Young professionals often wait for life to “start” after the next credential. Chapter 7 flips that: growth is self-directed, not assigned by institutions.
The story
If you’re a young professional waiting for life to “start” once you get the right degree, promotion, or title… Chapter 7 of Attila B. Horvath’s *The Journey – I wish I knew this before I was 21* is a gentle call-out.
In the best way.
Attila basically says: you’ve been trained to perform, not to *become*. Chapter 7 is where he flips that script and makes growth a self-directed, life-long project instead of a school assignment with a due date.
A few patterns he drills into:
– Self-education: Stop outsourcing your development to institutions. What do *you* actually want to learn next?
– Critical thinking about your conditioning: Which beliefs are truly yours, and which came pre-installed from parents, school, or “be safe, get a job” culture?
– Habits as identity code: Are your daily loops supporting who you’re becoming, or just who you used to be?
– Failure as training data: When something flops, do you take it as a verdict on your worth, or as information to refactor your approach?
– Unlearn / relearn: In a fast-changing world, clinging to outdated scripts is the real illiteracy.
What I love about this chapter is how it links your weirdness + your thinking + your daily actions into one system.
If you want a blueprint to grow on purpose – without sanding down your uniqueness – Chapter 7 is where I’d start.
For more about Chapter 7 of Attila B. Horvath’s book, “The Journey – I wish I knew this before I was 21”, visit https://attilahorvath.net/the-journey.
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