2. Nothing Really Changes, Everything Changes
This is something of a given, if you keep your eyes open and recognise the signs. But for those of us with fewer brain cells to rub together, don't be surprised if after-university blues come round and hit you in the stomach every few weeks. University really was the best time of your life, the perfect balance of adrenaline, purpose, guidance, control, levity and responsibility. You were surrounded by supporting friends all in the same position in life as you and it seems you could always scrounge an extra fiver from the back of the sofa for a night out with your mates. It's all changed, and yet it hasn't. Those friends are still there for you, but they're spread out across the world doing amazing things. The fiver down the back of the sofa isn't for beer anymore, it's for council tax. The hopes and dreams you worked so hard to maybe accomplish aren't a big step closer, they're a thousand tiny steps further away, with a handful of big ones thrown in for good measure. Still, if there isn't a silver lining, there is also one last bit of bad news. In this case, it's that...