I believe the 'good life' may refer to as a life that one would like to live. It really depends on that person and what they want to pursue in their lifetime and what inspires them each and every day. For me, it would be spent in a studio or gallery space looking and making art with all my ideas flow out of me creating something entirely new. In Fitzgerald's case, the 'good life' is to find something that is spontaneous and that makes you happy. For example, the people of the 1920's in The Great Gatsby find extravigant parties, cocktails and socializing what they considered to be the 'good life'. When comparing my definition to Fitzgerald's, we have very similar views on the subject however our ideas in which we describe them are different. The 'good life' can mean something to one but not the other.
I agree with you completely that while most people probably have similar views on what the concept of the good life is, the way they would describe them will probably be different.
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