Monday, December 29, 2014

Films I Saw in 2014

  1. Transcendent
  2. Heaven is for Real
  3. Spiderman 2
  4. Godzilla
  5. X-Men: Days of Future's Past
  6. Maleficent
  7. The Fault in Our Stars
  8. 22 Jump Street 
  9. Being Again 
  10. Deliver Us from Evil
  11. A Most Wanted Man
  12. Get on Up
  13. The Hundred Foot Jounrney 
  14. If I Stay
  15. The Drop
  16. The Mazerunner 
  17. Gone Girl
  18. St.Vincent
  19. Dracular Untold 
  20. Interstellar
  21. MockingJay 
  22. Exodus 
  23. The Hobbit
  24. The Captive 
  25. Unbroken 
  26. Guardians of the Galaxy 
  27. The Equalizer
  28. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
  29. The Grand Budapest Hotel
  30. Transformers Age of Extinction
  31. Noah
  32. A Million Ways to Die in the West
  33. Winter's Tale
  34. Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
  35. Pomepii
  36. The Trip to Italy
  37. Brick Mansions

January Tasks

58.Spend a month without TV
52.Practice guitar everyday for a month
29.Read 150 in 1001 days

December Tasks Round-Up

13.Get an ESL 
18.Get hired to a school board

I didn't think I would be crossing off number 18 this month but I have to say I am very excited to do so!

Saturday, July 5, 2014

Books Read So Far...


  1. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  2. Before Happiness by Shawn Anchor
  3. Think! Before It's Too Late by Edward DeBono
  4. A Guide To A Good Life by William Braxton Irvine
  5. The Myths of Happiness by Sonja Lyubomirsky
  6. Deceive by Heath Brothers
  7. Positive Psychology in a Nutshell by Ilona Boniwell
  8. 10% Happier by Dan Harris
  9. Hard-wiring Happiness by Rick Hanson
  10. Doctor Sleep by Stephen King 
  11. Help Thanks Wow by Anne Lamott
  12. The Art of Possibility by Rosamund Stone Zander and Benjamin Zander 
  13. Positivity  by Barbara Frederickson
  14. Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
  15. What The Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast by Laura Vanderkam
  16. You Already Know How To Be Great by  Alan Fine and Rebecca R. Merril
  17. The Practicing Mind by Thomas M. Sterner
  18. The Alchemist by Paulo Coehlo
  19. Resilience by Steven M. Southwick and Dennis S. Charney
  20. Hard Goals by Mark Murphy 
  21. Smarter by Dan Hurley
  22. The Five Elements of Effective Thinking by Edward B. Burger and Michael Starbird
  23. Search Inside Yourself by Chade-meng Tan 

Sunday, June 8, 2014

June Tasks

4. Visit Kensington Market 
16. Create a LinkedIn account
33. Finish a screenplay 
78. Do anaerobic exercise 3x a week for a month

Friday, May 2, 2014

May Tasks

17. Send out 40 resumes (35/40) + 5 
29. Read 150 books in 1001 days (on-going)
33. Journal everyday for a month

Sunday, March 30, 2014

April Tasks

17. Send out 40 resumes (12/40)+ 28 (almost 36/40!) 
76. Meditate 2x a week for a month
78. Do anaerobic exercises 3x a week for a month
31. Ask 10 friends to suggest a book and then read each one
44. Get hair cut 

Saturday, March 1, 2014

March Tasks

76. Meditate 2x a week for a month
29. Read 150 books in 1001 days:Decisive, The Myths of Happiness,Positive Psychology in a Nutshell
41. Watch 101 film:Noah
78. Do anaerobic exercise 2x a week for a month
84. Create a weekly do-to list
89. Listen to 33 audiobooks in 1001 days

Monday, January 27, 2014

February Tasks


76. Meditate everyday for a month
84. Reorganize my closet
17. Send out 40 resumes (12/40)
83. Write a personal mission statement
21. Make and memorize 10 vegetarian dishes
29. Read 150 books in 1001 days (9/150): , Doctor Sleep, Hardwiring Happiness,Positivity,Gratitude is the only Attiude,  The Art of Possibilty

43 101 Film (5/101): Easy Rider, Winter's Tale,

I achieved 3 goals which alright, my goal is to complete at least 3 tasks per month to achieve 101/1001 so I must achieve at least 4 next month. 

January Round-Up

Since I won't be able to update this around the 31st I've decided to post this early. I think I'm off to a pretty good start, I figure if I completer at least 3-4 tasks a month I'll complete my mission. I've completed 2 so far and the others are extended but are on track for completion.

29.Read 150 books in 1001 days: A Guide to a Good Life {****), Intimacy: Trusting Oneself and the Other, All Men Are Brothers,Never Let Me Go (I actually read The Great Gatsby [****],and Before Happiness [****]and Think!Before it's Too Late [***] so it's okay that I didn't read the other books - at least that what I'm telling myself)(5/150)
30.Listen to 33 audiobooks in 1001 days: Long Walk to Freedom (finished Radical Self-Acceptance (****) instead) (1/33)
35. Writing 100 blog posts (2/100)
43. Watch 101 films: Lone Survivor (***), American Hustle (***1/2), Post-Grad (**)(don't ask)(3/101)
44. Get hair cut
76. Meditate everyday for a month (did it often but wasn't consistent)
77. Do aerobic exercises 3x a week for a month (although I completed this I will maintain this habit)
78. Do anaerobic exercises 3x a week for a month (barely found time for aerobic exercise)
89. Create a weekly to do list (4/143)
93. Make my bed everyday before work for a month

Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Happy New Year! and January Tasks

Happy New Year to everyone! Hope this is the best year yet! 
This blog is like a better version of a New Year's resolution. I will focus on the following tasks in January: 

   29.Read 150 books in 1001 days: A Guide to a Good Life,            Intimacy: Trusting Oneself and the Other, All Men Are    
     Brothers,Never Let Me Go
  30.Listen to 33 audiobooks in 1001 days: Long Walk to Freedom
  35. Writing 100 blog posts 
  43. Watch 101 films: yet to be determined
  44. Get hair cut 
  76. Meditate everyday for a month 
  77. Do aerobic exercises 3x a week for a month
  78. Do anaerobic exercises 3x a week for a month
  89. Create a weekly to do list 
  93. Make my bed everyday before work for at least a month