The real world? You are in the real world. There are always ways to make things better around you, no matter what situation you are in. If this is hard to th

The real world? You are in the real world. There are always ways to make things better around you, no matter what situation you are in. If this is hard to think of, then start by writing 5 things that could be better/easier every day. Then increase that by 5 every day until 50. Then you will see there are opportunities everywhere. Also, I mentioned that you should read Paul Graham's essays and The Lean Startup.