I’m going to go with this list of movies on Netflix as a starter. I’m not much a movie person, so we’ll see how long it takes me!
1. White Christmas – 1/14/19
50 Questions That Will Free Your Mind
Source: http://www.marcandangel.com/2009/07/13/50-questions-that-will-free-your-mind/
- How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are? Based on my energy level, I would say in my 30s. Not doing bad in looks department either. Barely any visible wrinkles. Chin and facial hair is whole another story, but nothing that can’t be fixed in two minutes.
- Which is worse, failing or never trying? Definitely never trying. IF you don’t try, you’ll always wonder, what if. That’s the worse feeling to live with.
- If life is so short, why do we do so many things we don’t like and like so many things we don’t do?
- When it’s all said and done, will you have said more than you’ve done?
- What is the one thing you’d most like to change about the world?
- If happiness was the national currency, what kind of work would make you rich?
- Are you doing what you believe in, or are you settling for what you are doing?
- If the average human life span was 40 years, how would you live your life differently?
- To what degree have you actually controlled the course your life has taken?
- Are you more worried about doing things right, or doing the right things?
- You’re having lunch with three people you respect and admire. They all start criticizing a close friend of yours, not knowing she is your friend. The criticism is distasteful and unjustified. What do you do?
- If you could offer a newborn child only one piece of advice, what would it be?
- Would you break the law to save a loved one?
- Have you ever seen insanity where you later saw creativity?
- What’s something you know you do differently than most people?
- How come the things that make you happy don’t make everyone happy?
- What one thing have you not done that you really want to do? What’s holding you back?
- Are you holding onto something you need to let go of?
- If you had to move to a state or country besides the one you currently live in, where would you move and why?
- Do you push the elevator button more than once? Do you really believe it makes the elevator faster?
- Would you rather be a worried genius or a joyful simpleton?
- Why are you, you?
- Have you been the kind of friend you want as a friend?
- Which is worse, when a good friend moves away, or losing touch with a good friend who lives right near you?
- What are you most grateful for?
- Would you rather lose all of your old memories, or never be able to make new ones?
- Is is possible to know the truth without challenging it first?
- Has your greatest fear ever come true?
- Do you remember that time 5 years ago when you were extremely upset? Does it really matter now?
- What is your happiest childhood memory? What makes it so special?
- At what time in your recent past have you felt most passionate and alive?
- If not now, then when?
- If you haven’t achieved it yet, what do you have to lose?
- Have you ever been with someone, said nothing, and walked away feeling like you just had the best conversation ever?
- Why do religions that support love cause so many wars?
- Is it possible to know, without a doubt, what is good and what is evil?
- If you just won a million dollars, would you quit your job?
- Would you rather have less work to do, or more work you actually enjoy doing?
- Do you feel like you’ve lived this day a hundred times before?
- When was the last time you marched into the dark with only the soft glow of an idea you strongly believed in?
- If you knew that everyone you know was going to die tomorrow, who would you visit today?
- Would you be willing to reduce your life expectancy by 10 years to become extremely attractive or famous?
- What is the difference between being alive and truly living?
- When is it time to stop calculating risk and rewards, and just go ahead and do what you know is right?
- If we learn from our mistakes, why are we always so afraid to make a mistake?
- What would you do differently if you knew nobody would judge you?
- When was the last time you noticed the sound of your own breathing?
- What do you love? Have any of your recent actions openly expressed this love?
- In 5 years from now, will you remember what you did yesterday? What about the day before that? Or the day before that?
- Decisions are being made right now. The question is: Are you making them for yourself, or are you letting others make them for you?
Watch 26 Movies
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Christmas Wedding Planner 11/25/18 with JK on Netflix
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Fantastic Beast – 11/21/18 (in theater with Avni, Neil and JK
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Half Girlfriend (11/24/18) – At Sameerbhai and Jaimini’s home
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White Christmas – 1/14/19
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Watch 50 of IMDB’s top 250 movies
I’m not much of a movie/TV watcher, so this is really going to be a challenge for me! But that’s what makes this goal even more fun! Let’s see how many I’ve already watched so far and go from there! This is the list I’ll be using for this. I was really surprised to see 3 Idiots making this list. Pooja loved this movie and she had actually made us sit down and watch the movie rather than it being the other way around when it comes to Hindi movies.
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring(2001)
- Forrest Gump (1994)
- 3 Idiots (2009)
- Toy Story (1995)
- Up (2009)
- The Sixth Sense (1999)
- Gone Girl (2014)
- Jurassic Park (1993)
- The Truman Show (1998)
- Rang De Basanti (2006)
- The Princess Bride (1987)
- Catch Me If You Can (2002)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2(2011)
- Monsters, Inc. (2001)
- Gandhi (1982)
- The Wizard of Oz (1939)
- The Help (2011)
Read 3 Banned Books
I went thru the the Banned Books on GoodReads and seems like I’ve read plenty of those! I was surprised to see Harry Potter books making this list even more than them making the list on Classic books list!Since I’ve already read more than 3 banned books, I’ll try to read 3 more books that I haven’t read so far. But just for reference, here’s the list of books I’ve already read.
- To Kill a Mockingbird
- Harry Potter Series
- The Giver
- I know Why The Caged Bird Sings
- The Hunger Games Series
- The Kite Runner
- The Da Vinci Code
- Twilight
- The Glass Castle
- Holes
- My Sister’s Keeper
- Fifty Shades of Grey (Yeah…)
Read 100 Books
- The Book of Joy – 11/17/18
- The Alice Network
Read 10 Classic Books
While I like reading historical novels, I haven’t been able to get into older books that hits the Classic book lists. I’ve tried reading Romeo and Juliet, Jane Eyre, and few others, I wasn’t able to finish them. This will be a good reason to get those finished and add some more to my reading list! I am glad that Harry Potter book is considered as a classic book! To be honest, I was surprised to see it on the list. Can I cheat and add all seven books to my list? If that’s the case, I’m done with this goal!
I think I’m going to add the books I’ve already read so far. I’ll be using the list from GoodReads for the reference.
- To Kill a Mockingbird
- Kite Runner
- Harry Potter and Sorcerer’s Stone
- The Kite Runner
- The Giver
Read 26 books with each letter of the alphabet
Art Matters – 01/13/19
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Dare to Lead – 12/15/18
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Grit – 01/08/19
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Mindset:The New Psychology of Success – 11/26/18
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Rising Strong – 01/03/19
Start With Why – 12/17/18
The Alice Network – 11/18/9
The Book of Joy – 11/27/18
The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Businesses Don’t Work and What They Do About It – 12/26/18
The Miracle Morning: The Not So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life : Before 8AM – 12/28/18
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200 Squats challenge
When I saw the challenge for 200 squats, I had to jump on it right way. Usually, squats are the only thing I do at home if I don’t go for the exercise. I’m following the program from twohundredsquats.com. I took the initial test and did 34 unbroken squats. This put me in the week 3 program to start out.
Day zero – 11/17/18: – 34 squats (After dinner)
Each set done with 60 second rest time in between. Last set is the max reps.
Week 1 – 11/19/18 – Day one – 16 – 22 – 17 – 17 – 40 Total reps: 112
I did this set at 3PM. I was kind of surprised that I was able to max rep to 40 today! Took me about 7-8 minutes including 4 minutes of rest time.
Week 1 – 11/21/18 – Day two – 19 – 25 – 19 – 19 – 40 Total reps: 122
It had been a long day. Forgot to do them in the morning before going to work. After work, went to watch the movie (Fantastic Beasts) as soon as I got home. Then, went to mom’s home to stay overnight and prepped for the monkey bread for the next morning. Next thing I know, it was almost midnight. But I made sure to get those squats done! Not bad after a long day!!!
Week 1 – 11/23/18 – Day three – 22 – 29 – 20 – 21 – 50 Total reps: 142
Did this set at 7:45, right before dinner. Seems like I’m doing better already!
Week 2: 11/26/18 – Day one – 24 – 30 – 22 – 22 – 55 Total reps: 153
Week 2 – 11/28/18 – Day two – 27 – 34 – 27 – 27 – 55 Total reps: 170
Week 2 – 11/30/18 – Day three – 31 – 38 – 31 – 31 – 55 Total reps: 186
I’m super excited about the progress I’m making! On day three, I was tempted to cut it short by only doing 45-50 squats on last round. I had already bought workout in the morning involving all legs, but I stuck it out and finished with 55 strong I did have to take 3-5 seconds breather every once in a while, but I picked myself back up and kept going!
Onto week three! By end of the week three, I’m supposed to finish with 75 squats on last round or else repeat the week again. So, I made a plan to finish round with 60-65-75 on three days.
Week 3 – 12/4/18 – Day one – 38 – 47 – 34 – 30 – 60 Total reps: 209
Week 3 – 12/6/18 – Day two – 24 – 24 – 27 – 27 – 19 – 19 – 22 – 65 Total reps: 227
Week 3 – 12/8/18 – Day three – 23 – 23 – 27 – 27 – 23 – 23 – 27 – 75 Total reps: 248
Yay!!! I did it!!! Finished off the week with 75 consecutive squats! I did need to take 3-5 seconds breaks to take a deep breath, but I kept on going with final number as my goal. Also, I didn’t follow regular routine of doing this on Monday, Wednesday, Friday this week. Instead I started off with Tuesday, Thursday and then on Sunday. I just kept forgetting to do them on Saturday even though I had the best intentions for it. Most of time, I did them after the dinner.
Week 4 – 12/11/18 – Day one – 34 – 40 – 27 – 20 – 80 Total reps: 201
Today was the tough day to get this done. After two 12 hrs workdays, I was physically drained. New shoes aren’t helping either, they’re killing my feet! I didn’t get home till 7:30 (really bad traffic, took me hour and half to get home). I had set timer for 9pm to get the squats done. But I just couldn’t bring myself to get to it. Finally, I forced myself at 10:30 when I was almost falling asleep. I knew I’ll feel better about it, once I get them done, but just getting out of comfort was taking all the will power. BUT, I did it and I even did 5 more than I did last week. Recommended minimum was only 54 and I did 80. Super happy about it!!!
Week 4 – 12/13/18 – Day two – 19 -19 – 21 – 21 – 19 – 19 – 13 – 13 – 90 Total reps: 196
I meant to do this earlier, but time slipped by and by the time I got around to it, it was 10PM! But, it’s never too late to get it done. So, I got it going and this round was so much easier with very small numbers of reps per set. I guess that’s what gave me the boost to finish up with the bang! I meant to finish off with 85. Even while I was at 65, I told myself, only 20 more to go! By the time I realized that I had passed 85 already on 88! So, I finished off at 90. I’m pretty sure I could’ve gone for at least 3-5 more. This time, I set the timer for the last set to see how long it takes me. I completed first 40 in one minute. Finished off 90 squats at 2:45. Not bad at all. I’ll curious to see my time for 100. Let’s see if I’ve caught up with my time from 2 years ago, or I still need some more work to do. That will be interesting to see.
Week 4 – 12/15/18 – Day three – 18 – 18 – 23 – 23 – 22 – 22 – 19 – 19 -100 Total reps: 264
I was too tired and actually sore from yesterday’s workout. But Since Pooja is coming home tomorrow, I knew I won’t get chance to get this done unless I do it today. Finally, at 9:45pm, I dragged myself to just get it over with. After all, I need to wake up at 3:45am, so I can’t put toff any longer. At times, I didn’t think I’ll beat Day Two’s max number of 90, but I kept on going and finished it strong at 100!!!! My time for last set of 100 reps was 3:!5!!! Not bad at all! Now, it’s all about the final test. Let’s see how I do it next week.
101 Projects in Progress
Although I’ve listed these goals in previous post, This will be running list as I find more things to add and I’ll links and/or dates as I start and finish the projects/goals.
101 Projects in 1001 Days
HEALTH:
- Complete a 200 squat challenge – start date – 11/17/19
DIGITAL LIFE:
- Clean out my Inbox – start date – 11/18/19
INTELLICTUAL:
- Read 26 books that I’ve never read starting with each letter of the alphabet
- Read 10 Classic Books
- Read 100 Books
- Read 3 books from the banned books list
- Read One Book a Week
- Read a Book More Than 100 Years Old (69)
- Read 10 Books that Inspire Me (76)
- Read Self-help Book (83)
- Read a non-fiction Book (89)
- Read a Book over 500 Pages Long (96)
- Read a Book That Makes Me Cry (61)
- Read a biography of someone I admire (58)
- Spend an afternoon reading at the park (27)
EMOTIONAL:
50 Questions that free up your mind
ENTERTAINMENT:
- Watch 50 of IMDB’s top 250 movies
- Watch 26 movies that I’ve never seen starting with each letter of the alphabet (3)
- Watch 10 class movies