Because accusing someone of being a hypocrite is one the best ways to put down their argument, people often frame hypocrisy as "first they said [one thing]" followed by "then they said [a contradicting thing]"—often committing a number of logical errors such as "they" being different people being lumped together into a monolith.
https://yourmeaninginlife.com/blog/they-are-not-necessarily-hypocrites
You decide what meaning the events in your life have to you.
https://yourmeaninginlife.com/blog/you-can-find-meaning-in-whatever-happens-to-you
Asking where you see yourself in five years is a good exercise to determine both where you're going and what you want to be doing today to reach your desired future state.
https://yourmeaninginlife.com/blog/where-do-you-see-yourself-in-five-years