All of the happiness in life is realizing you are 100% in control of your life, and you're capable of making tough decisions that might hurt for a couple of weeks and months, but can lead to long-term happiness.
I'm so baffled that the world puts pressure on people in their 20s to figure out what they want to do for the rest of their lives... when in reality, most people in their 50s and 60s haven't "figured it out" yet