«"But what am I doing with my life?"»

You stare at the ceiling, it's 3am. You question your whole life, wondering if you shouldn't just drop everything and become a shepherd in Iceland.

We're going to calm your brain with 5 simple questions to ask yourself, no stress required.

1. Am I exhausted or truly unhappy?

Ask yourself if you're questioning your entire life... or if you just need to sleep and relax. An overload of work or stress can make you feel like everything is awful, when it's really your body that's screaming for help.

Quick question: would I think the same after two weeks of a real break, without emails, without meetings, without obligations?

2. What still gives me energy?

Not everything is necessarily worthless: there are often little things that make you feel good. It could be a creative activity, a friend with whom you feel like yourself, or that specific moment of the week when you finally breathe.

Note down one or two things that still give you a little joy: these are avenues for the future, points of support rather than tearing everything down.

3. Have I actually tried to change anything?

Before dreaming of elsewhere, see if you have tried adjustments in your real life: asking for an accommodation at work, saying no to a project that is consuming you, testing the beginning of a career change or a side project.

If you've never tried it, you may not need to drop everything, but start with a small, concrete change this week.

4. What do I really want next?

Or, to return to our example, what am I looking for behind the life of a shepherdess in Iceland? Life with sheep is above all the image of a simpler life: nature, silence, no notifications, no Teams meetings.

Forget about it «" it's necessary »and the «"I should.". Instead, ask yourself: what would a more aligned life look like for me? More time, more freedom, more meaning, more creativity, more calm?

Choose a direction that resonates with you and find a small action you can take now: learn more, talk to someone about it, try something out in a new version «" draft ".

5. And if I really left, am I ready?

Quickly project yourself into the future: how you earn a living, how much savings you need, what you are leaving behind (loved ones, comfort, habits).

If it scares you but also excites you, it's a path worth exploring quietly; if it paralyzes you, keep the dream as your compass, but build a more realistic version here and now.

The next time you panic at 3 a.m., instead of replaying your entire life in your head, ask yourself these 5 questions, jot down a few answers, then go back to sleep. You don't have to drop everything to start changing: a small, lucid step is better than a plane ticket bought in the middle of a sleepless night.