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claytondus's Life List
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1. Impact the world for Christ
2 people -
2. Introduce others to Christ
6 people -
3. Read the Bible
1 cheer3,217 people -
4. be a better friend
5,973 people -
5. get in shape
9,355 people -
6. love people more
26 people -
7. Read more books
10,970 people -
8. pay off debt and live debt free!
49 people -
9. take better care of my teeth
1 entry595 people -
10. lose 100 pounds
1,749 people -
11. save six months wages
1 person -
12. Be more approachable
106 people -
13. complain less
915 people -
14. learn Koine Greek
14 people -
15. read the Hebrew Bible in Hebrew.
3 people -
16. Speak French fluently
2,093 people -
17. learn Latin
1,881 people -
18. learn welsh
229 people -
19. Learn to speak Mandarin Chinese.
43 people -
20. Learn Spanish
15,446 people -
21. plant a church
1 cheer38 people -
22. Become fluent in more than one language (including sign language)
37 people -
23. get a piano
41 people -
24. learn to play the mandolin
252 people -
25. learn to play the organ
103 people -
26. learn to ride a motorcycle
1,663 people -
27. learn to fix my car
1 cheer85 people -
28. speak well of others or not speak of them at all
7 people -
29. be 1337
18 people -
30. Get my HAM radio license
61 people -
31. Give blood
2,951 people -
32. learn how to prepare 10 excellent meals
827 people -
33. take dance lessons
809 people -
34. translate the Bible into a new language
4 people -
35. Overcome my fear of escalators
19 people -
36. LEARN CSS
454 people -
37. Learn Java
681 people -
38. Learn C or C++
32 people -
39. Master Python
31 people -
40. Learn shell scripting
55 people -
41. learn Objective-C and Cocoa
2 people
How I did it: My job requires me to speak confidently to people I don't know, and often tell them things they do not want to hear. It's easy to do once you realize that most people want the same outcome as you, and that they don't want to see you fail. Speaking about the things you know about is critical, as people can definitely hear when you are improvising and have nothing to say. Read how I did it…
How I did it: Visit http://meetimer.productivefirefox.com/ and download the Firefox extension. You need to select a category for most web sites, but the results are pretty revealing by themselves. Read how I did it…
But you have to go. No stumbling into lecture in the real world. Put the alarm clock far from the bed, or even in the bathroom.
When your dentist notices something, it’s in your best interest to take care of it soon. I had a molar cavity in October that I elected to put off, but the existing amalgam broke off last week. Going back in, I came millimeters short of needing a root canal to correct the rather advanced decay. Dental problems tend to get more severe, painful, and expensive (a root canal w/o insurance costs ~$700 US, not including the crown). I’m in the mood to take a more cautious approach. Happy flossing.
