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Originally Posted by davidthefat
As I am approaching the age of 17, I look back on my life thinking "what have I done with my life?"
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CONGRATULATIONS! You have just matured by leaps and bounds. If you are finally thinking about life, then that is the perfect place to start. Most people go through their entire lives (I've met lots of them, and so will you!) without ever asking that very question "what have I done with my life?".
Don't worry about the past. Now is the time to focus on the future.
You say you are a programmer. Well, as a programmer, you know that in order to accomplish goal X, you need to put in code that does A, then does B, then does C, and will do D if C turns out to be false, etc..
Essentially, start mapping what you want to do, what you really want to be. Make a plan (just like a program). Put in "if" statements - if this doesn't happen, then I will do this. You've already stated what you would want in an ideal world. Now make some plans to get there, or plans to do something else that will get you near what you want! But most of all, start doing something about it. In other words, once you have written your program of your life, hit the enter key and start running it!!
But most of all, realize this, "the past does not equal the future."
The future is whatever you make of it! So make it a good one!