Raise your hand if you’re confused. (Can I raise my own hand?)
If you spend more than 2min on the internet, you’ll eventually run into all the gurus telling you what you should be doing and what you should be avoiding. Great, right? Well, yes…
Until you run into another guru who tells you that everything that first guru said is wrong and it’s all backwards. And then another guru who’s somewhere in between, and another guru who’s on the other extreme of that. And another guru. And another one. Another one. Fifty more for good measure. And then one final guru.
So again I’ll say, raise your hand if you’re confused.
This isn’t a new idea. As trends come and go. Ideas become mainstream, then fall out of favor. It becomes “cool” to be against the grain. And then it becomes “cool” to be against going against the grain. I always remember the style trend of short-sleeve t-shirt over the long-sleeve t-shirt thing; I was proudly wearing that to childhood playdates. Safe to say, I haven’t rocked that combo since 2007.
With all that being said, I wanted to create a place to share real ideas, authentic struggles, and genuine wins and losses—no matter how minuscule they might be. Hence, mypostgradlife was created.
No gurus. No experts. Just real-life experience. Brought to you by an average guy who’s actively going through one of the most transformative years of his life (or so I’m told—I have no idea what I’m doing either).
I want to be able to share valuable lessons I’m actively learning, mistakes I’m actively making, and throw out thoughts that I know I’m not the only one actively thinking about.
A bit about me: I am 25 years old. I graduated college in 2023. I moved to Nashville, TN from Small Town, Massachusetts a month after I graduated. I work an office job that some days I love and some days, not so much. I like being active. I like music. I like hanging out with friends.
A bit deeper: I have had 3 serious girlfriends and have had 3 break ups. I miss my family. I just want to be happy. I don’t know where I see myself in 5 years. I’ve lost close friends for stupid reasons. I want a dog but don’t want the responsibility. I wonder if I’m doing enough. I wonder if I’m doing too much. I think a lot. Probably too much.
I’m sharing those bits about myself is because I know I am not the only one who feels these things. I am sure at least a few of those thoughts sound familiar to you.
So yes, now you know why I’m here. And why you’re here too.
So what will you find here?
Pretty much everything related to what shapes our twenties: Career, Relationships, Lifestyle, Fitness, Hobbies, Finances, Family, Spirituality, etc. Whether we like it or not, we all have to face these things head-on at some point during this time.
I loved my days at college—truly. But this isn’t college anymore. It’s time to grow, to live, and to write your story.
This is mypostgradlife. Glad to have you aboard.
—Will
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