43 Things to Do This Summer
Written 16 March 2009, 22:14 by Gearóid
As you may recall, I had a list of 43 things to do last summer. I posted my list on 43 Things, where I posted updates on my progress, and others cheered me on. Some goals were easy, some were ambitious, and some were downright ridiculous. In the end, I completed 24 of my 43 things, a 55.8% success rate. Clearly this is not good enough, and I need to do better! Above you can see the proof of my failure, the image that makes me want to do it right.
My apathy towards the list was the biggest problem, mostly because a lot of the things on it weren’t things I really wanted to do. Some were great, and I felt a fantastic sense of achievement in completing them. The epic clean-up of my room, followed by painting it a very cool green and blue was by far my favourite on the list and one of the first I completed. My next favourite was getting my Pokémon Pikachu pedometer to 1 million steps, a goal that took all summer, but brought with it a great sense of achievement. However, some other goals were a bit pointless, and rushed in just to fill the list up to 43 things.
This year, I am going to be better prepared. I have two months to prepare the list to end all lists, full of things I want to do by the end of the summer. But, of course, it’s no fun doing this all by myself, so I want as many people as possible to join in. That means you!
I’ve set up some guidelines on some basic types of goals that should be on your list, so you can have a successful summer. You can find them here, on my 43 Things page. You’ll be surprised how much you can achieve by putting a list up for everyone to see. It’s very encouraging when others are supporting you.
To join in, go to 43 Things and set up an account. Once you’ve done that, you can start putting stuff onto your list. My summer starts on May 20th, so that’s when I’ll start doing my things. Your summer can start whenever you want it to. And you don’t have to have 43 things on your list if you don’t want to, that’s just the maximum. Don’t put any goal on the list just for the sake of it. It’s better to have 10 goals you really want to do than 43 you don’t care about.
I’ll post another blog in the next few weeks as things progress. For now, if I’ve been convincing enough and you’ve decided to make a summer list, leave a comment with a link to your 43 Things page so we can cheer you on!
— Gearóid
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I think you should re-do your step about getting Streets of Rage up in views.
— Dara · Mar 17, 09:20 AM · #
It’s a great motivator. I might do it. I need to think about it though.
— Paul · Mar 17, 11:50 AM · #
What about eating 100 burgers from June 21 to Sept. 21?
— THE FUTURIST! · Mar 28, 07:29 PM · #