Juggernaut wrote:
Overall I think it definitely gets better over time. There are peaks and valleys though for me, and some bad and good parts that grow at the same time.
On the one hand, I keep learning more and more information from which to draw upon, and that's going to keep happening for my entire life. I'm also learning more and more about how my brain works, and can channel it. I know more about my gifts and limitations, and am learning how to draw boundaries.
On the other hand, there are difficulties navigating the adult world that weren't there when I was younger. I was never good at playing school politics, but I didn't need to in order to get good grades. But in the adult world, the inability to play office politics can get you fired. It's also frustrating to realize there are stuff I am just plain bad at.
But it's wonderful to realize just how gifted I am, and now I'm able to cultivate those gifts. Long term I definitely think it gets better with age. I expect to keep growing my entire life; I think a lot of people just settle into who they are at an earlier age.
Office politics are the worst! I have an impossible time with them...I don't understand them, and why I should play their games (other than to keep my job). It's too exhausting!! I've noticed that the bigger the company, the worse the politics are.