Saafir

is dreaming about the future, but tickled with the way things are NOW



I'm doing 34 things
 

Saafir's Life List

  1. 1. make beautiful music: as infectious as Micheal Jackson with Quincy Jones, as elegiac as Eric Dolphy, as quirky and funky as Prince, as ebullient as Ella, as doggedly passionate as Coltrane;
    1 entry . 7 cheers
    1 person
  2. 2. buy and read every title in "The New Lifetime Reading Plan" -- Read dozens of major works of literature, poetry, and philosophy over the next forty years.
    9 entries . 16 cheers
    13 people
  3. 3. dress better than Miles Davis, Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra, Kanye West, and Jimi Hendrix: wear clothes worthy of the Sartorialist
    5 entries . 11 cheers
    1 person
  4. 4. learn one topic well enough that I can teach it at the graduate level: get a Ph.D in cognitive neuroscience
    1 entry . 3 cheers
    1 person
  5. 5. Read the entire Bible
    2 team members . 21 entries . 9 cheers
    2,378 people
  6. 6. Live in gratitude & be happy even if the rest of the things on this list never happen
    2 team members . 98 entries . 17 cheers
    68 people
  7. 7. conduct a Happy Game -- twenty people, forty goals, sixty days
    1 entry . 1 cheer
    1 person
  8. 8. write an outline and plan of attack for creating the "Happy Game" and post it
    1 cheer
    1 person
  9. 9. do my Happy Hour every day for two weeks
    1 person
  10. 10. practice like Coltrane
    5 entries . 11 cheers
    2 people
  11. 11. finish the "Set Your Voice Free" voice training program
    2 entries . 4 cheers
    1 person
  12. 12. learn three of Ray Charles' songs
    1 entry . 3 cheers
    1 person
  13. 13. build my repertoire to twenty songs
    9 cheers
    3 people
  14. 14. finish the 600 hour challenge
    2 team members . 2 entries . 1 cheer
    3 people
  15. 15. make a funkier, sweeter batch of Funk Muffins
    5 entries . 2 cheers
    1 person
  16. 16. learn to play the guitar
    6 entries . 8 cheers
    12,285 people
  17. 17. collect 100 definitive funk albums
    6 entries
    1 person
  18. 18. get into shape and begin my martial arts training again by this Fall
    1 person
  19. 19. finish college
    1 entry . 34 cheers
    3,091 people
  20. 20. Visit one-hundred museums
    1 entry . 38 cheers
    9 people
  21. 21. understand Wittgenstein
    3 cheers
    3 people
  22. 22. WEAVE A TAPESTRY of COMPASSION. Make my life a place of warmth and joy for the people who pass through it.
    1 entry . 50 cheers
    2 people
  23. 23. learn how to give a woman orgasms
    2 entries . 16 cheers
    2 people
  24. 24. experience awe
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    1 person
  25. 25. DO GOOD WORK: Use my best talents to serve the world through my profession. Perform work of the highest ethical and technical caliber
    3 entries . 20 cheers
    4 people
  26. 26. Keep a journal
    30 entries . 9 cheers
    2,864 people
  27. 27. build a stunning website
    1 entry . 2 cheers
    2 people
  28. 28. scan all of my family photos and post them on my MobileMe photo gallery
    4 cheers
    1 person
  29. 29. use my strengths every day: at work, at play, and in my relationships
    2 entries . 1 cheer
    1 person
  30. 30. CREATE BEAUTY. Become a steward of music, art, literature, and architecture. Create a life that is a net gain for beauty in the world.
    1 entry . 48 cheers
    4 people
  31. 31. USE MY GIFTS of intelligence and curiosity to serve others
    1 entry . 40 cheers
    2 people
  32. 32. become a polymath
    2 entries . 4 cheers
    29 people
  33. 33. learn six topics well enough that I can teach them at the college level: philosophy, evolutionary biology, the martial arts, making art with computers, music theory, and the history of jazz
    3 entries . 26 cheers
    1 person
  34. 34. increase my self-efficacy
    3 entries . 3 cheers
    1 person
Recent entries
Live in gratitude & be happy even if the rest of the things on this list never happen (read all 98 entries…)
Curiosity 2 days ago

Today I’m grateful for…

working the phones
I was kind of mad at first: for some reason my manager insisted that I not work the floor today. Anyway, it’s absolute nuts on the sales floor and the phones are pretty quiet, so I’m glad to sit in the back and work the phones. I even had someone call in who remembered who I was and was glad to talk to me. I get to write my gratitude journal entry for the day and chill a bit. :-)

Free coffee and a good book from the library
I go downstairs from the courthouse to the little Southlake library. It is a nice little place. Southlake is such a rich town that they can afford a very nice library. I paid for a card, but I get to check out new books. They even give you free coffee!

a good night’s sleep
I took my brown pill last night. It makes me sleep like a baby. I even got up on time even though I slept through all of my alarms. I didn’t sleep well the night before. It makes a big difference to get a good night’s rest. I’m grateful.

friendship
I’m not particularly outgoing. I score medium-high on extraversion and medium-high on agreeableness, so finding and maintaining friends has always been challenging. I’m glad for the friendships that I’ve managed to forge.

for my personality
I like my openness to experience most of all. It’s my defining trait. I love to think about complex things, to learn about anything, to visit museums and art galleries, to read books and watch movies, to listen to NPR



Live in gratitude & be happy even if the rest of the things on this list never happen (read all 98 entries…)
Dreams 4 days ago

Today I’m grateful for…

waking up early
I slept in yesterday, so I’m happy to be up early enough today to do my ‘happy hour’ and go to the library.

Good stuff at the library
Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan Blonde on Blonde, Jeff Buckley, Neil Young, and the Roots. I love the library’s request system. I can get stuff I really want without traveling to other branches.

only a dream
I had a yelling argument last night. It was only a dream. I’m glad.



increase my self-efficacy (read all 3 entries…)
Pathways this week 6 days ago

make beautiful music: as infectious as Micheal Jackson with Quincy Jones, as elegiac as Eric Dolphy, as quirky and funky as Prince, as ebullient as Ella, as doggedly passionate as Coltrane;

schedule at least 30 minutes a day of practice on workdays and two hours on non-work days
use my iPhone to prompt me with calender reminders
publish my practice plans via Facebook/Twitter

buy and read every title in “The New Lifetime Reading Plan” : Read dozens of major works of literature, poetry, and philosophy over the next forty years.

buy a bookmark that I love from B&N today
spend my lunch breaks reading
record my progress on 43Things
make notes while I read

dress better than Miles Davis, Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra, Kanye West, and Jimi Hendrix: wear clothes worthy of the Sartorialist

drop clothes off at the cleaners
buy a pair of shoes this week

learn one topic well enough that I can teach it at the graduate level: get a Ph.D in cognitive neuroscience

Check on FAFSA; complete the financial aid process
Make sure my admission is in good order at UTA
Visit an advisor
Enroll in my classes for August



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