I'm doing 25 things
“I love people. I love them, I think, as a stamp collector loves his collection. Every story, every incident, every bit of conversation is raw material for me. My love’s not impersonal yet not wholly subjective either. I would like to be everyone, a cripple, a dying man, a whore, and then come back to write about my thoughts, my emotions, as that person. But I am not omniscient. I have to live my life, and it is the only one I’ll ever have. And you cannot regard your own life with objective curiosity all the time.”
~Sylvia Plath
Finn's Life List
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1. Send a message in a bottle
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2. finish my stamp collection
1 entry . 2 cheers2 people -
3. become fluent in German
2 entries . 1 cheer417 people -
4. find a message in a bottle
4 cheers246 people -
5. become a writer
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6. Fall in love
2 cheers27,218 people -
7. use all this stationery i have accumulated
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8. Learn Japanese
1 entry . 3 cheers10,760 people -
9. tell fewer lies
4 cheers22 people -
10. Record an album
1 cheer1,312 people -
11. beat social anxiety
2 cheers496 people -
12. be happy
1 cheer24,869 people -
13. be happier
1,071 people -
14. be happy this time next year
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15. Open a used bookstore
3 cheers22 people -
16. learn Swedish
2 cheers754 people -
17. beat depression and anxiety
2 cheers5 people -
18. Find 100 quotes that inspire me
10 entries . 1 cheer12 people -
19. be on wikipedia
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20. read Anna Karenina
1 cheer191 people -
21. write a song on the ukulele
1 entry . 2 cheers3 people -
22. Visit Japan
3 cheers6,010 people -
23. write a book
2 entries . 3 cheers31,070 people -
24. learn to read tarot cards
1 entry . 2 cheers126 people -
25. find a pen pal
1 cheer577 people
How I did it
It made me 
How I did it: I just got up one day and decided to try out some origami patterns. Nothing to it! As long as you have a clear guide, like the book that came with my set, you'll get the hang of it quickly. Read how I did it…
It made me
Ecstatic
How I did it: I've literally been applying for sales assistant jobs for over a year. You just have to keep going - check websites every day, give out CVs every weekend and always keep your eyes peeled for vacancies, wherever you go. I kept notes of any interviews I went to so that I could prepare my answers better in future. The most important thing I learnt from this is to persevere. And you will get there.In case you're wondering, I literally just go… Read how I did it…
It made me
sad to say goodbye 
How I did it: Well, I only really started writing in my diary regularly about halfway through. Before that I had only really written in it when something exciting happened. Unfortunately my life is slightly boring, so it was taking a while to fill up. When I started to write every day I found that I actually had a lot to say, and I really feel like I've learned a lot about myself from writing this journal. Read how I did it…
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“For what it’s worth: it’s never too late or, in my case, too early to be whoever you want to be. There’s no time limit, stop whenever you want. You can change or stay the same, there are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you make the best of it. And I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you’re proud of. If you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again.”
~F. Scott Fitzgerald
