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zebra2 · 3157 days ago · link · · parent · post: How did you find out what you wanted to do in life?
I'm close to getting my PhD in chemistry. Still not sure what I want. For me, the past couple years have been realizing that I what I want are the things outside of my career and life goals. Hobbies, weekends, financial security, my own house, a yard to work with, a garage to turn into a practice studio, etc. I just want something that enables those things, and that I can have some satisfaction in doing. Until now I've been trying hard to be on the up-and-up, being a top contender in my class and so on, and I've done pretty well at it so far, but I know now that isn't something I want to keep doing. I get more satisfaction from making making things, my band, or my other hobbies than I do at work.