If I grow up, I failed. 43 years and counting, I’m still on the winning path. Aged? Yes. Matured? A bit. Grew up? Hell no.

Retired

I just want to stop feeling imposter syndrome. I’m nearing 50, at work everyone seems to think I am one of the most competent people they have met in my field. I get the hard problems, get dragged into lots of projects as a technical consultant. And yet internally, I forever feel like I’m “faking it until I make it”. Like I’m one question away from being unmasked as a kid playing at knowing what I am doing. Consciously, I know I am not and that I’m actually pretty good at this. But, every time I get a meeting request from my boss, I still get a moment of panic thinking, “this is it, I’m about to be fired”. That’s what I want from “growing up”, to just not feel that feeling constantly.

Also, I want to be independently wealthy when I grow up. Fuck this whole work thing.

So far I’ve mostly just aged. I’d like to be a good dad to my upcoming child.

Millwright specializing in water powered mills or a forest ranger.

Language designer for a widely used programming language. Basically I want to be Brian Goetz

Young again

Retired, so I finally have time to finish the dozens of personal projects that I’ve started in my first 36 years.

Happy.

Well, I am doing pretty well for myself in a combination of IT, geophysics, and offshore/ship stuff… but when things aren’t going my way at work I still conclude that it’s t8me to get the necessary licenses to finally become a crane driver.

I’ve driven a lot of cranes (ships cranes, mostly), but I’m talking about those huge tower cranes - chilling alone at the top, and once in a while someone calls you on the radio, needing something lifted from A to B. Seems chill as fuck, and no searoll to worry about either.

I want to build a Dyson sphere and use the energy to move the entire solar system to a place where our dying star can be replaced.

How’s that for achievable goals?

Since I’d be cremated, probably some coral reef

I want to run a nice and simple wine bar where wine enthusiasts can get an affordable glass of wine based on my data driven recommendations. I want the place to be a chill hang with music, comfy seats and sandwiches and stuff.

If I had the money I wouldn’t even need it to be profitable.

I would like to be with two chicks at the same time. Other than that, nothing. I want to be happy and I think that would make me pretty happy for quite awhile.

I’m 35 and when I grow up I want to be psychotherapist. However, I hate university. Fun!