - and as people see their parents who went through it have regrets and/or fail to have anything happening for them after retirement it starts to really grow on you just how much of a waste it can feel.