I'm doing 42 things
Progress
3 months ago
listened to 29-131 (103 talks of 465) So far so good.
dhammapal's Life List
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1. Achieve Performance Goals
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2. talk about contentment
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3. Financial Freedom
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4. do lovingkindness in the best way I know how
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5. appreciate the results of my efforts in 43things
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6. solitary networking
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7. I have an abundance of Energy
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8. sound smart
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9. Predict the Future
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10. be clear about what I think is lacking
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11. make good use of my abilities that my friends see in me
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12. go back to the source (words of the Buddha)
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13. Visit the Sydney Aquarium
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14. get a whooping cough vaccination
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15. get a new lumbar roll
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16. Read "Wings to Awakening" by Thanissaro Bhikkhu
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17. get a dictaphone
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18. Live with dignity in the community
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19. sleep in moderation
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20. concentrate better
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21. Risk Rejection
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22. find something more interesting than long hours on the InterNet
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23. Listen to 465 Anguttara Buddhist Scriptures talks
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24. stop being bored
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25. stay cheerful
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26. be intelligent
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27. Become A Volunteer Financial Literacy Tutor
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28. Emulate My Heroes Rather Than Envying Them
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29. Live & work in Hornsby, Sydney, Australia
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30. attain enlightenment
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31. ask people questions about their noble qualities
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32. Take responsibility for my actions
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33. High morale
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34. get out of suburbia
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35. be liberated from unemployment
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36. be liberated from mental illness
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37. be important
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38. attain perfect mental health
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39. do something beautiful at 9am
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40. Make sure that after I grow old, ill and die that it never happens again
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41. feel mentally refreshed & joyful
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42. be happy
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How I did it
It made me 
How I did it: Also I calculated that I am only 10% taller than the average man and 10% lighter. I improved my posture with the Alexander Technique. I bought a large jacket from a charity store which makes me look bigger. I'm attending a Respite Center twice a week which is helping my self-esteem. Read how I did it…
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On Track
3 months ago
I’ve finished the introduction, as well as skimming through what I read again to help my memory. I’m up to page 47 of 446. So far so good.
I’m inspired to do this!
3 months ago
Performance goals are more helpful than Outcome goals e.g. an athlete sets a goal to run a personal best rather than an outcome goal of winning the race which depends on the other competitors.
Even trying to set career goals in itself is too much an overwhelming outcome goal for me at the moment.
Examples of areas where I can set performance goals are:
Staying out of bed during the day
Eating in moderation
Practicing Sense-restraint
Practicing meditation
Helping around the house
Posting to my Yahoo Groups
Taking medication
Doing at least one outside activity each day.
Reading the Weather forecast every morning
Listening to BBC World Service News in the morning (like HH Dalai Lama does!)
Write down lists of things I’ve achieved at the end of each day (I achieved this 43things entry!)
