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THE WORLD ACCORDING TO RICHARD JUAN

What were you doing at 27-years old?After a hopefully successfully clearing the hurdle that is a quarter life crisis, and standing at the awning of Saturn’s Retum, this fraction of one’s life can be challenging. With the whims of adolescence appropriately stripped and replaced with the rigors of adulthood, one is expected to pull it together and soldier on for the rest of their lives. Literature has drilled this in our collective consciousness time and again, setting prospects that are quite frankly sometimes too hard to reach. No matter how sane and sorted one may be, no one is expected to have it figured at 26, let alone be at the forefront of a disruptive revolution. At the very best, this time is spent navigating the labyrinthine catacombs of adulthood, stacking up introspections and realizations to build a well-informed view of the phase of your life.

However, this doesn’t give one permission to throw all caution to the wind and chalk every stumble to figuring things out. On the contrary, this should only add fuel to your of passions, making sense of it all in a pace that is comfortable and right by you. Forget what everyone thinks, no pressure. But when and where you can, charge upon any opportunity to thrive and make things matter. Look,

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