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40 things to do when life gets stale
Dec 14th
1. Go for a run.
2. Kill a project that’s not working.
3. Have a beer with an old friend.
4. Show up to work an hour earlier.
5. Watch a good movie. (Franklyn)
6. Watch a stupid movie. (Marley & Me)
7. Quit your job. (Raz w00t)
8. Build something with your hands.
9. Talk to an 8 year old.
10. Talk to an 80 year old.
11. Leave the city. Get far enough away that you can’t see the lights.
12. Try yoga. (Not for me, Bird)
13. Go see a band in concert. (Placebo FTW!)
14. Dance.
15. Call the smartest person you know. Ask them to lunch.
16. Eat a pint of berries.
17. Watch the Discovery Channel. (they double it in Hungarian now)
18. See the world through a camera lens. Video camera, still camera. It doesn’t matter.
19. Listen to Empire of the Sun.
20. Write in a new notebook.
21. Write a letter. With a pen.
22. Go a day without email.
23. Go a week without the internet.
24. Visit a museum.
25. Tour an art gallery.
26. Go to a playground. And play.
27. Light incense and (try to) meditate.
28. Have coffee with an artist.
29. Go for drinks with a “suit”.
30. Build a fort.
31. Wear a tie to work.
32. Buy cool socks.
33. Jump off the highest diving board at the pool.
34. Email your favourite blogger.
35. Watch a TED talk.
36. Read a hard copy of FHM magazine.
37. Watch someone do something that you didn’t know was possible. (LOL – The fail is strong in that one!)
38. Spend an afternoon at Toys “R” Us. Buy LEGO.
39. Drink beer around a fire.
40. Go up to the roof of a tall building. Look down on the city.
Later edit: Break up with your girlfriend/boyfriend.
Taking risks
Nov 5th
RISK(Author unknown)
To laugh is to risk appearing the fool.
To weep is to risk appearing sentimental.
To reach out to others is to risk involvement.
To expose feelings is to risk exposing your true self.
To place your ideas, your dreams before a crowd is to risk their loss.
To love is to risk not being loved in return.
To live is to risk dying.
To hope is to risk despair.
To try is to risk failure.But risks must be taken,
because the greatest hazard in life is to do nothing.The person who risks nothing,
does nothing, has nothing, and is nothing.They may avoid suffering and sorrow,
but they cannot learn, feel, change, grow, love, live.Chained by their attitudes, they are a slave,
they forfeited their freedom.Only the person who risks can be free
