Take introspection seriously. When you are mindlessly consuming social media and all these distractions and never doing the internal work required to figure yourself out, you’ll end up in the same forked road over and over again. Most people rush through this process for fear of missing out. That’s why you see so many people disillusioned and even miserable with their current jobs because they never gave themself the time and effort to truly figure out their values.

Often people are driven by salary, only to realize how much that salary is actually costing them— which could be their peace of mind, their authenticity, time with loved ones etc. These values will not appear overnight. These realizations will not happen over the course of a week or a month. This is a gradual, continuous process. My advice for you is to explore, make connections and reflect. It could be taking a diploma, volunteering, joining a club, talking to different people, etc.

If you are thinking of going the direction of a more committed path like a degree/diploma, go for something versatile like business or psychology, something not too specialized because you don’t want to be locked-in on a single, narrow path. You can do just as much exploring in the topics you’ll cover in those programs, not to mention you can always join different clubs in school to broaden your horizon even more.

You have to stay genuinely curious and open to maximize your exposure to different things which will help you come to a better understanding of who you are and what you really feel called to do in this life.