My advice from the ripe old age of 35.

Career
ask yourself what do you really want to do?, if you dont know-- then line yourself up with a degree that gives you options (not sure english literature counts)
a degree does help open up doors or allows you to specialise- ie if i could go back i would do medicine (also great for getting chicks being a doctor)- great money, status, helping others too, can work anywhere in the world easily- in demand everywhere

couple of years ago i had a midlife career crisis (i work in IT) did a hypnotherapy qualification, looked at all sorts of jobs (that will pay well) all required a degree, medicine, etc- and i simply couldnt justify with a house doing a full time 5 year degree and being 40ish
so my point is--- if you get it right early on, lifes a lot easier
thankfully without a degree my line of work in IT can still pay very well


Girls
stop going out fixating on how many approaches and standing in abrs thinking right i need to approach her etc
make a conversation situational-- chatting with friends, notice a chick behind you and turn round and throw some offhand comment at her, get chatting to chicks at the bar is a good one waiting to get served
you are building approaches into being somthing big and serious--
let your only intention of going out- to be for a laugh with your friends-- its not a difficult thing approaching in front of them because when its situational you are not actually approaching.

focus on enjoying doing somthing other than chasing chicks -- hit the gym, take dance lessons- do both!
girls love a nice body-- plus it gives you value in yourself through self confidence, girls love somone that can dance-- combine the 2 and it goes a long way to you being awesome
girls automatically think you are either good in bed or gay if you can dance-- thing is both of those actually attract girls (the gay thing) in a non threatening way to open.

ive never gone out with the intention to pull girls never ever and i dont ever plan on it.