LeadhyenaInrandomtan




I'm doing 19 things
 

LeadhyenaInrandomtan's Life List

  1. 1. swim the english channel
    83 people
  2. 2. get finances in order
    11 people
  3. 3. organize
    2 entries
    162 people
  4. 4. get my PHD
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    628 people
  5. 5. improve my diet
    105 people
  6. 6. start running again
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    374 people
  7. 7. learn Japanese
    8,343 people
  8. 8. Complete a triathalon
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    274 people
  9. 9. travel the world
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    15,221 people
  10. 10. meditate daily
    3,418 people
  11. 11. be smarter
    183 people
  12. 12. Learn a martial art
    1,250 people
  13. 13. Skydive
    8,403 people
  14. 14. live to 100
    45 people
  15. 15. stop procrastinating
    22,994 people
  16. 16. Watch a space shuttle launch
    905 people
  17. 17. Become Financially Independent
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    4,430 people
  18. 18. eat healthier
    8,170 people
  19. 19. get a six pack
    2,493 people
Recent entries
do more karaoke
Surprised there aren't more people... 1 year ago

...who are interested in doing karaoke??? It’s a blast and a great excuse to get drunk if you don’t mind making an ass of yourself, as well as a great excuse to make an ass of yourself if you’re planning on getting drunk. :) Seriously, we all need to blow off steam once in a while, and this is one way to do it.
In fact I plan to do some more on Wednesday.


Read more
Books I've read in the last two months... 1 year ago

Funny that this is one of the only resolutions that I’m doing really well about keeping. I’ve read the most amazing books in the last 2 months, including:
Getting Things Done—David Allen
This book is required reading for anyone who works a white-collar job. I can’t imagine getting organized and productive anymore without his guidance.
Mind Hacks, Mind Performance Hacks—Ron Hale-Evans
These two amazing books help explain the workings of the brain. An extremely interesting thing to read while also reading GTD.
The Road—Cormac McCarthy
This is the most prolific book of our time. Hands down. As depressing as the book was, I will end up rereading it at least two more times before I understand the two main characters in detail. I am more like the man but strive to be more like the boy. This thought scared me more than the landscape.
The World Inside—Robert Silverberg
Another dystopian novel, not nearly as prolific, but interesting in its own way. I only wish that you didn’t have to write a sexually shocking book in order to get published in the 70s, the free-love movement unfortunately vomiting over culture. The urbmon concept is really interesting though, and I do agree with the hypothesis that humans will evolve to mold into the constraints of their environment, be it biological, social, or political.
Also on audiobook I’m finishing Altered Carbok by Richard K. Morgan (thanking fate for Audible and iPods). Talk about dystopia. I still really don’t know what to think of the whole concept of sleeving.
I can say that I have accomplished restarting my reading bug again for the following reasons:
1. The only TV I watch anymore is whatever I can get from my iPod, South Park, or Lost. I’ve gone down from 20 hr/wk to 4.
2. I have 4 books on my plate now: The Illuminatus Trilogy (enjoyable reread), Them (interesting nonfiction about conspiracy theories), Freakonomics (wonderful way to learn economics), and David Allen’s sequel Ready For Anything.
3. I see no stop to reading in my foreseeable future.


organize (read all 2 entries…)
David Allen knows... 1 year ago

I just finished reading Getting Things Done by David Allen. This is a very important book for anyone wanting to understand why you should get organized. I didn’t realize how much I was wasting by not doing so. It’s interesting that the book is about productivity and yet this is the first thing I thought to comment upon after reading it. Take it as a sign and check the book out; there are some really good hints there.


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