So Matching why do so many of us so consistently deprioritize these things after graduation?

We simply fail to focus on it. Career success is visible and easy to define.

We can measure it in raises and promotions. And it has urgency because it's what allows us to pay our bills.

Community, meanwhile, is something soft and seemingly without urgency — we tell ourselves there will always be time for friendship, family, and community service just after we've mounted the next hill of career success.

But this skewed prioritization — done with the best of intentions — can lead us to sadly kick important relationships, civic service, and our own happiness and well-being further and further down the road.