I'm doing 25 things
“Compared to a control group that underwent only relaxation training, brain scans of the students who meditated for a total of at least 11 hours during the month had slightly increased connections in the white matter that connects the anterior cingulate cortex to the rest of the brain; by some measures, these connections were also more robust.”
Thomas Knoll's Life List
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1. learn python
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2. Learn 25 words in Kanji
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3. publish a book by 2010
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4. Get a tattoo
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5. learn enough Norwegian to be a tourist
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6. find a natural cure for ADHD
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7. Go someplace very, very dark and look at the stars all night
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8. become a Spiritual Director
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9. see U2 in concert
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10. drink Guinness in the brewery
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11. become a TED associate by 2012
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12. drink 1+ liter water/day for 90 days
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13. fast one day a week and one week a year
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14. plant a vineyard
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15. live with no boundaries between the sacred and the secular
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16. Visit the Ajanta Caves
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17. Live in community
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18. Practice Yoga
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19. Finish the 8000 meter challenge
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20. Learn More About Tea And Drinking Tea
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21. memorize a map of the world
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22. own a kayak
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23. complete a National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) Course
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24. Complete the Birkenbeiner in 2008
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25. get my sailing certification
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