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5 min read"You Can Literally Start Whenever"
The host of BENOFTHEWEEK opens her episode with a one-month warning: she's about to turn 27. She frames this as a license to dispense life advice, because she has "lived 10,000 lives" and accumulated a "breadth and a wealth of knowledge and wisdom." The premise is simple — she asked her Instagram followers for questions, and she answers them in rapid succession, often with more self-disclosure than prescription.
The Career Question: It Doesn't Define You
The most recurring theme across submissions is career anxiety — what to pick, whether to switch, whether a PhD wastes your youth, whether blue-collar work is a consolation prize. The host's answer is consistent: your job is not your identity. She argues that Western culture "says your career is what defines you. It doesn't, and that's what makes it so fucking scary." She points out that most people switch careers six times in their life, and that the pressure to pick the "right" path at eighteen is misplaced.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:34) **Turning 27 & The Premise** - The host announces she's turning 27 in less than a month and, claiming a "breadth and a wealth of knowledge," decides to flip the script: instead of taking confessions, she will give life advice based on listener submissions.
- 2 (02:24) **How to Cope with Being a Lesbian** - The first submitted question is about self-hatred for being a lesbian, immediately followed by a question about a "big fat lesbian crush."
- 3 (03:48) **How Much Dave's Hot Chicken Is Too Much?** - A brief, humorous tangent on the fast-food chain.
- 4 (04:50) **Picking a Country to Exchange To** - Advice on choosing a study abroad destination, prioritizing the language barrier.
- 5 (05:35) **Help, I'm Still in Love with My Old Situation** - Responding to someone still hung up on an ex, she advises them to simply go be with that person and stop making it a "situation."
- 6 (05:52) **What Do I Do in My Twenties?** - A broad question about navigating one's twenties.
- 7 (06:32) **Advice for Agoraphobia** - A question about motivating someone with agoraphobia.
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Show Notes
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