It took a really incredible professor to spur me to start, but I started. 8,000 words. It’s going okay. It’s stressful to think that I’m doing it, and I’m still having trouble saying the word ‘novel’, but I’m doing all right otherwise, and I’m proud of myself for running headfirst into this thing. Go big or go home.
xvivacity's Life List
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1. never apologize for being me
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2. learn to make polite, empty chit chat
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3. keep my apartment tidy, not just when people visit
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4. become less enraged at instances of stupidity
513 people -
5. learn to swear in every major language
30 people -
6. Fall in real love: ridiculous, inconvenient, consuming, can't live without each other love.
1,287 people -
7. learn how to take a compliment
127 people -
8. succeed.
456 people -
9. Curb the cynical, sarcastic pessimist inside me
32 people -
10. Learn to be happy and optimistic again
56 people -
11. stop worrying so much about what i look like
41 people -
12. Learn to play the guitar
12,651 people -
13. To live instead of exist
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14. decide what the hell I would like to do with the rest of my life
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15. become an internet celebrity
52 people -
16. stop thinking
81 people -
17. Send a postcard to Postsecret
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18. invent something essentially useless that brings joy to millions
25 people -
19. learn the secret of being content in any situation
53 people -
20. Give one really memorable speech.
24 people -
21. overcome anxiety
648 people -
22. relax
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23. write a novel
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24. Have somebody i can be completely open with about everything
34 people -
25. live simply
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26. live passionately
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27. know what to do
27 people -
28. be happy
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29. be less selfish
557 people -
30. have conversations late into the night with fascinating people
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31. be proud of myself
507 people -
32. stop crying
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33. find a job that i love and be well paid for it
326 people -
34. have more energy
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35. learn to snowboard
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36. write a book
26,066 people
How I did it: They don't matter. That's it. Make a mantra of it. I'll admit that I still take some small pleasures in seeing karma at work but I keep telling myself, "Living well is the best revenge." Over, and over, and over, until you realize it doesn't affect you. Read how I did it…
How I did it: About a year ago, I decided I was going to start making decisions I was proud of instead of spending all my time apologizing to myself and to everyone else for the things that I did and wanted to do. It took a long time to get the hang of it.It was a pretty good call. I am proud of the things that I do. I am happy with the person I am and the one I am becoming. I rarely lie, and I am never regretful. When I wish that I had done something … Read how I did it…
you don’t really figure out who you are until you remove yourself from the context of other people.
and after all that looking, i like who i am.
I keep my camera on me all the time, now. Every time I think, “Oh, how beautiful,” or, “God, I’m so lucky to be here with this person,” I snap a photo. It keeps me knowing what the good things in my life are.
