The start of my good life

I'm a person who is struggling with the idea of how to be happy, productive and successful in life. It's not that I'm unhappy with my life right now, it's just that I have a distinct feeling that it could be better.

Thus far, I feel like I've kind of drifted through life. Jobs came my way and I did them, opportunities for more study came to me and I took them. And now I stand, 31 years old, single, fairly poor but with a decent job, just finished my PhD and wondering what happens next. Drifting hasn't led me to a bad place, but I don't think I want to trust the rest of my life to chance. I'd like to have a more purposeful life.

For the past seven years, I've been putting lots of things off because "I have to focus on my PhD". Now that it's over, I don't even know what I want to do anymore. I don't really have any hobbies, most of my friends are busy with raising children, and I don't even know what I like doing.

This blog is going to be my tool and my record as I try to figure out what kind of life I want to live - a good life.