Before I'm 33
I don’t feel that old (the perpetual refrain of the self-deluding). I'll save the sob story around paralysis and regret; here’s what I’m committed to, for the next fifteen weeks:
twitter-scrolling, saturdays only. no more dangerous driving.
screen-time report, <3hrs/day. last week, so it says, was 7hrs/day.
exercise 100 times. conveniently, 15 weeks has 105 days: so, 95%.
take photo 100 times. intent to cultivate taste, notice beauty.
music-practice 100 times. 20+m ukulele, fiddle, voice, or comp.
perform own song at open-mic (uke). play 10+s of Wild One.
run half-marathon, in <2hrs. improve skating; small park-hills.
weigh <166lbs, <17% body fat. starting 176/21%, 5’10.5” (bmi 25).
do whatever <redacted> says.
do whatever cha-u says. finish it. part of a bold experiment to—
—embrace extroversion. go out 4-5x/wk. learn new behaviors.
make two new women-friends.
socialize w/co-working members, min. 1x/wk, make a friend.
in my happy retard era. always cheerful, never clingy/neurotic.
lean into independence, dominance; no approval-seeking.
improve speaking voice. via no-stress, tactics, recording.
start a personal website. w/a /now.
get on The Apps. keep improving profile, tactics. get review.
write a dating-doc, host on site. improve, alongside Apps.
dumb thing I’m gonna do, print a date-me card with qr/link to^.
stay put. except for vibecamp3 and one weekend road trip.
get really into tea. host tea w/friends 3-4x. travel set for VC3.
cook 2-3x/wk. consciously, not rushed; build up skills. bake.
friends over for dinner 3-4x. and, host first betterment-brunch.
start recurring casual weekly hangout, invite old & new friends.
unique shared experiences (USE), tbd. modest, w/friends, 3-4x.
tiny bucket-list: get first massage. folk-dance. invisalign consult.
and another: no-one-around hike in capitol reef, w/friends (USE).
write 4-5 substack posts. incl. review of this, another book-post.
write mini-ebook, get a sale, $1.
<redacted>, and <redacted>. quite different; quite related.
re-read <redacted>; write my own ch. on phones, pitch it.
read Dune; read several books, like this, this, this, this, this.
finish theeffectbook.net. do 2-3 tbd small projects, incl. regr.
keep ‘productivity system’ simple: flat to-dos, minimal structure.
nail high-ROI habits, eg sleep, caffeine, wkly-chores, MITs.
hang art. three things. bike, too.
don’t tip. except cafes, sit-downs.
save money. replace latte, panda bowl I always get at co-working.
get roommate; downgrade co-working. or: save money, #2.
meet work-goals. three things.
wild-card. claim retrospectively.
"Forty-two," said Deep Thought, with infinite majesty and calm.
A lot went into this behind the scenes.
Now, I’m going to print this out and refer to it every morning and night.