| I don't know about you, but I always have this list on | | | | After a month, I have a pretty good idea about |
| my back. Well, not literally, of course - but it always | | | | whether I want to pursue the subject at a deeper |
| seems that there is a list of things that I want to do, | | | | level. If I do, I go ahead and make time for it. On the |
| but can never get around to doing. | | | | other hand, if I have not managed to develop a |
| It changes with time, given my wide ranging | | | | deeper interest, that's fine too. I have more than a |
| interests, but the list itself never goes away. | | | | passing knowledge on a subject, and that never hurt |
| Currently, for instance the list goes something like | | | | anybody. |
| this: learn horseback riding, learn HTML, learn the | | | | And when a new month rolls along, I have a new |
| guitar, finish reading Ulysses. As you can see, I have | | | | topic to start work upon. I have been using this |
| varied interests, but that's not the point. | | | | system for about a year now, and it works like a |
| The point is, there were times in my life when the list | | | | charm. My topic for this month, for example, is |
| would get large, bulky and unwieldy. I would find | | | | learning to play the guitar - and while Eric Clapton |
| ways and means to add new things on to the list, | | | | may not be knocking on my door just yet, I certainly |
| but couldn't find the time to strike items off the list. | | | | do like it enough to keep at it. |
| And this went on until I figured out a way out of this | | | | Have a go at it yourself and you will be surprised |
| riddle. | | | | what you can achieve, whether it is learning a foreign |
| One Hour Per Day For One Month | | | | language, learning yoga, reading that book that you |
| Here's how I approach the list nowadays. I take one | | | | have always intended reading but never quite got |
| item on the list, and try and spend at least one hour | | | | around to. I think you'll find this a great way to learn |
| on it every single day, for a month. I keep at it, | | | | something new and achieve self growth for life. And |
| trying to get at least some level of familiarity with | | | | while we're on the subject of learning the guitar, I |
| the subject by reading about it, talking to people | | | | wish my neighbors would practice tolerance for an |
| about it, or actually doing it. | | | | hour every day! |