I'm doing 38 things
4 months : ]
7 months ago
Only four months until I’m out of the town I’ve lived in my whole life and into the University of Iowa :] I can’t wait…
Abe Nelson's Life List
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1. figure out where home is
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2. grow 10,000 trees from seeds
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3. own a house
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4. write a book series
1 cheer11 people -
5. Write every day
1 cheer876 people -
6. Do the APK Warm-up/WOD daily
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7. publish a short story
2 cheers322 people -
8. write a cookbook
3 cheers248 people -
9. be more social
2 entries . 3 cheers5,099 people -
10. learn to dance
1 entry . 1 cheer6,580 people -
11. learn how to freerun
2 cheers25 people -
12. learn to draw
2 entries1,985 people -
13. Read 100 classic novels
2 entries . 5 cheers248 people -
14. do an aerial cartwheel
1 entry122 people -
15. run a 10K
13 entries . 2 cheers960 people -
16. run a marathon
1 cheer10,451 people -
17. jump a car
1 entry2 people -
18. do a front flip
20 people -
19. do a backflip
825 people -
20. base jump
365 people -
21. Skydive
1 entry . 3 cheers10,181 people -
22. climb more trees
2 cheers87 people -
23. climb a mountain
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24. go to college
1 entry . 3 cheers3,974 people -
25. ollie over a bike
1 person -
26. bungee jump
1 cheer3,435 people -
27. learn to breakdance
981 people -
28. do the splits
1 cheer2,014 people -
29. win 500 Warcraft 3 FT solo games
1 person -
30. get 1 million neopoints
1 entry . 1 cheer407 people -
31. Take a cooking class
2 cheers702 people -
32. create my own website
5,235 people -
33. Collect 100 quotes that inspire me, motivate me, and that I just plain like!
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34. make a game
1 entry . 1 cheer1,196 people -
35. understand "A Brief History of Time"
1 entry . 1 cheer3 people -
36. Brush my teeth three times a day
6 entries . 1 cheer21 people -
37. post 43 pictures pertaining to my life
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38. become better with people
1 person
How I did it
It made me
inspired 
How I did it: At first I tried making really strict guidelines for what I should be doing, and for how long. Needless to say, that flopped. What finally worked was writing in a notebook every once in awhile: the things I wanted, how I was going to try to get them, what I was doing. Basically, I was using the notebook to hold myself accountable for what I wanted. If I wasn't doing something to get the where I wanted to be, the notebook guilt-tripped me … Read how I did it…
It made me
happy
How I did it: I saved a few words for each day in a notepad document, then posted entries on each day when I had time. After a few weeks, I started running out of the everyday things that made me happy. Not wanting to repeat the same things over and over again for a year, I started looking for little things to make me happy. Basically, you slowly turn yourself into an optimist. Read how I did it…
It made me
How I did it: I was a little bit friendlier than I was before and it just kind of happened on its own. It took me longer to realize I'd finished this goal than it did to actually do it Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
Done
7 months ago
1.Love
2.Science
3.Dark Chocolate
4.Writing
5.Trees
6.Music
7.Life
8.Art
9.Creating Art
10.People Watching
11.Humor
12.Growing plants
13.Philosophy
14.Dancing
15.Singing
16.Running
17.Exercising
18.Eating Healthy
19.Being Vegan
20.Drumline
21.Thunderstorms
22.Coffee shops
23.Surprises
24.Zelda
25.Harmonica Music
26.Free running
27.Outside
28.The Sky
29.Strategy Games
30.Curry
31.Animals
32.Nature
33.Thought provoking quotes
34.Home*
35.Energy
36.Cooking
37.Movie music
38.Bunnies
39.Challenges
40.Letting Loose
41.Youtube
42.The Office
43.Death Note
44.Hope
45.Inspiration
46.Spicy Food
47.Sleep
48.Driving
49.Writing music
50.Fresh food
51.Imagination
52.Day dreaming
53.Action
54.Vocational studies
55.Reading
56.Darkness
57.Pandora
58.Inside jokes
59.Intellectual discussions
60.Meditation
61.My car
62.French
63.Amelie
64.Seasonal Food
65.Obama
66.Wine
67.Mini-notebooks
68.Scrabble
69.Pool
70.Cupcakes
71.Pie
72.Organization
73.Having a Plan
74.Natural light
75.Electric/hybrid cars
76.Organic food
77.Exploring
78.Little kids
79.Water
80.Cool Colors
81.Natural Ecosystems
82.Blankets
83.Homemade/DIY things
84.Bright, vivid colors
85.Relaxing
86.Stimulating songs
87.Days completely off
88.Time-lapse nature photography
89.Walking in the rain
90.Mushroom hunting
91.Unique rhythms
92.Biking
93.Compact/efficient items
94.Silence
95.Friends
96.Incense
97.Co-ops
98.Snuggling
99.Finishing goals
100.43things
Done :]
10 months ago
I’d say this one is done. All it really took was a mini-notebook, something to hold myself accountable for the things I want and do. Initially I wrote in it everyday, but once I got going, I only needed to do it like once a week, which I’m still doing. This goal is making a huge difference :]
