My best advice is don’t let the world guide you or don’t “go with the flow”. I felt like this for a long time, so rant incoming. You want to really know how the world works? Money. That is it. There’s no gimmick. Everyone wants your money, everyone is operating to take your money, and everyone who has money is working to get more and maintain or increase generational wealth and elitist social circles. Don’t steal or break laws, but everything is up for grabs and you just have to play the game. Idk about you, but I grew up in a low-middle income American household and EVERY perception of how things work or why we can or can’t do things because “that’s just not what people like us can do” is WRONG. Get rid of any self-imposed rules or culturally constructed norms and take the world by the horns. Do not settle or become complacent. Once you truly believe you can achieve anything, you will want to achieve something. Make a 1, 3, 5, and 10 year goal where each goal is made of steps to reach the next one. Do this with finances, career, hobbies, relationships, literally anything. Lastly, your network is everything. Hang out with people who have goals. Find mentors. Get in with anyone who’s achieved something significant. The work hard mantra is a fucking lie. It’s 80% who you know and 20% having enough skill to do whatever. Hopefully any of this resonates with you! There’s more to life than waking up and clocking in. Depends on what you want vs what you settle for.