Start saving for retirement now. You can make literally millions by putting away 10% of your income early on. Do it automatically so you never even notice the money gone.

If you are worried about making the wrong choice and your company doesn’t have a 401k, open an IRA somewhere (Fidelity if you need someone to make the decision for you) and pick a date targeted fund. Set up auto deposit. Never look at the balance.

You can always make it better later but for now the best thing to do is start. Don’t let analysis paralysis get in the way.

I never want to look in any direction without seeing a screen. Preferably 3.

Get therapy or read Mating in Captivity by Esther Perel

OK, so it’s not mental illness, it’s realism. How do you propose people deal with that situation?

I would start with therapies that help them identify what changes they need to make. Then, give the person treatments that have been proven to create better outcomes for people-in-depressing-circumstances (lifestyle and pharmaceutical).

Oh hey, I just invented mental healthcare for people with “realism.”