the paradox is that present you will always feel like the most useless version of you.
the solution is that present you has more experience than past you, and more young hope than future you.
the solution is that you are right where you need to be.
everything you've ever done was done by a younger, more hopeful you who you no longer are.
everything you aspire to do needs to be done by an older, more experienced you who you aren't yet.
the paradox is that you will feel this way at every point in your entire life.