1000 Rs. a week, a backpack, a laptop, internet and a camera - are you really ready to go away without leave?

whatamidoing explains it this way:

The period in your life between 21-28, when you realize that a quarter of your life is over and :

a) You've done nothing constructive with it

- AND -

b) You've set yourself up for another quarter just like it. You may be experiencing a quarter life crisis if :

a) You don't know what you're doing with your life
b) You regret half of the last 10 years
c) You consider changing jobs/homes/partners/all of the above to somehow improve your life
d) You feel lost or confused or both 22 out of 24 hours a day
e) You wonder how you would ever find job security/afford a house at today's prices/find a partner if you're working all the time/get out of your parents' house if your debt is costing you every dime you make/afford rent while it keeps going up/find a job that pays the bills/pay off your debt/all of the above. Usually all of the above.

Often confused by kids with adolescence, puberty, or hormonal problems. Feeling "misunderstood" and dressing all in black is not a quarter life crisis - it is being a teenager.

Basically, you wake up one morning and think to yourself, "It's all pointless." You then proceed to consolidate your debt, look for a better job, and spend more time sleeping - because when you're asleep, you don't have to worry about how screwed you are.


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