I think I’ve been in a similar situation. Last year, I decided that I didn’t like how my happiness fluctuated with events that happened in the outside world. I metaphorically detached myself from the world, so that I didn’t particularly care what happened to my life. It had gotten to the point where the question, “Where do you see yourself in five, ten years?” was not even in the space of thoughts that I entertained. Then, I got a girlfriend (she asked me out), and I was immensely happy for a few months until we broke up. Before the relationship, I wasn’t particularly unhappy, nor was I happy. But the relationship helped me realize that severing yourself from the world leads to a stale existence. You have to learn how to plug yourself back into the world and find a low-volatility way to find happiness from your pursuits.
I think I’ve been in a similar situation. Last year, I decided that I didn’t like how my happiness fluctuated with events that happened in the outside world. I metaphorically detached myself from the world, so that I didn’t particularly care what happened to my life. It had gotten to the point where the question, “Where do you see yourself in five, ten years?” was not even in the space of thoughts that I entertained. Then, I got a girlfriend (she asked me out), and I was immensely happy for a few months until we broke up. Before the relationship, I wasn’t particularly unhappy, nor was I happy. But the relationship helped me realize that severing yourself from the world leads to a stale existence. You have to learn how to plug yourself back into the world and find a low-volatility way to find happiness from your pursuits.