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Earlier this year, I created a list of things I want to do before I die: 1. Write & produce a Grammy-winning Song, that shakes people to their core. 2. Break

by oz 16y ago

Earlier this year, I created a list of things I want to do before I die: 1. Write & produce a Grammy-winning Song, that shakes people to their core. 2. Break the 100m record in 2012 3. Master a technical/engineering subject 4. Design a house 5. Write a bestselling book 6. Travel to each continent 7. Travel to space 8. Learn a foreign language 9. Learn to fly an airplane I don't know if I still want to go for #2, even though I'm a Jamaican like Bolt. But one can live in hope, right? Thanks for admitting that status is important to you. That's also the reason I would like to master a technical subject.

ErrantX 16y ago
Thanks for admitting that status is important to you. I've always considered this, at least from my perspective, as less about status and more about how to judge your success. I'd like to earn the respect of groups I, in turn, respect; for example I hugely respect the HN crowd and try my best to act in ways people here respect/approve of. This seems to me to be a relatively altruistic judge of your own success as an individual; after all if you are succeeding in the eyes of people you yourself feel are successes then that has to be a good thing :) Earlier this year, I created a list of things I want to do before I die: I hope this doesn't sound too critical; but I think you are aiming very high. There isn't a lot wrong with that as long as you know it is a high aim :) I don't know if I still want to go for #2, even though I'm a Jamaican like Bolt. But one can live in hope, right? I'd say of he list #2 is your most frivolous aim. There are years of dedication and work required to achieve that - and given your age I would say it is becoming less and less likely to be achievable. By 2012? Well I have no idea of your aptitude at running but that seems a steep aim (unless you are already working towards it). I used to have a similar list before the current one; what you need to do is pare things down to what you really want and then break that down into meaningful goals (without being too analytical). For example: my one of having a successful company by 27 is somewhat mapped out. I have a broad idea of the field I will launch into, how I would run/build my company and which contacts I need to build to achieve it. These are all sub-aims that I can work towards on a month-month basis. Once you see those aims starting to be achieved the long term goals appear more achievable. But, most importantly, just get working on them :D
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- oz 16y ago
  Thanks.
mortenjorck 16y ago
At first, I read your list and thought, "uh, good luck with that." Each of those take an incredible amount of investment; the number of Grammy winners who write bestsellers, break olympic records, fly planes, and are expert engineers is... zero, as far as I know. But then I realized you don't have to achieve any of those to achieve a lot. If you try for #1 and fail, you've still made amazing music. If you try for #2 and fail, you're still keeping yourself in excellent physical shape. Try for #6 and fail, and you've still experienced some of the cultural richness of our world. You might never achieve a single item on this list—but you'd be looking at a very fulfilling life in the pursuit of it.
- oz 16y ago
  Yes, that's true. Thanks

by oz 16y ago

ErrantX 16y ago

Thanks for admitting that status is important to you. I've always considered this, at least from my perspective, as less about status and more about how to judge your success. I'd like to earn the respect of groups I, in turn, respect; for example I hugely respect the HN crowd and try my best to act in ways people here respect/approve of. This seems to me to be a relatively altruistic judge of your own success as an individual; after all if you are succeeding in the eyes of people you yourself feel are successes then that has to be a good thing :) Earlier this year, I created a list of things I want to do before I die: I hope this doesn't sound too critical; but I think you are aiming very high. There isn't a lot wrong with that as long as you know it is a high aim :) I don't know if I still want to go for #2, even though I'm a Jamaican like Bolt. But one can live in hope, right? I'd say of he list #2 is your most frivolous aim. There are years of dedication and work required to achieve that - and given your age I would say it is becoming less and less likely to be achievable. By 2012? Well I have no idea of your aptitude at running but that seems a steep aim (unless you are already working towards it). I used to have a similar list before the current one; what you need to do is pare things down to what you really want and then break that down into meaningful goals (without being too analytical). For example: my one of having a successful company by 27 is somewhat mapped out. I have a broad idea of the field I will launch into, how I would run/build my company and which contacts I need to build to achieve it. These are all sub-aims that I can work towards on a month-month basis. Once you see those aims starting to be achieved the long term goals appear more achievable. But, most importantly, just get working on them :D

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oz 16y ago
Thanks.

mortenjorck 16y ago

At first, I read your list and thought, "uh, good luck with that." Each of those take an incredible amount of investment; the number of Grammy winners who write bestsellers, break olympic records, fly planes, and are expert engineers is... zero, as far as I know. But then I realized you don't have to achieve any of those to achieve a lot. If you try for #1 and fail, you've still made amazing music. If you try for #2 and fail, you're still keeping yourself in excellent physical shape. Try for #6 and fail, and you've still experienced some of the cultural richness of our world. You might never achieve a single item on this list—but you'd be looking at a very fulfilling life in the pursuit of it.

oz 16y ago
Yes, that's true. Thanks