Wednesday, October 15, 2014

A new milestone for myself

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Checklist of things I'd like:

  • Music: Master piano / play cello well / play guitar well /  play drums well / sing well
  • Health: six pack / decent shoulder-waist-ratio / not sick for 1 year / thicker chest / not sick for 5 years / 7% fat level / stamina for a marathon / decent bodyweight strength / teeth occlusion / 50 pull-ups
  • Sports: Perfect pin/snake-shot in foosball / dunk a basketball / perfect 3-pointer shot / better wing chun / better Yang-style tai chi / perfect goalkeeper dive
  • Self: Style-awareness / Daily self-reflections / Read 50 self-help books / read 100 self-help books / weekly appreciation to family / let parents retire joyfully / fund brother's education
  • Skills: Sewing, tailoring / Cook chinese cuisine / Cook fish and chips / Make sushi, onigiri / First-aid / Rollerblading / Bike ride / Ice-skating / Parkour / Chess master level / accounting skills / Self-haircut / Hypnotism / Music-production
  • Projects: Invent a gadget / Write a book / Breakthrough thesis in medicine / Produce a musical piece or song / Produce an anime cartoon / Script-write for an award-winning film / Copywriting for at least a 0.5 million direct mail campaign
  • Social: Leadership role / find wife ;)  / Make more friends / have a bro with at least 10 years history / Have at least 3 bro-level friends / Know friends from at least 3 nationalities / Know friends from at least 10 nationalities
  • Spiritual: Decent meditation / Website, blog / 10 good deeds per month / Meditate to 1st 4 jhanas / Enlightenment
  • Career: Medical student / Don the white coat / have a side business / specialize in surgery* / Enough money
It's funny because this list doesn't include material wants like many lists I've seen people do... I frankly don't give a shit about a condo, a Lambo car, a yacht, etc - though it'll be certainly nice to have it. I wouldn't complain if I had a luxurious house. I just never found the practical purpose of owning such a big house even if you can afford it. Wealth is nothing unless you can experience what it means for you. Weighing your existence in something material is the fastest way to make your life seem as meaningless as dust.

The thing I need to do is... Even though I'm "chasing" these stuff... Always enjoy the process instead of the results. Come on, it's really the learning process that matters - the people you meet, the friends you see, the mistakes, the pain, the enthusiasm and enjoyment - Yeah.

I realize how I'm so different from who I am last time, but it's definitely a change for the better.

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