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Are you in a rut? Is it time to take life into your own hands? Are you ready take a time out to find yourself, and start over?<\/p>
Are you 25?<\/p>
It may be your quarter-life crisis knocking, say psychologists studying the phenomenon of 25–35-year-olds having a come-to-Jesus about where they’re going in life after having barely left the starting gates. Given the ambitious list of life to-dos many not-yet-disillusioned people give themselves (build killer start-up, and nab the corner office, and travel the world, and have kids, and be faithful to childhood dreams), it’s probably not too surprising that the phenomenon seems to be widespread among a certain class of people. Let’s come right out and say that like affluenza<\/a>, this is not likely to be a problem outside the wealthier parts of the world.<\/p> In a study presented at the British Psychological Society meeting this week, researchers distilled the five key phases of the quarter-life crisis (via New Scientist<\/a><\/em>) from a survey of 50 volunteers who’d had them:<\/p> Phase 1<\/strong> – A feeling of being trapped by your life choices. Feeling as though you are living your life on autopilot. Are you in a rut? Is it time to take life into your own hands? Are you ready take a time out to find yourself, and start over?Are you 25?It may be your quarter-life crisis knocking, say psychologists studying the … Continue reading
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