

Life is, famously, not easy.
Even adulthood and the wisdom that age brings doesn't make things any more straightforward, as life keeps finding new ways to challenge us and just basically make things annoyingly difficult - just when we thought we had it all figured out.
Thankfully, though, if you've ever felt this way, you're certainly not alone - and you can also take solace in the fact that the amazingly talented artist Shenanigansen also knows how you feel.
The Massachusetts-based illustrator has created a whole host of comic strips, detailing our daily struggles with self-esteem, optimism, pessimism, setbacks, friendships and everything in between, which all ring true.
You can check out more of his work here, and our favourite selections below.
Two different approaches to living life
How to make friends as an adult
Self-esteem
Type A vs Type B Personalities
Uniqueness
Eating healthily
The internet
Dealing with challenges
Confidence and anxiety
Living with capitalism
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As Content Director of Shortlist, Marc likes nothing more than to compile endless lists of an evening by candlelight. He started out life as a movie writer for numerous (now defunct) magazines and soon found himself online - editing a gaggle of gadget sites, including TechRadar, Digital Camera World and Tom's Guide UK. At Shortlist you'll find him mostly writing about movies and tech, so no change there then.