Maybe you should do one of these things, as it sounds like you have some serious self esteem issues. I bet you you could manage to get a bicycle and even manage

Maybe you should do one of these things, as it sounds like you have some serious self esteem issues. I bet you you could manage to get a bicycle and even manage to ride it. There are people running marathons without any preparation, after all (not that I'd recommend that, but I don't know). I've discussed my problem with a fellow procrastinator recently and we agreed that this feeling of "I won't finish what I start anyway" was a major contributing factor. Granted, some things on your list sound easier than others. Namely the bicycle thing. I suppose you need some planning for such a big project. On the other hand, if you just jump into it, you'll probably figure out quickly what you need. If you have some money left, you can always just stop at some bicycle gear shop by the road and get what you need. And even if you fail (take a flight home), it doesn't seem like such a catastrophe. You could combine the bicycle thing with the grassroots protest by simply claiming that you are "cycling for cause X" (I never understood those, but lot's of people do that and it seems to work). Hm, maybe I could eat chocolate to help save the whales? A startup could work, if you chose something else than Java. But it might be more beneficial to do something entirely different than your day job.