The thing that made you weird in middle school might be what makes you valuable at twenty-five.

Adolescence rewards blending in, so anything unusual about you gets punished right when you are least equipped to defend it. Adult life runs on different rules, where the common skills are crowded and the odd ones are scarce. The obsession nobody understood often turns out to be the only thing you know deeply.

Think back to what you were teased for caring too much about, and check whether you abandoned it or just hid it. If it is still there, give it an hour this week without justifying it. The strange part of you is usually the part with the least competition.