I'm doing 40 things
I never got past the fourth week level, and lost interest. I’m impressed with getting that far, and I’m sorry I’m not keeping it up, but going for the full hundred seemed difficult and just not worth the effort.
rwb99's Life List
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1. E-Mail my friends more often
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2. lie in the grass and watch the clouds
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3. go hiking once a week
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4. Take friends out to lunch, regularly.
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5. re-establish lost friendships
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6. eat healthy
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7. spoil my wife
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8. finish my model railroad
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9. Read a novel in Spanish.
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10. build a working model steam locomotive
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11. finish reading Don Quixote
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12. find a nook-ish cafe to sit and write in
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13. visit my parents more
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14. learn metalworking.
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15. make love in the rain
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16. stop biting my nails
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17. take a picture of myself and not hate it
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18. hang out in paris
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19. do yoga regularly
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20. remind others that they can do computer science research
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21. sail across the atlantic
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22. Learn to rock climb
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23. start a reading group
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24. See the Ruins of Pompeii
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25. get over my crush on Jennifer Connelly
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26. Visit the Azores
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27. Visit Portugal
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28. show up at the airport with a bag & a passport & take the first flight available.
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29. Try a new recipe each week
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30. make a list of 43 things i know very little about, and then learn at least 3 things about each of them
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31. Organize my workshop
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32. visit the Eames huis in Palisades
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33. live my life by answering this question every day: "what would you do if you knew you could not fail?"
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34. teach computer science to high school kids
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35. write more love letters
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36. catch up on my reading list.
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37. listen to music that makes me happy
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38. Go on an archaeological dig
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39. take pictures of local interesting architecture
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40. Experiment with Tinkercad
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Recent entries
It’s been slow going for the last several months, but a few more towns have gotten scenicked, I’ve had the layout on tours twice, and I’ve been doing a good job at keeping a running blog of progress.
The big lessons I’ve learned?
- Grab little projects whenever I’m in the mood for it.
- Make sure I’ve got the tols and supplies to do little projects when I’m in a working mood.
- Showing progress to others keeps me fired up.
Finally made it through the probationary time, taking a bit longer than I would have, but not too much longer than what others have experienced. The current employer is still an intimidating place because of the sheer number of smart people around, but I’m at least feeling like I don’t need to start looking for another place to land right now.
Only problem: my manager suggested I might do a good job in management, so I’m slowly trying out the manager ladder. That means more uncertainty as I try out a new job I’ve never done before, while trying to keep accomplishing the old day job.
Fingers crossed.
