I'm doing 23 things
With the proviso
4 years ago
that you read http://www.thenewatlantis.com/archive/6/rosen.htm so that you’ll feel bad. For a second.
Method's Life List
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1. be less arrogant
20 people -
2. Write for a living
315 people -
3. write my memoir
45 people -
4. be better at math
180 people -
5. learn physics
108 people -
6. write in my journal more often
550 people -
7. learn martial arts
703 people -
8. lift weights
161 people -
9. Learn to cook
7,835 people -
10. learn how to draw
236 people -
11. contribute to an open source project
111 people -
12. Be called a "public intellectual"
1 cheer1 person -
13. learn german so I can read Kafka properly
3 people -
14. write a graphic novel
131 people -
15. read more philosophy
97 people -
16. meditate
2,560 people -
17. learn french
10,132 people -
18. Learn Japanese
9,427 people -
19. update my website
1 cheer292 people -
20. stop smoking
1 cheer2,949 people -
21. Work at a homeless shelter
1 cheer4 people -
22. Help find a cure for HIV/AIDS
1 entry . 4 cheers1 person -
23. Write more about kafka
1 cheer1 person
Recent entries
Monthly payments.
4 years ago
A guy holding a clipboard accosted me on the street and being nonconfrontational, I signed up for a small $25 recurring-monthly donation to Save the Children. It’s a pittance that I don’t notice and no longer treat as income. I would like to continue this kind of giving with larger amounts.
Syntax
4 years ago
I keep memorizing and then slowly forgetting syntax, without ever accomplishing much. I usually get bogged down researching standard libraries and investigating short cuts, wanting to do something cool first.
