Find Your Starting Point

Choose a Side Quest you care about and feel able to try. Think about the time, help, energy, and tools you have now.

A way to understand it

Two people can share the same dream and have different starting points. A nearby class may be within reach this month; an overseas journey may need preparation. Both possibilities can stay on the map.

Go deeper when useful

1. Choose a specific Side Quest. Make clear what “complete” would mean before rating it.
2. Try these rough guides: 10 = I could do it now; 9 = in a few weeks; 8 = in a few months; 7 = in about six months. Use 1–6 if you need more help or do not yet know how.
3. If you want, add why you chose that score. Think about time, money, skills, energy, help, and other things you need to do. The score is your best guess, not a promise.
4. Look among the 7–10s for something that also draws you in. If a meaningful quest scores lower, identify a smaller preparatory step and rate that step separately.

An example

Side Quest: attend one beginner pottery class. Readiness: 9; a nearby class fits next month. Why it matters: I want to make something with my hands. First step: compare two available classes.

What comes next

Save your shortlist. Next, widen the view to imagine a meaningful life across the nine areas before choosing your focus.