You'll probably get sick of hearing me talk about this book, but seriously, if you haven't read The Art of Non-Conformity by Chris Guillebeau (and you're feeling in a rut), you really, really, really need to! But reading it taught me a lot.
My list is daunting. I suppose it should be; it's meant to span a lifetime. But even the most intimidating tasks can be accomplished by turning it into smaller tasks. I have anecdotal evidence!
When I was in college, I studied piano performance. Now, I love to play piano, but practice it? Blegh! Practicing was (and mostly still is) terrible. I would play through a section over and over and it would never get any better. But then my teacher gave me a great idea: break it into smaller chunks! That's not much of a revelation now, but back then, it was an amazing concept! For some reason, my brain (and I imagine lots of our brains) can only complete small tasks that lead to completion of a bigger one.
And with that in mind, here's what I'll be completing by the end of December 2013:
My list is daunting. I suppose it should be; it's meant to span a lifetime. But even the most intimidating tasks can be accomplished by turning it into smaller tasks. I have anecdotal evidence!
When I was in college, I studied piano performance. Now, I love to play piano, but practice it? Blegh! Practicing was (and mostly still is) terrible. I would play through a section over and over and it would never get any better. But then my teacher gave me a great idea: break it into smaller chunks! That's not much of a revelation now, but back then, it was an amazing concept! For some reason, my brain (and I imagine lots of our brains) can only complete small tasks that lead to completion of a bigger one.
And with that in mind, here's what I'll be completing by the end of December 2013:
5. Run a 5K
8. Eat 100
different culinary fruits (partial)
9. Write a Book
(partial)
16. Learn
French (partial)
20. Try 50
types of meat (fish not included)
24. Try 7 types
of animal milk
36. Learn how
to deal with anxieties better
39. Touch 50
alive exotic animals (partial)
71. Donate
Blood
72. Eat Paleo
for 3 months
73. Fast for 24
hours
74. Be able to
do a somersault
80. Learn to
play accordion
84. Eat 8 types
of raw meat (partial)
87. Complete a
Color Run
88. Participate
in a Thriller Dance in Lexington
90. Get a deep
tissue massage
99. Be able to
Jump rope for 5 minutes straight
100. Go out for
a walk every day for a year
And what do you know, I'm already 1/100 of the way to completing my bucket list! As I learned from Futurama only moments ago: "You have to believe the impossible is merely preposterous."
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