I'll add to my own that I was always very introverted and so having a lot of friends was never all that important to me; circumstantially my life also turned out that way due to constant long-distance geographical moves when I was a kid.

As for "personal development," that I can definitely relate to! In many ways, I seem to have gone about things "backwards." As I have watched people around me, it seemed like they would build lives and careers, success and a healthy bank account... and then suddenly realize that they needed to find deeper meaning in their lives, and would go "seeking" in their 40's and 50's.

I thought I needed to fully understand the meaning of life and my place in it before I could possibly go forth into the world and be "successful" at anything. But in doing so, I came to the realization that most of the people who had "gone forth and tried to conquer" actually weren't very happy with the outcome.

In my late 30's, I really embraced the idea that I was a Human BE-ing, not a Human DO-ing, or a Human HAVE-ing.

This set off a new sort of struggle, as I came to have a better understanding of how the world (at large) pretty much isn't designed for those who don't want to "produce" and "consume" as a way of life.

Hmmm... I think there's actually a post hiding in here somewhere....!