I’m 27 And I Have No Idea What I Want To Do Anymore

Tom Kuegler
5 min readDec 21, 2020
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Normally when 20-somethings write articles like this, it’s because they’re not doing what they want to do.

I’m doing exactly what I want to do.

At 24 I successfully monetized my first online course. I’ve made some $200,000 from that since then.

At 25 I made my first viral video on Facebook. It got 3,000,000 views.

At 27 I have half a million followers on Facebook, and 5-figure follower counts on all major social media platforms.

Why in the heck am I complaining?

I’ve accomplished everything I wanted. I’ve traveled. I’ve lived in another country. I paid off my student loans. I’ve invested some $30,000 already. I have hundreds of people messaging me on social media.

Why am I complaining?

For some reason all of my work feels hollow. I don’t enjoy what I used to enjoy. I used to enjoy taking trips and making videos and writing blog posts. Now I don’t want to touch any of that with a 10-foot pole.

I wrote this question down a few minutes ago:

What do you do when you’ve done everything?

Is this depression? Do I need to go get a “real job” and get my ass kicked for a few weeks to feel what “real work” actually…

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Tom Kuegler
Tom Kuegler

Written by Tom Kuegler

Travel blogger. 30 years old. Currently in Mexico. Subscribe to my Substack: https://mindofawriter.substack.com/

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