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Yuko

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Yuko's Life List

  2. 1. Find the things that make me feel passion and enthusiasm
    2 entries . 4 cheers     		2 people
  3. 2. Be Wise
    7 cheers     		128 people
  4. 3. Feel Awe
    3 entries . 2 cheers     		1 person
  5. 4. make a difference
    4 cheers     		6,786 people
  6. 5. Be gentle with myself because I am essentially perfect.
    3 entries . 7 cheers     		2 people
  7. 6. stop being a dreamer and become a doer
    4 cheers     		13 people
  8. 7. Develop excellence in everything I put my hand to
    1 entry . 5 cheers     		1 person
  9. 8. surround myself with good people
    1 entry . 5 cheers     		85 people
  10. 9. master the violin
    6 entries . 2 cheers     		57 people
  11. 10. Read "Don Quixote"
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		83 people
  12. 11. Be Focused And Determined And Make Things Happen
    1 entry . 2 cheers     		316 people
  13. 12. fall in love
    1 cheer     		24,438 people
  14. 13. Own the fact that I am beautiful
    1 entry . 2 cheers     		2 people
  15. 14. Fall in real love: ridiculous, inconvenient, consuming, can't live without each other love.
    1 entry . 2 cheers     		1,280 people
  16. 15. be happy
    2 cheers     		21,833 people
  17. 16. communicate better
    1 entry     		426 people
  18. 17. stop being a perfectionist
    1 entry . 2 cheers     		119 people
  19. 18. Do something creative every day
    1 entry . 2 cheers     		219 people
  20. 19. Learn to say no
    2 entries . 1 cheer     		1,060 people
  21. 20. have conversations late into the night with fascinating people
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		2,200 people
  22. 21. be invited to TED
    2 cheers     		15 people
  23. 22. Stop overanalyzing
    1 entry     		303 people
  24. 23. be smashingly interesting
    1 entry . 3 cheers     		106 people
  25. 24. Write every day
    4 cheers     		876 people
  26. 25. Never leave a room without making an improvement
    2 cheers     		2 people
  27. 26. Be clear and honest with myself
    1 cheer     		1 person
  28. 27. Respect Time
    		2 people
  29. 28. Be confident in my intellect
    		2 people
  30. 29. stop seeking the approval of others
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		64 people
  31. 30. be an expert at something
    1 entry . 2 cheers     		47 people
  32. 31. Make a list of 43 things I know very little about, & then learn at least 3 things about each of them
    1 cheer     		128 people
  33. 32. learn to play the mandolin
    1 entry . 3 cheers     		253 people
  34. 33. have more energy
    1 cheer     		912 people
  35. 34. help end poverty in my lifetime
    1 entry     		2 people
  36. 35. Have an interesting conversation every day
    		1 person

How I did it
How to get really serious about getting straight-A's this semester
It took me
5 months
It made me
proud, amazed

How I did it: I made a determination and plugged away. After doing miserably for a while I realized that if I didn't show myself how well I could do, I would lose all faith that I was truly smart. I've never been one to think that grades prove anyone's intelligence, but I wanted to be able to know that I could get straight A's if I tried. I've always struggled with the idea that admissions people are going to judge me on something as ridiculous as a gr… Read how I did it…

Aug 09, 07:11PM PDT | 0 comments | 1 cheer


How to reflect daily in a 'one sentence' journal
It took me
3 weeks
It made me
interested

How I did it: I thought this goal was a pretty neat idea, so I didn't have trouble remembering to do it for a couple of days. It's a good exercise to get in the habit of quickly reflecting over your day before you hit the pillow, which is what this goal essentially got me to do. It's hard to put a day's worth of activities, feelings, epiphanies, and thoughts into one sentence (especially if it was a full day), but that's the beauty of this goal - it fo… Read how I did it…

May 01, 05:50PM PDT | 3 comments | 14 cheers


How to live passionately
It took me
19 years
It made me
clearer

How I did it: I realized that I DO live passionately. I make an effort every day, even on the days that I beat myself up for not making enough of an effort - that's me trying to grow, that's me living passionately. I'm redefining this goal. What I mean now is this: Find the things that make feel passion and enthusiasm. If I find those natural catalysts, I'll take off. Once I find those things I'll naturally live a passionate life because the very thing… Read how I did it…

Apr 04, 08:10PM PDT | 0 comments | 4 cheers


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help end poverty in my lifetime
Untitled 6 months ago

This is one of those things I can’t sit still about. When I hear about poverty in Africa, I feel some kind of need I can barely describe. It’s a mixture of outrage, helplessness, the rejection of helplessness, world weariness, and mostly, the desire to do something. I can’t understand how someone wouldn’t be interested in this topic.

Anyway, I’m trying to find a starting point. TED.com has some fascinating talks about poverty in Africa, particularly by Jacqueline Novogratz. I’m going to read books about this, starting with The Bottom Billion by Paul Collier, maybe then The End of Poverty by Jeffrey Sachs, then Deep Economy by Bill McKibben, and The White Man’s Burden by William Easterly. Maybe once I get a little more background on this issue I’ll delve into Dead Aid by Dambisa Moyo. I definitely want to get my hands on Jacqueline Novogratz’s Blue Sweater, too.

So much to read! Better get cracking. I’m going to try to keep this updated so I don’t fall behind.

May 01, 06:10PM PDT | 1 cheer | 0 comments


reflect daily in a 'one sentence' journal (read all 17 entries…)
April 17th, 2009 7 months ago

Worried that my privacy has been invaded; feel myself closing in and the walls rising up.

Apr 17, 09:54PM PDT | 1 cheer | 1 comment


read "Ishmael" (read all 3 entries…)
Untitled 7 months ago

Done!

Apr 17, 09:52PM PDT | 1 cheer | 0 comments


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