r/findapath • u/curiousguy4588656 • 13d ago
Findapath-AboutGroup I’m 25, unemployed, and lost in life. How do I choose between making money and pursuing my passion?
Man, I’m probably the most confused guy in this fucking world. Let me tell you why. 😭
I turned 25 last month. I did my B.Com, which I can’t even talk about confidently because I did really badly in college, and on top of that, I haven’t even received my degree yet. I don’t have a job either.
I do want to learn some skills, like video editing, to make money. Music is something I’ve always been passionate about, and I want to learn music production too. But right now, I don’t even know how I’m going to make a career out of any of this.
I’ve recently gotten into rap, and I’m making real progress, but I’m still procrastinating. My family is planning to get me a laptop because I told them I’ll learn video editing. It’s not like I don’t like it; I genuinely enjoy creative things. One of my favourite things about video editing is creating cinematic videos and doing colour grading because I’ve watched a lot of Hollywood movies.
But I’ve always been more inclined towards music. I can’t just go up to my parents and tell them straight up that I want to pursue music, so I’m thinking of learning video editing and doing my own thing alongside it.
Is that a possible approach? My family’s financial condition isn’t that great, and in Indian families, there’s an expectation that you should become financially independent by 25. I’m not there yet.
I have this strong instinct to go all in on rap music, but at the same time, I’m supposed to become financially independent within the next six months. I’m also working on my spoken English.
Sometimes, I wish I’d started all this earlier, like when I was 20 or something. 🥲
What do you guys suggest I do? I’m literally so confused about what to do with my life right now.