I'm doing 18 things
I actually wrote this a year and a half ago, and never updated 43things! http://github.com/jamis/bucketwise—my web-based personal-finance manager. I’ve been using it for a year and a half, now, and it’s been fantastic. Might not be as useful for others, YMMV. ;)
Jamis Buck's Life List
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1. prepare my grandfather's personal history
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2. be in the right place at the right time
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3. Become a better story teller
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4. reply to my emails
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5. go out on "date nights" with my spouse on a regular basis
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6. stop procrastinating
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7. keep a dream journal
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8. Be more pragmatic in my programming
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9. Read one technical book per month
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10. payoff the mortgage
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11. write a novel and get it published
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12. find out who my great-great-great grandfather really was
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13. read Les Miserables in French
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14. eat healthier
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15. Be more efficient when working
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16. Learn Japanese
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17. write in my journal every day
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18. deploy iOS app
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How I did it
It made me
happy 
How I did it: The c25k program was an amazing resource. I went from hating running, to running for 30 minutes at a stretch. I still can't quite say I enjoy running, but I almost look forward to my exercise sessions now! Read how I did it…
Recent entries
I’m no haskell guru, but I’ve gotten my feet wet and I can find my way around a haskell program now. It certainly won’t replace Ruby for me, but there were many things I really liked about it. And, too, it is always a good thing to stretch your mind and learn about different ways of looking at problems and their solutions.
This was a poorly chosen goal for me, I think. It’s one of those things that has no “finish”—you’re striving your entire life to be better.
So, I am definitely a better programmer than I was when I started this as a goal, but that is not to say I cannot be better yet. It’s a journey, not a destination.
