I'm doing 42 things
...but I need to make this more concrete and explain how living passionately would be – which is why I’m removing it.
rmm's Life List
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1. Be healthy, stay healthy, eat healthy
2 cheers154 people -
2. be a mentor
1 entry224 people -
3. be mindful
2 cheers155 people -
4. be more confident
11,462 people -
5. be thankful
1 entry . 1 cheer174 people -
6. Build a Social Network
1 entry . 1 cheer55 people -
7. celebrate Canada Day in Ottawa
3 people -
8. Create a life plan
1 cheer278 people -
9. end corporate domination of our lives
3 cheers5 people -
10. explore the Bay Area
3 cheers67 people -
11. find a creative outlet
59 people -
12. find a mentor
164 people -
13. finish my personal projects
1 entry43 people -
14. Get a job that I enjoy, am proud of, and is fun
1 entry . 2 cheers360 people -
15. Get a tattoo
1 entry22,045 people -
16. get into grad school
3 cheers408 people -
17. get out of debt
1 entry . 2 cheers12,095 people -
18. Get rid of extra stuff I don't need
29 people -
19. Get serious about online privacy.
3 people -
20. have more meaningful relationships
25 people -
21. learn esperanto
1 cheer411 people -
22. Learn Canadas History. I Am Canadian afterall.
3 people -
23. Learn to cook
1 entry . 3 cheers9,752 people -
24. learn french
12,436 people -
25. learn to drive
1 cheer6,743 people -
26. learn self-defence
17 people -
27. do more gardening
31 people -
28. Organize my 72 Hour Kit for Emergency Preparedness
1 cheer34 people -
29. organize my life
993 people -
30. pay for my shareware
1 person -
31. Read more books
1 entry . 2 cheers11,817 people -
32. Return to Canada
17 people -
33. see an astrologer
6 people -
34. start playing my French Horn again
3 people -
35. Take a cake decorating class
282 people -
36. travel the world
1 cheer20,749 people -
37. read and implement Getting Things Done
113 people -
38. Try paragliding
17 people -
39. Try yoga, kickboxing or some other interesting form of exercise
1 entry5 people -
40. walk on hot coals
1 entry . 1 cheer68 people -
41. write essays, articles and blog entries to get my ideas out in the world
1 entry32 people -
42. keep on learning new things
1 entry3 people
How I did it
It made me
extremely happy 
How I did it: Incorporate it into my daily routine, and remember to use it on how I view people.Being kind to others is now a daily habit, as I no longer have to think about doing it...actions occur naturally. (what someone else said on the topic). Read how I did it…
It made me
relaxed
How I did it: It was easy - I have a Mac, so I set up Time Machine and used a Maxtor/Seagate One Touch drive, and once I set it up it worked perfectly. I just set up which folders I wanted backed up (basically anything under my user directory) and plug it in. I also do simple things like back up things online via an online wiki (WetPaint) where necessary, too.It's now second nature to back up, and I have peace of mind that things don't get … Read how I did it…
Recent entries
Ok, I have a portable whiteboard I LOVE, and I use it to complete that simple thing a day – the most important things. I also use Google Tasks, and am trying to integrate it into a good productive workflow.
I also try to do more than just ‘one’ daily goal – I’ll try for 3, at a minimum 1, and be happy with 2.
Make an entry on 43 things every day with progress on more than one of my goals (read all 2 entries…)
I like 43T, and will continue to use it, but I’ve added another goal which is more important – creating a life plan so that I can focus on the actual achievement and completion of goals by making it SMART, and 43T isn’t for life planning per se – more like ‘yay, I’ve finished the little stuff’.
