My brother and I both dropped out of traditional career paths to pursue our own learning — he's into coding and digital nomadism, I'm studying herbalism and permaculture — and our parents keep asking when we'll 'get real jobs' but the deeper issue is that we're both starting to wonder if we've made self-directed learning into an elaborate way to avoid committing to anything substantial.
More people experience this than they realize.
Two people who have defined themselves in opposition to traditional achievement are beginning to doubt whether their alternative path represents genuine growth or sophisticated avoidance.
“Where Are You with Self-directed learning as identity?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.