This is very true!
I was drifting thru life until I turned 27 and then realized I needed to make a change.
Went into engineering and never turned back.
My only regret is I didn’t realize it at 20.
Same here.
My stepson was a “ne’redowell” until he turned about 25. He even spent a year in prison, mainly because it was a small town and the judge hated him. The kid is also very smart. That was in 1997 and he was 18.
But something clicked and he became a journeyman ironworker at around 25. He just got tired of being a goof off. He’s now a HIGHLY respected and sought after Journeyman in the Seattle area construction scene, making a good six figures.
He just needed to get into that last phase of brain development.