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Monday, October 24, 2011

The List

Physical
  • Work out with weights at least three times a week, for at least twenty minutes
  • Do at least half an hour of cardio a day
  • Learn short-form Tai Chi
  • Create and maintain a healthy lifestyle conducive to steady weight loss

Spiritual
  • Spend at least half an hour a day in silent prayer and contemplation

Personal
  • Make three new friends
  • Find a penpal who lives at least 200 miles away and begin paper correspondence
  • Learn at least 25 new skills

Professional
  • Become certified in social studies
  • Find a full-time teaching position
  • Find and subscribe to an educational research journal

Academic
  • Achieve proficiency with one foreign language
  • Spend at least five hours a week in academic study
  • Read and review 15 books (10 fiction & 5 non-fiction)
  • Memorize 3 poems or monologues

Music
  • Learn to sight-read music
  • Learn 10 new covers
  • Write 3 new songs
  • Discover two new bands/artists a month

Writing
  • Create and maintain a website, contributing at least three times a week
  • Write at least 30 minutes a day
  • Finish first fantasy novel
  • Write 5 short stories
  • Write 5 essays
  • Write 10 poems
  • Write a one-act play
  • Enter 3 writing contests
  • Publish at least one piece of writing

Art
  • Spend at least 20 minutes a day, five days a week, sketching
  • Take one photo set a month
  • Complete three woodcarving projects
  • Learn to cook 10 new dishes

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