My Pseudo Intellectual Ramblings

This blog was supposed to be a personal page for rambling, except I really feel the need to update it with what some other people may consider a tiny, trivial thing but I consider a milestone in my pretty uneventful and not so long life so far. I EARNED MY OWN MONEY FOR THE FIRST TIME! There, I italicized it so that if anyone wants to click off the page after that, they're free to do so. I really wanted to document how I felt about the entire scenario since if I ever have trouble coming down from my high horse, I could always use this tiny lesson in humility. Well, as a fresh high school graduate, I've been waiting for my college admissions to be finalized since the beginning of the month. I spent the past two years by motivating myself about the various things I would be free to do after high school was over, namely waste my time without feeling guilty about it since my guilt complex and ego don't mix very well together and do the things that I love.  Dis...

There is nothing more overhyped than the theme of ambition by the millennial and Gen Z dominated social media, and I honestly have a lot of thoughts about it. To begin with, why ambition is blatantly linked to workaholism is something that I simply cannot understand. It amuses me how people actually believe that confining yourself to a particular job for more than the stipulated time it requires is cool. It isn't, and while the feeling of earning and being self sufficient is indeed worth the effort, there are other aspects of life that need equal efforts and time to be nurtured and developed. Professionalism is appreciated, but in my insignificant opinion, not at the cost of your life slipping through your fingers. While some people are simply wired to be more job oriented and concentrate their efforts towards building a career, there are some hopeful youngsters who are led astray that the 'hustle and grind' will bring them monetary satisfaction. I'll make myself ...