8 Life Lessons I Learned Being Unemployed for All of 2025 (11 Months Without a Job)

I was unemployed for almost all of 2025 – 11 months to be exact – after getting laid off from my $131,000 tech job. What started as the worst thing that could happen became the most transformative year of my life. If you’re currently unemployed, recently laid off, or going through a hard season, these 8 life lessons from my year of unemployment might help you too. #unemployed #unemployment #jobless #layoffs #lifelessons

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Timestamp
0:00 A rollercoaster of a year
1:56 Lesson 1
7:20 Lesson 2
9:15 Lesson 3
12:48 Lesson 4
15:41 Lesson 5
19:07 Lesson 6
20:42 Lesson 7
25:20 Lesson 8

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