20,000 hours working in your 20s.20,000 hours.I’ll let that sink in for a moment.When I read that, I nearly choked on my cornflakes.
I’d never given it much thought before, but one simple calculation later and I couldn’t get this figure out of my head. What’s worse is that many in their 20s are dedicating this insane amount of hours to jobs they hate, with a Gallop study suggesting that up to 71% are ‘disengaged’ from their work.It’s no wonder depression and related forms of psychological distress among young adults aged 18 to 25 are on the rise, with a 63% increase between 2009 and 2017.The future indicates that it may only get worse.
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