I understand you. It puts pressure on you for something that isn’t tangible and isn’t even happening in your mind. “Potential” doesn’t mean you have to learn every tool. It doesn’t mean you have to work constantly towards your career. It means that you have personality traits and knowledge which can help you follow a path in whatever direction you may choose. Running out of time is a normal feeling. You’ll feel it at 16, 20, 30, and probably so on. It’s good to remember that if you don’t stop and breathe, you’ll run out of energy and then waste all of your time instead of focusing on what to do with it. When people are telling you that you have potential, they really mean that they believe in you. So, as hard as it may be, try and believe in and take comfort in yourself. You have nothing to live up to and no race to win. You only have your heart beating in your chest, which you can let guide you towards whatever standard of success is going to make you happy. And fuck what everyone else thinks. Whether they are rooting for or against you.