I'm doing 25 things
Next week I go back to work, and I’ve gotten rid of a ton of stuff that I could just throw away, and made it through most of my backlog of “non-critical” snail mail. Things aren’t perfectly the way I want them yet, but getting closer. Now I’m trying to work out a plan for keeping them that way. http://unclutterer.com has become a daily resource, and I’m skimming 30 Days to a Simpler Life and Scaling Down : Living Large in a Smaller Space, both of which have good ideas. I also really like Cindy Glovinsky’s Making Peace with the Things in Your Life: Why Your Papers, Books, Clothes, and Other Possessions Keep Overwhelming You and What to Do About It and One Thing at a Time: 100 Simple Ways to Live Clutter-Free Every Day. I’ve got a huge pile of stuff on the dining room table that are going to go outside next Saturday for a yard sale… Boy, it sure feels good to get rid of all this crap.
Mark Boszko's Life List
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1. exercise regularly
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2. eat healthier
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3. learn ruby
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4. write an application on Rails
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5. write a small commercial application for OSX
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6. stop procrastinating
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7. wake up when my alarm clock goes off
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8. Learn Japanese
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9. learn ukranian
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10. Learn Irish Gaelic
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11. make a film
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12. See all of the films listed on the American Film Institute's Top 100 American Films of the 20th Century
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13. Get organized
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14. convert my VHS tapes to DVD
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15. spend more time with my kids
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16. Learn to say no
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17. get out of debt
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18. Buy a House
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19. Save money
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20. lose weight
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21. Learn to play the guitar
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22. Visit Japan
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23. Spend less time fooling around on the net and more time actually working
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24. identify 100 things that make me happy (besides money)
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25. Find a good doctor
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