neil_w




I'm doing 16 things
  

neil_w's Life List

  2. 1. learn a new language
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  3. 2. Improve my posture
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  4. 3. come out
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  5. 4. be more social
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  6. 5. learn to SCUBA dive
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  7. 6. travel to europe
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  8. 7. start my own company
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  9. 8. go to law school
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  10. 9. read a book a week
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  11. 10. make a film
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  12. 11. play "I never.."
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  13. 12. Kiss in the rain
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  14. 13. To live instead of exist
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  15. 14. improve tennis ability
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  16. 15. create an art show
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  17. 16. stop buying things i dont need.
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How I did it
How to read more
It took me
30 days
It made me
feel powerful

How I did it: I had always been a ridiculously SLOW reader all of my years until recently when I came across a book called "Breakthrough Rapid Reading" by Peter Kump. This was honestly the best $11 I have ever spent. I can know devour massive amounts of reading in very little time. Not only that, but the book helps you actually improve your comprehension and memory while you are reading.Improving my reading rate helped me to become more confident in my… Read how I did it…

Jan 10, 2009, 12:13PM PST | 0 comments | 2 cheers


How to get rid of all my clutter
It took me
7 days
It made me
feel more powerful

How I did it: This one is easy. It's all about developing a habit. If you clean and organize everything so it is perfect, all you have to do is clean a little everyday or week to keep it that way. Pretty soon you will not be able to stand any mess and will have to get rid of clutter out of compulsion. It's sort of a self-induced OCD that comes from being in the habit. :) Read how I did it…

Jan 10, 2009, 12:07PM PST | 0 comments | 1 cheer


Recent entries
Listen more, talk less...
Body Language 11 months ago

I think the most important part of listening more and talking less is learning to watch the body language of the person speaking. This makes the experience more meaningful as you can pick up on the subtleties of what they are not saying out loud.

Jan 02, 2009, 04:16PM PST | 1 cheer | 0 comments



 

I want to:

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kiss david desrosiers =)* get whiter teeth Learn to speak fluent gibberish meet jack black be desired Get a full-time teaching job eat healthy play the sims or games like the sims get over my fear of needles only1oLIVia wants to make beautiful music Get into an IIM emocrier101 wants to meet panic! at the disco visit Yellowstone forgive and move on watch all movies on AFI's 100 Best movies list spend more time with my husband make my own clothes learn to type Learn to play a musical instrument Sleep more be thankful learn how to write keep bees learn something new every day Be a better friend make a new friend quit smoking for good
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