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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I keep reading on this forum that college was amazing back in the day.  I look back and I don’t see it that way.  I am still really good friends with one person after 20 years.  I remember college as a time where I slept in, rolled out of bed, went to class if I felt like it, went out, drank, took tests, and had a work study job.  Nothing of that was earth shattering amazing.  I graduated with a B and got a job before my senior year ended in consulting.

Now I read these threads and everyone has this take on how kids aren’t experiencing college as it use to be and it was an amazing time for us back in the day.  Is that really true?  [/quote]

100000% not the "best years of my life." It was fun, sure. But, "peaking" in HS or college is so sad, imo. You still have 50 plus years ahead of you (hopefully) and I'd hate for it to be all downhill. You have to find your joy in all stages. (And FTR, right now approaching empty nest/menopause/ post-middle age, this is the stage I'm struggling with the most of any in my life. Up until now, I've been fairly successful navigating the bad in every stage and finding joy/happiness in the good. [/quote]

You are really overthinking this.

College was great for be because of the lack of responsibility. I only had to take care of me!

Yes there's a great joy in marriage, kids, work, etc. But it's also stressful and grinding.

I'm planning to retire in 20 months and am hoping to get that college level of Zen before bad health or something else puts it out of reach.[/quote]

Overthinking? You basically said the same thing I did. College was great. Each stage has its ups/downs and you try to enjoy the ups more.

You may disagree with the “peak” comments but that’s the way I’ve always thought about it (college or hs as best years of life). [/quote]

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