How do you manage to do all the things you want to do?

This is mainly directed towards those who have many and broad interests, who have somehow found a way to balance all of them more or less equally.

How do you manage to balance all of your interests that are so equal from each other? As somebody who plans to become a psychologist but is also interested in ethology, zoomorphology, archeology, and fashion history, how can I possibly engage in all of these things? Study independent courses? Watch Youtube videos on the subjects?

It just feels like there’s so little time but so much to do and explore.

rezifon , (edited )

I like the advice others have given, particularly the "no kids" suggestion. If one of your core interests is raising kids, of course, you're in for a wild ride. But if raising kids isn't one of your core interests, then give it a good long think. There's no rule that says you have to have kids. I'm in my mid 50's, happily married, never had kids and it was a great decision. Zero regrets. Leading a full life.

I also suggest taking a long-term perspective when you're trying to balance how you use your time. The circumstances of your life are going to hinder and enable all your interests in various ways over your life. Lean into that. There are core interests of mine that I've shelved for years at a time only to later revisit in a new way when my priorities re-aligned.

On the long run, it's all been balanced.

It's great you're thinking about these things. The unexamined life is not worth living (said Socrates). But please don't feel overwhelmed. The great thing about this dilemma is that you're the one who gets to decide if it works out in the end.

HubertManne ,

Ill tell you if I ever do all the things I have to do on time.

Chainweasel ,

I don't.
I don't have kids, I work 40hrs a week, I don't buy little things I want because there's a few "big" things I want that'll I'll need about $800 for.
I make it almost paycheck to paycheck and it will take me at least 6 months to save $800 if I buy nothing else.

RedditWanderer ,

That's the neat part, you don't!

Today ,

Pick the most lucrative and least likely to result in burn out as a job. Read, watch, travel to learn about and/or experience the others. Most people have interests outside of their jobs. I work in healthcare and i like to learn about new things in that area, but i also spend a lot of time on gardening, cooking, crochet, cannabis, and cute animal videos.

TheMinions ,

Don’t have kids haha.

jubilationtcornpone ,

"I'm going to get so much done today." or "If I clean the house, it's going to stay that way for more than ten minutes." are just some of the lies I tell myself to help me stay motivated

TheMinions ,

I swear I have spent 3 hours cleaning the kitchen today and like 1.5 hours cooking.

The rest of the house isn’t that bad, but I just do not have time for any hobbies before 9pm unless they somehow include my kids, such as camping or swimming.

ChihuahuaOfDoom ,

You won't be able to, narrow your focus to 2 or 3 things at a time. If you lose interest, try something else.

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