I'm doing 11 things
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1. play guitar every day
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2. visit coney island
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3. do ear-training exercises every day
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4. go to Italy
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5. apply for jobs in california
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6. play the blues scale starting anywhere on the fretboard
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7. read Ulysses
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8. have a short story in the Yale lit mag
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9. take an art history course
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10. read Russian newspapers
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11. read and return the books i borrowed from friends
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How I did it
It made me
informed 
How I did it: Really, I didn't even try to do this. I just started checking it, and it grew into a daily habit. I had always wanted to be the kind of girl who reads the paper every day, and now I am. Now I just have to phase out my daily checking of celebrity news... ugh. Read how I did it…
It made me
woo
How I did it: I called a bunch of people, I googled a bunch of stuff, I kept at it, then forgot about it. Then I remembered, and now I have to get an application together super fast!!! This could result in an 8 week summer of intensive advanced Russian if I get accepted to the program. I hear it's selective, but since I've taken 5 yrs of Russian I might have a good shot. Read how I did it…
It made me
How I did it: I studied Russian for three years in college (including one summer). I started with reading shorter books like "The Death of Ivan Ilyich" and "First Love". Then I asked my wonderful professor if she would do an independent study with me in my senior year. Read how I did it…
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