Your First 40 Years Were a Lie | Carl Jung

Carl Jung famously said that life begins at 40. What if everything you thought about midlife was wrong? For years, society has told us that turning 40 is the beginning of decline—an age marked by fading dreams, lost youth, and inevitable regret. But what if midlife isn’t the beginning of the end… but the moment life truly begins? Carl Jung, one of the greatest minds in psychology, believed that our first 40 years are spent building a version of ourselves that fits the world—chasing success, approval, and security. But after 40, we are called to something deeper: the journey toward wholeness. This is the Advice to My Younger Self letter I wish I had read when I was younger—a message from my older self, shaped by the wisdom of six brilliant minds who understood what really matters. #carljung #thejungianpsyche