its kinda a hit or miss with ppl and honestly as i grew older i tend to keep ppl close even they might annoyed me sometimes and thats just part of adulting. u realized no one perfect and they have flaws but if they are good and genuine ignorance is bliss.
one thing nobody prepares you for early on in life is how almost all the forces that will change your direction and trajectory in your adult life will come from totally random meetings and opportunities that defy all planning and assumptions
Apply for jobs, apply for scholarships, apply to further your studies. Go to the interviews, complete the assessments, do it for the plot. Opportunities favor those in motion.
the moment you realized that you can genuinely be whoever you want to be learn whatever be whenever. when you decided that life is your own and you can make it happen. that's when everything falls into place and you will never look back. the worst thing is no and we move on