The 5 Harshest Life Lessons I Learned in 2021
They’ll help you thrive in 2022.
2021 has been a crazy year.
After being stuck in Albania during the pandemic, I finally escaped in February. I thought my life would improve dramatically, but I ended up facing plenty more misadventures, random fiascos, and recurring issues.
Yet the bad taught me a lot more than the good.
I want to share the most truthful and harsh life lessons I learned this year. These aren’t the jolly optimistic ones you usually see—and they might even be controversial—but the truth, while painful, ultimately gives you freedom.
At the end of this article, I’ll tie all of these together and explain how you can take this information and thrive in 2022.
1. Not Everything Happens For a Reason
There’s a quote you often see in the self-help world:
“Everything happens for you, not to you.”
I agree with this, to an extent. When bad things happen in life, oftentimes, you can use them for growth. Many of the most difficult times in my life led to better things. (But to be fair, they only led to better things because I made them lead to better things—it wasn't automatically…
