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Everyone, watch this video! David Sivers on TED Talk – Keep your goals to yourself. It’s very interesting for everyone using a site like 43Things where we share our goals in life.

I found this information very fascinating especially because lately I’ve been thinking a lot about why and how I’d like to use this site (in an optimal way). Is it really best to keep things and plans to yourself or to share them? Or do you really work harder if you’ve shared your plans or not? And why share them in the first place, what are my motives for this? I have conflicting thoughts about all this.
I feel that I have accomplished many things here, but I can’t help but wonder if I would have pushed myself even more if I had kept my plans to myself. Maybe, maybe not, it’s very hard to say. I think it can even vary from case to case. I’m certain about one thing, though – I’m not doing as much as I could be doing.

So, how does someone who has never flossed their teeth before manage to start flossing on a daily basis? I’m three days in now and it’s been very difficult to do, but I’ve stuck with the routine. The routine itself isn’t what’s causing me trouble, but the flossing technique. So far, flossing has been very slow and difficult. I’ve read through some guides, but I’m still not sure if I’m doing everything correctly. However, I noticed that yesterday was a lot easier than the first two days, so I guess I’ll get used to this quite quickly. I will definitely still need to buy one of those floss holders, though.
I put up this cool sign in our bathroom so that I won’t feel the desire to skip flossing. It has worked out well so far! I can’t avoid seeing the sign, so it’s a very good reminder. I’m also determined to take care of my teeth.

Visited 1 library. Used the computers to search for books tagged with ‘fairy tales’ and went through 220 pages of search hits (10 hits per page). Borrowed 14 books and 4 CDs. Found 19 more books I’ll need to borrow and pick up from the city’s main library.
And I’m not even done with my research yet! :D

I think I can soon build my very own fairy tale castle out of all these books!