I'm doing 20 things
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9 months ago
I haven’t used facebook in five days.
limetime's Life List
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1. floss my teeth daily.
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2. stop saying "like."
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3. stretch daily.
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4. wake up when my alarm clock goes off
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5. stand up straight
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6. learn to use my dremel tool.
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7. read one sheldon brown article a day (and understand it).
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8. learn to efficiently change my bike tires.
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9. stop getting frustrated when I do bike maintenance.
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10. write a letter to a friend each month.
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11. give thanks.
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12. call back friends in a timely fashion.
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13. spend time with my mom.
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14. spend time with my dad.
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15. beat pat at scrabble.
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16. save at least $3,000 for graduate school.
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17. become fluent in french.
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18. learn a non-imperial language.
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19. chew my food quietly.
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20. breathe deeply.
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How I did it
It made me
smarter. 
How I did it: I took facebook off of my quick-link tool bar. If I felt like signing in I just read the news or walked away from my computer instead. I thought about all the wasted hours I've spent zoning-out on that site and remembered how slovenly that feels. That feeling was enough to keep me from signing on. That and thinking that if I broke my promise to myself to stay off then I would feel pathetic. I still haven't signed in and really don't have … Read how I did it…
