Starting out in life: Reasonable career vs life purpose

[something_else]

I've recently just moved out from my parents house, and have just graduated. I've got a job as a software engineer which is essentially perfect for me right now, good pay, amazing and highly motivated people, remote work and extremely flexible with when I work etc.

My plan right now is to work this job for a year, and during that time really focus on improving the social parts of my life. I missed out on a lot of that in university, due to being in a relationship for the first half, and covid for the 2nd half. And I feel like I really missed out. This lack of socialisation feels like the cause of the most pain points in my life right now.

However, should I be seriously considering and experimenting with what I really want to do long term with my life as well, or just focus on improving socially?

I'm aware from talking with friends and family how easy it is to slip into a routine of working a well paying and reasonably stimulating job. I don't want to fall into that trap. I want more.

TLDR; My mind keeps flip-flopping between telling me I'm A) being lazy by not also considering what I want to do long term and B) being wise by limiting the scope of my improvement to one area: socialisation. Which of these seems more truthful to you?

Any comments/advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks

 

[BipolarGrowth]

Is there not enough time to think about your future and still socialize a lot? You could figure out a good future plan for yourself in one evening if you just put a few hours into really thinking about it. Will it be perfect? Of course not, but you can figure out a lot rather quickly. You’ll need to adjust your plan as time goes on and things change, but why not do some thinking about your future occasionally while your main focus can be gaining social experiences? 

Edited May 26, 2021 by BipolarGrowth