Niel

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



I'm doing 41 things
 

Niel's Life List

  1. 1. Get a PhD
    2 team members . 27 entries . 141 cheers
    2,788 people
  2. 2. keep a good laboratory notebook
    18 entries . 25 cheers
    4 people
  3. 3. Watch a space shuttle launch
    1 entry
    957 people
  4. 4. plan
    17 entries . 27 cheers
    18 people
  5. 5. stick to a schedule
    6 entries . 8 cheers
    76 people
  6. 6. try an unschedule
    2 entries . 4 cheers
    1 person
  7. 7. do NaNoWriMo 2009
    17 entries . 6 cheers
    21 people
  8. 8. lose weight
    9 team members . 126 entries . 47 cheers
    36,386 people
  9. 9. never have a BMI of more than 29
    5 entries . 12 cheers
    1 person
  10. 10. be as buff as Yul Brynner in the Magnificent Seven
    6 entries . 8 cheers
    1 person
  11. 11. be able to touch the floor with the palms of my hands while standing up
    5 entries . 6 cheers
    119 people
  12. 12. read
    4 entries . 17 cheers
    532 people
  13. 13. live in a tidy, spacious environment
    20 entries . 35 cheers
    2 people
  14. 14. declutter 15 minutes a day
    16 entries . 31 cheers
    71 people
  15. 15. be an adventurer
    24 entries . 75 cheers
    14 people
  16. 16. keep track of each penny I spend
    32 entries . 31 cheers
    5 people
  17. 17. have an emergency fund
    5 entries . 8 cheers
    36 people
  18. 18. discover motivation through enjoyment
    34 entries . 47 cheers
    2 people
  19. 19. Make new friends
    8 entries . 25 cheers
    12,791 people
  20. 20. be an eligible bachelor
    8 entries . 30 cheers
    1 person
  21. 21. Make a list of 43 reasons why you want to be my girlfriend
    31 entries . 48 cheers
    1 person
  22. 22. fall in love with someone who loves me too
    8 entries . 20 cheers
    1,060 people
  23. 23. risk getting hurt in a relationship
    4 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 . 933 entries . 12 cheers
    161 people
  25. 25. write a Linux device driver
    3 entries . 15 cheers
    3 people
  26. 26. learn OpenCMS
    4 entries . 17 cheers
    1 person
  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
    969 people
  31. 31. start my own company
    11 entries . 36 cheers
    885 people
  32. 32. reveal 43 random and inconsequential things about myself
    29 entries . 5 cheers
    4 people
  33. 33. learn to talk to my boss
    4 entries . 18 cheers
    1 person
  34. 34. create my own Happiness Project
    15 entries . 21 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
    2 cheers
    53 people
  41. 41. update my website
    1 cheer
    298 people

How I did it
How to make a list of 43 things I'd like to own.
It took me
33 months
It made me
bored


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


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Recent entries
Daily: Reflect on at least 5 things for which I'm grateful (Happiness Manifesto #2) (read all 933 entries…)
Cold weather. 17 hours ago

It is Friday, and I am grateful …

... that I got all the papers marked before the weekend started.

... for the quiet satisfaction in having an instrument working again, and knowing exactly what the problem was.

... for the prospect of making some more modifications to the instrument before the next round of chromatography.

... for another good write-in, where I met new people.

... that I didn’t cancel the write-in because of work commitments, but carried on with it, just limiting the time I would put in on it.



Daily: Reflect on at least 5 things for which I'm grateful (Happiness Manifesto #2) (read all 933 entries…)
Loose screws. 1 day ago

It is Thursday, and I am grateful …

... that I found the loose bolt that gave me all those troubles this past year.

... for the beautiful noise-free temperature curves I get now.

... for another 2000 fresh words today.

... for the rain that’s falling.

... that too much sweetness isn’t toxic, just fattening.



do NaNoWriMo 2009 (read all 17 entries…)
32021 1 day ago

I attended a write-in today, but I was on my own. Which helped me blast through those 2000 words.

Another write-in tomorrow, for those who can’t make it weekends and nights. Should have two people there.



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