25 is the new 22

It's one of my new sayings. I'll tell you why.

Twenty two is around the time you finish undergrad, which used to be when most people would begin their careers.

Then the economy happened, and now post grad education isn't just for doctors and lawyers anymore. Everyone's doing it. Either that, or Teach for America, or Peace Corps, etc. I make my case here on our generations postponement of real life.

After all of that, we're around 25. NOW it's time to finally begin our careers, with all of those other really adult things to follow.

So don't feel bad, if you're 25ish and not where you thought you'd be when you were dreaming about adulthood as a kid. On the former Life Timeline, we're only about 22.