I Thought I’d Be Further By Now

I used to think I'd be further by now. You know: smarter, more confident, maybe even have it "figured out." But timelines are strange things. We invent them, chase them, and then punish ourselves when we fall out of sync. This piece isn’t about success. It’s about self-comparison, imposter syndrome, and what it means to still be working on yourself at 28... or any age, really.