I'm doing 42 things
I work for the American subsidiary of a Japanese mobile gaming company, and they’re planning to send members of my team to Japan in coming months.
Nhoj's Life List
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1. Early to bed, Early to rise
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2. declutter
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3. Learn Japanese
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4. learn Spanish
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5. master the guitar
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6. Learn Java
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7. Learn Lisp
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8. learn algorithms
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9. learn assembly language
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10. treat my GERD
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11. make a smaller ecological footprint
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12. learn to garden
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13. Learn how to play bridge
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14. Get better at chess
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15. learn Mandarin
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16. learn bike repair
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17. Learn Arabic
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18. start a business
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19. be prepared
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20. take better pictures
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21. be in a rock band
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22. relearn the piano
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23. write a good novel
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24. NaNoWriMo 2012
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25. Learn to play the drums
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26. learn to play bass
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27. Make a ten minute evacuation plan
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28. master Vim
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29. learn to cook several delicious meals for 10 people
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30. take voice lessons
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31. become an expert in my field
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32. be a polymath
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33. Learn ASL
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34. Do one comic a week
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35. resume martial arts training
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36. be a better father
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37. Solve all Project Euler problems
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38. learn Python
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39. strength training
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40. Learn a repetoire of songs, ones that everyone knows, to play at parties.
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41. learn more math
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42. build a robot
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How I did it
It made me
satisfied 
How I did it: I went to the SF Fire Department web site and found out when the next class was. Then I just showed up at the class for six Thursday evenings. It's free! Read how I did it…
It made me
super joyful happy
How I did it: The first time I saw Barack Obama was back in March, 2007. I had a feeling he would be president someday, but obviously it wasn't certain. The people were involved in the political process, and it worked! Read how I did it…
Recent entries
because I’m a middle aged guy. My Dad injured his shoulder pretty much permanently by overdoing strength training in his 60s. I’m only in my 40s, but I still need to be careful. Maxing out at 80% should do the trick. I just want to maintain my strength as I age, and reach the best shape I can realistically maintain for the long term.
