This man is so awesome.
Joe's Life List
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1. increase my pace from a 10 minute mile to a 9 minute mile
1 entry . 3 cheers1 person -
2. Talk so kids will listen & listen so kids will talk
9 entries . 12 cheers1 person -
3. go to the winter olympics
7 entries . 2 cheers21 people -
4. Get a speed bump installed on my street
2 entries . 1 cheer2 people -
5. Compliment a stranger
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6. Sing Eshet Chayil to my wife on Friday night
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7. learn hebrew
1 entry . 1 cheer911 people -
8. Learn Torah Everyday
1 entry3 people -
9. Keep the chicken coop from smelling
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10. protect 43 Things from spammers
2 entries . 4 cheers3 people -
11. Finish the secret toothpaste tube project
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12. write down as many of my earliest memories from childhood as I can remember
18 entries . 10 cheers32 people -
13. clean up my life list every week
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14. Ride on the "Wheels of Love" ride
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15. Race in three winter biathlons
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16. Recover from my wedding
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17. Make 43 Things Faster
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18. Look more like Jim Henson
1 entry1 person
How I did it: Get a ball that's the right size for you. You can find sizing charts online.Don't give up your desk chair right away. You'll need to ease into using the ball.The first day, sit on it for 1 hour in the morning and 1 hour in the afternoon. Do that for a week or so, until the hour goes by without you thinking "damn this stupid ball hurts my butt and back."Then up it to 2 hours twice a day, etc. It will probably take a… Read how I did it…
How I did it: For a week or so, make a list of every ingredient in every thing you eat.Next to each thing mark whether or not it's local. You can define local however you want. I live in Seattle, so I defined it as Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and southern BC. It's about a 400mile radius (that's pretty lenient).If you eat prepared food (frozen entrees) or restaurant food, you can assume it's not local unless you know for sure that it is… Read how I did it…
I don’t condone everything done in the name of the above quote, but I think it’s a fitting way to describe how I’m voting in Neighborhood Watch for users with self-harm goals.
I won’t suspend a user because they have a self-harm goal on their Life List, even if they have an entry about wanting to do that goal.
The only things I’ll suspend a user for are entries explaining how to commit self-harm, casting the goal in a positive light, or encouraging others to do it.
Today, I found a heartbreaking self-harm entry where a child wanted to break a bone in order to get his parents’ attention. This isn’t a user that needs to be banned from 43things. This is a user that needs our support and encouragement to find positive ways to succeed in life.


