@Catsmeow said in Health and Wealth and GrownUp Stuff:
Look at this conversation for example. @Thenomain is already putting himself and his choices in a negative light by saying he should and doesn't, etc. Or by saying he's spent X hours doing X thing and should be doing... we really need to eliminate 'should'. He enjoys gaming, there is nothing wrong with that.
Except I don't. I mean I do, but I don't enjoy it as much as I'd enjoy time outside. Staying inside and online is easy; I am very notably a lazy person. I grew up in the era when going outside as a kid and not coming home until dusk was a thing. Every day, all day, all summer long. I love to camp, to walk, to bike, to be outside, I absolutely adore it. So why don't I do it?
I believe that being adult means knowing what needs to be done and doing them. There are two incredibly hard parts to this, and only one is "and doing them". That part is absolutely hard, but the part that's just as hard is "knowing what needs to be done".
Yes yes, "knowing is half the battle, yo Joe," but you know what, knowing isn't that flipping easy! And being able to recognize a situation, recognize a solution, and then carrying out that solution are three parts to, well, Adulting.