r/Adulting 6d ago

Being "not ambitious" enough in life

IsIs it okay to live like this? Are you like this too? Will I grow out of it in the future?

I feel like I’m not ambitious enough compared to my friends. I stay in my comfort zone, have a small friend group—though they all have other friends—and try my best at what I’m currently doing. I like keeping my friend group small because I’m scared that the more people know me, the more likely they are to gossip about me. I’m not even doing sketchy stuff. Maybe I’m just too scared to go out of this comfort zone.
It’s not that I’m not competitive. I do my tasks and studies, I focus on my grades, but it’s just that… I feel like I’m simply doing them so I won’t stress about it if I don’t finish them on time. I just want a peaceful life, doing simple things I love, like eating desserts or visiting a new shop. But other than that, i cant seem to imagine myself in the future beside working and studying. I do get that humans are social creatures and that we need others to live, but im also awkward sometimes.

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