jgrr

wonders what to do next



I'm doing 38 things
  

jgrr's Life List

  2. 1. learn to invest
    		226 people
  3. 2. work on my goals
    1 entry     		5 people
  4. 3. join a support group
    		7 people
  5. 4. be more social
    		5,099 people
  6. 5. stop comparing myself to others
    		355 people
  7. 6. trust my intuition
    		132 people
  8. 7. Rule the world
    1 entry     		551 people
  9. 8. live forever
    		764 people
  10. 9. live in interesting times
    1 entry     		1 person
  11. 10. Do something new every month
    		708 people
  12. 11. say yes more
    		125 people
  13. 12. be more open
    		417 people
  14. 13. Prioritize my goals.
    		6 people
  15. 14. learn how to massage
    		93 people
  16. 15. learn to give constructive feedback
    		2 people
  17. 16. Show mercy
    		1 person
  18. 17. take action
    		29 people
  19. 18. meet new people
    		4,129 people
  20. 19. Take a First Aid Class
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  21. 20. not hold a grudge
    1 entry     		9 people
  22. 21. do 25 pullups
    		39 people
  23. 22. develop better goals
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		2 people
  24. 23. focus
    		419 people
  25. 24. write a book
    1 cheer     		26,105 people
  26. 25. learn to relax
    1 cheer     		603 people
  27. 26. try something new
    1 cheer     		135 people
  28. 27. manage my time better
    2 cheers     		1,430 people
  29. 28. Consume more healthy fats daily
    1 cheer     		2 people
  30. 29. promote innovativeness
    1 entry     		1 person
  31. 30. record all my ideas, and make some of them real
    		13 people
  32. 31. have better posture
    		7,720 people
  33. 32. do 100 pushups
    		449 people
  34. 33. learn capoeira
    1 cheer     		619 people
  35. 34. stand up for myself
    		900 people
  36. 35. flirt more
    		355 people
  37. 36. flirt at the workplace
    		1 person
  38. 37. breathe deeply
    		51 people
  39. 38. throw a theme party
    		18 people

How I did it
How to identify 100 things that make me happy (besides money)
It took me
1 day
It made me
self-knowledged

How I did it: I sat down and started to write.I soon discovered the (besided money) part to be essentially meaningless - for example, I enjoy good food, which is something you need to pay for, even if you do cook it from the ingredients. In that sense, the topic quickly became "How to identify 100 things that make me happy (on a reasonable budget)", so no luxury yachts or caviar here. :)This exercise did not make me especially thankful. Instead, I supp… Read how I did it…

Mar 29, 07:22AM PDT | 0 comments | 1 cheer


How to wake up early
It took me
3 months
It made me
more productive

How I did it: I did not actually aim for this goal, but it came as a lucky side-effect of another decision.I joined the 24h real-time strategy game "Travian". Very soon I noticed that the game gives advantage to playing in unusual times. (I suppose that most of 24h real-time strategy games have a similar feature.)Now I have no problem getting up early. I am now more productive at work, and in addition, I get satisfaction of robbing my opponents of thei… Read how I did it…

Mar 29, 06:06AM PDT | 0 comments


How to write a personal mission statement
It took me
2 days
It made me
enlightened.

How I did it: I made a list of my most important strengths and things I'd like to improve, and created a mission statement with 5 sentences.However, that sounded too weak to me, so I reduced my mission statement into just one sentence. Read how I did it…

Mar 12, 12:06PM PDT | 0 comments | 2 cheers


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Recent entries
develop better goals
Definition of Done 8 months ago

While it’s good to have long-term goals like “be more social”, there is a serious problem with only having goals of this type. Measuring progress is very hard, and goals like this can never be completed: even if you were the most social person in the world, there is still room for improvement.

However, a reasonable person will not improve just one skill to eternity, but at some point will start to prioritize something else.

I suppose I’ll have to reformulate most of my goals into such that can be actually reached or completed.

Mar 14, 03:14AM PDT | 0 comments


live in interesting times
Something that I should not wish for, but still cannot help it. 9 months ago

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_you_live_in_interesting_times

Maybe this is not a goal but a statement. With the depression around us, it seems that times are “interesting” already.

Feb 16, 10:58AM PST | 0 comments


write a checklist for mood improvement
Cold shower 9 months ago

When you are feeling tired, a cold shower can wake you up. This works even in wintertime.

Feb 16, 10:21AM PST | 0 comments


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Save money see whales figure out what to do with my life lose 30 pounds in a month lose 6 pounds EllieBeauty wants to Read 20 books in 2009 meet benji madden learn how to type fast without looking at the keyboard Watch "What the Bleep Do We Know?" Watch the movie "Interview with a Vampire" pet a penguin Sarah wants to update my wardrobe go to a Dave Matthews Band concert Be energetic and enthusiastic get a massage Read more books own a nice car become a freelance web programmer get a brazillian wax meet Nikki Sixx run a 6 minute mile. Have a baby stop biting my nails berit wants to Watch all the Films on the American Film Institutes Top 100 American Films of the 20th Century Swim more have date nights with my husband pierce my lip take better care of myself
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