Why Being Weird is Going to Make You Happier
Your detour starts now
My friends and I have come up with a phrase for when we talk about what our futures will look like.
It’s not “we need to make a lot of money” or “we should travel the world” or even “be able to afford a house.”
The one we prefer most is:
We need to be weirder.
Let’s get into it.
A Minor Step Sideways
I live in a lovely college town that is about 70% filled with English and art students. (Though I am graduated, I was one of the for many years)
The people here have a very unique sense of style, self, and how they move through the world. Because of this, I am constantly in awe of them.
Since I’ve lived here for so long, I am now one of the slightly-older-than-college-age residents that I have admired for years. And that has certainly made a difference in how I feel about my life as a whole.
But because everyone is so close knit, so engaged in odd groups or clubs, and have all typically worked in 4+ unrelated jobs in the town, they all carry a sense of uniqueness that I felt I hadn’t mastered.
