Niel

is figuring out if he likes what he's doing.



I'm doing 43 things
 

Niel's Life List

  1. 1. Get a PhD
    2 team members . 26 entries . 141 cheers
    2,775 people
  2. 2. keep a good laboratory notebook
    18 entries . 24 cheers
    4 people
  3. 3. plan
    17 entries . 26 cheers
    18 people
  4. 4. stick to a schedule
    6 entries . 8 cheers
    77 people
  5. 5. try an unschedule
    2 entries . 2 cheers
    1 person
  6. 6. do NaNoWriMo 2009
    6 entries . 2 cheers
    25 people
  7. 7. lose weight
    9 team members . 123 entries . 47 cheers
    36,262 people
  8. 8. be as buff as Yul Brynner in the Magnificent Seven
    5 entries . 8 cheers
    1 person
  9. 9. be able to touch the floor with the palms of my hands while standing up
    5 entries . 5 cheers
    119 people
  10. 10. never have a BMI of more than 29
    5 entries . 12 cheers
    1 person
  11. 11. read
    4 entries . 17 cheers
    529 people
  12. 12. live in a tidy, spacious environment
    19 entries . 35 cheers
    2 people
  13. 13. declutter 15 minutes a day
    16 entries . 29 cheers
    71 people
  14. 14. be an adventurer
    23 entries . 72 cheers
    14 people
  15. 15. keep track of each penny I spend
    31 entries . 31 cheers
    5 people
  16. 16. have an emergency fund
    5 entries . 6 cheers
    36 people
  17. 17. discover motivation through enjoyment
    34 entries . 45 cheers
    2 people
  18. 18. make a list of 43 things I'd like to own
    41 entries . 7 cheers
    2 people
  19. 19. Make new friends
    8 entries . 25 cheers
    12,712 people
  20. 20. be an eligible bachelor
    8 entries . 29 cheers
    1 person
  21. 21. Make a list of 43 reasons why you want to be my girlfriend
    31 entries . 45 cheers
    1 person
  22. 22. fall in love with someone who loves me too
    8 entries . 18 cheers
    1,060 people
  23. 23. risk getting hurt in a relationship
    3 entries . 2 cheers
    1 person
  24. 24. Daily: Reflect on at least 5 things for which I'm grateful (Happiness Manifesto #2)
    14 team members . 920 entries . 12 cheers
    160 people
  25. 25. write a Linux device driver
    3 entries . 15 cheers
    3 people
  26. 26. learn C#
    4 entries . 17 cheers
    619 people
  27. 27. fix my car
    27 entries . 13 cheers
    245 people
  28. 28. hike the Fish River Canyon
    4 entries . 24 cheers
    5 people
  29. 29. learn zulu
    9 entries . 31 cheers
    54 people
  30. 30. own a home
    2 entries . 26 cheers
    962 people
  31. 31. start my own company
    11 entries . 36 cheers
    888 people
  32. 32. reveal 43 random and inconsequential things about myself
    26 entries . 5 cheers
    4 people
  33. 33. learn to talk to my boss
    4 entries . 17 cheers
    1 person
  34. 34. create my own Happiness Project
    14 entries . 20 cheers
    3 people
  35. 35. see a Short Sunderland flying boat
    3 entries . 2 cheers
    1 person
  36. 36. go sailing again
    2 entries . 4 cheers
    8 people
  37. 37. photograph my slides
    1 entry . 1 cheer
    1 person
  38. 38. Present at Riva 2010
    1 entry . 1 cheer
    1 person
  39. 39. Create a topic for daily journal writing
    2 team members . 10 entries . 2 cheers
    3 people
  40. 40. Do a 2009 holiday card exchange with my 43Things friends
    1 cheer
    49 people
  41. 41. Celebrate the FUN side of life with NinaWills as she turns 35 on October 29th
    3 people
  42. 42. Zonino! Celebrate with LL and Fishboy as they live together finally!
    1 entry
    26 people
  43. 43. Celebrate Flirt's birthday with chocolate, flirtinis and anything purple on Nov 11th
    53 people

How I did it
How to do another triathlon.
It took me
1 year
It made me
feel fit


How to mindfully and gently examine some of my habits
It took me
3 years
It made me
untethered


How to enjoy Spring Break with my family
It took me
5 days
It made me
aware of nature


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Recent entries
Daily: Reflect on at least 5 things for which I'm grateful (Happiness Manifesto #2) (read all 920 entries…)
Green market 12 hours ago

It is Saturday, and I am grateful …

... that I got a thousand words down despite everything that happened today.

... for the people who helped us load our stuff at the Green Market.

... for doctors, and that they work on Saturdays, and that they could help my brother.

... for an ambitious young man. Not only is he the kind of person the country needs, he might even sell some of our firelighters.

... that I found the source of the roof sheeting made of recycled plastic.



Daily: Reflect on at least 5 things for which I'm grateful (Happiness Manifesto #2) (read all 920 entries…)
Signal. 1 day ago

It is Friday, and I am grateful …

... that I found how to get a stable, accurate signal.

... for progress in the gym.

... for a nice supper waiting when I got home.

... that a small plan is coming together.

... that lack of sleep is not a killer disease.



create my own Happiness Project (read all 14 entries…)
Admit it 1 day ago

I have to admit it: I like sorting things.

I like taking a jumble of things and bringing order to it. I like unsnarling rope or cables. And it’s not only the idea that I like, I like getting my hands on the things, and I would willingly spend hours sorting them.



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