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Back in 2008, there was a site called 43things.com. This is after the collapse of the dot-com era, but prior to the recession that would cause a crash that ultimately would doom the site.

It was a lifestyle sort of website, promoting self-help, or how to do better in life. There was a book that the site sold, called "Dream It. List it. Do it." 18 years ago, I picked it up one morning from a Barnes and Nobles in Bellevue, Washington at the Crossroads mall. The book lists various things that you should do, in categories such as "Understand Myself" or "Fix My Finances" to "Dance". Each section contains a list of things that fit the theme that you as the reader are encouraged to do.

I have carried this small book across 3 continents, Back in 2008, there was a website called 43things.com. This was after the collapse of the dot-com era, but before the recession that ultimately caused the site to fail.

It was a lifestyle website promoting self-help and how to improve your life. The site sold a book called Dream It. List It. Do It'. Eighteen years ago, I picked up a copy one morning from a Barnes & Noble in Bellevue, Washington, at the Crossroads Mall. The book contains a list of things you should do, categorized under headings such as 'Understand Myself' and 'Fix My Finances', and even 'Dance'. Each section contains a list of tasks fitting the theme, which the reader is encouraged to complete.

I have carried this small book across three continents and through six moves, yet I have never really looked at it. This summer in Japan, however, I intend to start putting some of its advice into practice. I should have started self-improvement a long time ago, but there's no time like the present.

I will write here about how things are going, documenting both the past and the present. I may also write about some of my future plans, but I think the first two topics will provide more than enough material for this blog. moves, and still never really looked at it. This summer, in Japan, I intend to start doing some of the things and trying to follow its advice. At 44, I should have started self-improvement a long time ago, but there is never a better time than now.

I will be writing here on how it goes, documenting both the past and the present, and maybe even some of my future plans, but I think that the former two are more than enough to fill the words on this blog.