The school year has just ended and hundreds of thousands of students have just finished high school or university. Just like me a couple of years ago, they are planning on either starting to work or continuing their education. There are some things that aren’t taught in school. Especially if you aren’t paying attention.

A while back, I came across a blog post by Lauren Panepinto (@planetpinto), who in turn was inspired by a famous Neil Gaiman Commencement speech and various infographics spreading on the internet. For this post, Lauren crafted 5 simple diagrams, which attempt to uncover the mysteries of feeling happy, accomplished and at peace.

If only somebody gave these to me as I was graduating, I might have made different decisions in the past. Maybe somebody even gave me this advice at some point but I ignored it. Or maybe it is actually better to learn by stepping out of the center of these diagrams to value the knowledge they provide ☺

Thanks Lauren for creating these.