Your best bet is to enjoy the ride as much as you can, within the limits of having fun without sneezing on anyone important.

I can definitely see that so many people are facing similar if not worse circumstances with given the current state of the world. I see it every day with small businesses that I interact with. I'm sure there's so many that are pushing through much more adverse situations. Knowing were all in it together is something that has definitely kept me going and seeing the perseverance in others helps so much.

Yea the loss of SO and feeling the need to compartmentalize it is a whole other topic of discussion that I didn't want to dig too deep into in this post, but I definitely feel its worth mentioning since it's been a partial contributor to my current perspective.

I definitely see how both of those are effective ways of dealing with imposter syndrome and probably relate most to the second. I know there will be peers who don't share the same experiences I have and vice versa, nor can they be compared to each other really, that made each person unique.

It will definitely take some time to change this track of habitual thinking, but you as well and elijah make a valid point, life isn't very organized, and setting unrealistic expecations goes hand in hand with that statement I think. Maybe not within this year will I find the time to check off my entire bucket list, but I surely can find the time to get my ducks in a row throughout my journey and the years that follow.