Niel

the more you practice the easier it gets.



I'm doing 42 things
 

Niel's Life List

  1. 1. Get a PhD
    2 team members . 37 entries . 175 cheers
    2,913 people
  2. 2. get on top of my Scopus Alerts
    5 entries . 1 cheer
    1 person
  3. 3. keep a good laboratory notebook
    18 entries . 40 cheers
    3 people
  4. 4. register as a professional scientist
    5 entries . 7 cheers
    1 person
  5. 5. plan
    19 entries . 26 cheers
    17 people
  6. 6. fix my car
    29 entries . 19 cheers
    258 people
  7. 7. stick to a schedule
    8 entries . 16 cheers
    82 people
  8. 8. try an unschedule
    3 entries . 19 cheers
    1 person
  9. 9. lose weight
    9 team members . 144 entries . 49 cheers
    39,148 people
  10. 10. never have a BMI of more than 29
    5 entries . 12 cheers
    1 person
  11. 11. quit eating sugar
    13 entries . 12 cheers
    116 people
  12. 12. be as buff as Yul Brynner in the Magnificent Seven
    10 entries . 16 cheers
    1 person
  13. 13. stretch every day
    10 entries . 18 cheers
    575 people
  14. 14. read
    4 entries . 27 cheers
    587 people
  15. 15. live in a tidy, spacious environment
    31 entries . 40 cheers
    2 people
  16. 16. declutter 15 minutes a day
    17 entries . 44 cheers
    81 people
  17. 17. be an adventurer
    25 entries . 87 cheers
    18 people
  18. 18. keep track of each penny I spend
    41 entries . 36 cheers
    5 people
  19. 19. have an emergency fund
    9 entries . 18 cheers
    51 people
  20. 20. discover motivation through enjoyment
    36 entries . 55 cheers
    2 people
  21. 21. Make new friends
    8 entries . 28 cheers
    13,693 people
  22. 22. visit old friends
    6 entries . 6 cheers
    48 people
  23. 23. be an eligible bachelor
    9 entries . 31 cheers
    1 person
  24. 24. Make a list of 43 reasons why you want to be my girlfriend
    39 entries . 48 cheers
    1 person
  25. 25. fall in love with someone who loves me too
    8 entries . 25 cheers
    1,095 people
  26. 26. risk getting hurt in a relationship
    9 entries . 11 cheers
    1 person
  27. 27. write a Linux device driver
    3 entries . 20 cheers
    5 people
  28. 28. learn OpenCMS
    4 entries . 15 cheers
    1 person
  29. 29. hike the Fish River Canyon
    5 entries . 24 cheers
    4 people
  30. 30. learn zulu
    10 entries . 35 cheers
    64 people
  31. 31. own a home
    2 entries . 27 cheers
    1,065 people
  32. 32. start my own company
    11 entries . 39 cheers
    954 people
  33. 33. awesome things
    7 entries . 3 cheers
    1 person
  34. 34. learn to talk to my boss
    6 entries . 21 cheers
    1 person
  35. 35. create my own Happiness Project
    19 entries . 24 cheers
    5 people
  36. 36. go sailing again
    2010 resolution . 3 entries . 7 cheers
    9 people
  37. 37. photograph my slides
    3 entries . 1 cheer
    1 person
  38. 38. update my website
    1 entry . 2 cheers
    301 people
  39. 39. Make a giraffe for onemilliongiraffes.com
    3 entries . 4 cheers
    40 people
  40. 40. Learn WinForms well
    5 entries . 1 cheer
    2 people
  41. 41. Daily list all the ways I had fun
    11 entries . 5 cheers
    2 people
  42. 42. 'cleansweep' my life up to 100% (http://betterme.org/cleansweep.html)
    3 entries . 1 cheer
    127 people

How I did it
How to skinny dip
It took me
1 day
It made me


How to do NaPoWriMo 2010 (A Poem a day in April)
It took me
30 days
It made me
meh


How to see a Short Sunderland flying boat
It took me
1 day
It made me
satisfied.


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Recent entries
Daily: Reflect on at least 5 things for which I'm grateful (Happiness Manifesto #2) (read all 1079 entries…)
Languauge 7 hours ago

It is Wednesday, and I am grateful …

... for a Toastmasters meeting filled to the brim with excellent, moving, inspiring speeches.

... for the loveliness of Afrikaans.

... for the spring weather. Short sleeves!

... for room for improvement.

...



Daily: Reflect on at least 5 things for which I'm grateful (Happiness Manifesto #2) (read all 1079 entries…)
Latch 1 day ago

It is Tuesday and I am grateful …

... that my bathroom door now latches and no longer needs to be wedged.

... for R2 = 1. That’s the way I like my science.

... for fluoxetine and buspirone.

... that many hands made light work of the washing up after the contest.

... for unfinshed things.



Daily: Reflect on at least 5 things for which I'm grateful (Happiness Manifesto #2) (read all 1079 entries…)
Dosed 1 day ago

It is Monday, and I am grateful …

... for a full-power workout in the gym. I can start upping the weights again from next week.

... for stewed apple and custard for lunch, and my dear mother who went to the effort of making it fresh this morning.

... for a short and simple appointment with my doctor, who helped me with what I needed without wasting time.

... that I can stop when I’ve done enough.



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