I'm doing 39 things
starting in a week...
4 months ago
It’s all official now. Starting on the 3rd of August officially. Look out for this space in 4 years! ;)
xargon's Life List
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1. get out of debt
1 entry . 5 cheers11,032 people -
2. make more money
2,235 people -
3. Save money
1 cheer14,715 people -
4. Get a PhD
3 entries . 1 cheer2,791 people -
5. Fall in love
1 cheer24,439 people -
6. stop procrastinating
1 entry26,959 people -
7. lose weight
3 entries36,362 people -
8. make more friends
5,082 people -
9. have nice abs
586 people -
10. do a handstand
469 people -
11. start my own business
3 entries . 1 cheer8,600 people -
12. write a book and have it published
1 entry . 3 cheers2,701 people -
13. learn capoeira
4 entries . 3 cheers619 people -
14. see the northern lights
1 cheer16,909 people -
15. Learn Spanish
15,502 people -
16. learn to SCUBA dive
1 cheer2,566 people -
17. learn to swim
1 cheer2,958 people -
18. get my drivers licence
1 cheer689 people -
19. Buy a House
1 entry12,584 people -
20. travel around South America
1 entry . 1 cheer51 people -
21. be happy
1 cheer21,836 people -
22. learn to skate
204 people -
23. learn mandarin
1,228 people -
24. watch less TV
1,870 people -
25. exercise more
5,131 people -
26. learn esperanto
400 people -
27. Take more pictures
14,307 people -
28. go on a road trip with no predetermined destination
1 cheer18,537 people -
29. learn to DJ
529 people -
30. be outside more
3 cheers65 people -
31. learn to snowboard
2,445 people -
32. travel the world
18,553 people -
33. Start my own comic strip
15 people -
34. go skinny dipping
3,074 people -
35. write a ray tracer
3 people -
36. Become a vegetarian
1,569 people -
37. daydream less
28 people -
38. win the lottery
3,778 people -
39. Learn to play the guitar
12,656 people
How I did it
It made me
relieved 
How I did it: I put an ad up on Craiglist saying that I was looking for a part-time development job and had a job interview two weeks ago and am starting today.I really need this job to get out of debt and it will be hard work and will require a lot of discipline on my part. It is up to me now to make this worth it. Read how I did it…
It made me
feel proud! 
How I did it: I was aiming for passing the 'Zertifikat Deutsch' exam and I did that pretty easily. Being in Germany helps a great deal as I had the opportunity to immerse myself in the language and this greatly accelerates the learning process. Read how I did it…
It made me
relieved
How I did it: Did the citizenship and language tests. Submitted all the paperwork including payslips etc. Waited for 8 months before I heard from them! Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
Delayed...
4 months ago
Originally, I wanted to start in April but it looks like it will be August now. I expect to have the offer letter by next week and then I will have to take the bus from Berlin to London!
After that, it is 4 years of poor student life.
prioritize!
4 months ago
I found out that one of the main reasons for my procrastination was being overwhelmed with too much to do. These days I keep a list of tasks with the expected day of completion and some sort of rough priority. This really helps me focus and then there is the added satisfaction of being able to strike something off the list.
