I turn 22 in ~3 hours. Never cared much about birthdays but for the past three years, I write a letter to myself one year in the future, and ten years in the future. I use http://www.futureme.org who’s never forgotten to send me my memorabilia.
Two years ago, I had hit rock bottom in my life so far. I wrote to myself asking to have changed, and last year was a more pleasant email.
Here’s what I hoped to have achieved by this date:
- Got an internship at Google or somewhere similar. (I was at Google when I wrote it) [DONE]
- Got a tattoo which is 2in x 2in and says “42” and nothing more. [DONE]
- Clear out all pending courses. [DONE]
- Lose last remaining excess weight to a target below 64 kilograms. [DONE]
- Learn to stay in the here and now. Focus on the task at hand. [DOING]
- Write a good deal of code. [DONE]
- Run the 7 kilometers in under 40 minutes [Did it in 31].
- Spend more time with friends, and force them if they are busy [DONE]
- Migrating the website to Appengine or something. [Meh. if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it]
It’s nice to be able to go back and see what I was up-to two years ago due to the fancy archive feature. It feels good to know that you did what you intended to do, and maybe even a little more.
I’m off to write an email to myself, which will be delivered next year. If you’re reading this – future me, Hello!
‘Got a tattoo which is 2in x 2in and says “42” and nothing more. [DONE]‘
Where did you get the tattoo from? I wanna get one too but still have not found any dependable place.
Good on you for hitting all of your targetrs!! Wish I could stick to all of mine that easily!!
And a very very happy birthday to you!
good for you i wish i could have done all my goals in the past but i do have something for the futer and i will acheave them, good luck to me too.