My goal for the year 2010 is to try one new thing every week. I'm compiling a list of new things to try, and would love input! Looking for ideas in all different areas -- new skills to learn, new hobbies to try out, fix-it projects, tech/computer projects, new recipes to try, magic tricks, you name it. [more inside]
posted by stennieville at 10:39 AM Dec 11 2009 - 33 answers [115 favorites]

When a friend online noticed Joy of Cooking referred to as "one of America's standard cookbooks" and wondered about internationally analogous "standard cookbooks," I immediately thought, "What a great question for AskMe!" And here we are.
posted by cgc373 at 10:26 AM Dec 11 2009 - 44 answers [101 favorites]

What are your 20s like? [more inside]
posted by litleozy at 11:22 AM Dec 13 2009 - 87 answers [97 favorites]

I'm joining the iPhone crowd. What are your must-have apps and games? [more inside]
posted by WinnipegDragon at 6:39 PM Dec 12 2009 - 40 answers [92 favorites]

What are your 30s like? [more inside]
posted by cuban link flooded jesus at 12:55 PM Dec 09 2009 - 74 answers [219 favorites (87 in the last 7 days)]

Like most people, I work much more efficiently when there is a looming deadline to focus my mind. Has anyone found a way to 'trick' their minds into thinking a deadline is more imminent than it is, to increase productivity?
posted by Kiwi at 1:57 PM Dec 15 2009 - 27 answers [60 favorites]

I'm interested in teaching myself Python as my first programming language. What kind of useful/interesting projects are recommended as a long term goal to work towards, given that I'm a total beginner? [more inside]
posted by KilgoreTrout at 7:26 PM Dec 10 2009 - 21 answers [56 favorites]

Does anyone have any experience with meditation or simply quieting your mind? [more inside]
posted by Garden at 2:25 PM Dec 14 2009 - 23 answers [56 favorites]

What are your favorite blogs about history? [more inside]
posted by Bleusman at 4:02 PM Dec 11 2009 - 13 answers [54 favorites]

Help me improve my spaghetti. [more inside]
posted by pseudonick at 6:47 PM Dec 16 2009 - 42 answers [51 favorites]

Is it a grand gesture to anonymously give a woman I think is beautiful a banjo? At the beginning of this semester, I briefly was in a relationship with a woman who I cared a great deal about. It didn’t end well, and really, it couldn’t have ended well. We have nothing in common. But as it is, I still think she is beautiful, and I’d like to do something truly grand, both to make this world a better (albeit stranger) place, and to give myself some closure. [more inside]
posted by Archibald Edmund Binns at 2:09 PM Dec 12 2009 - 132 answers [49 favorites]

Omit passion and salary. What other aspects of a job are important? [more inside]
posted by spec at 10:28 PM Dec 12 2009 - 42 answers [49 favorites]

What are some good, WARM snacks that don't take too much prep? [more inside]
posted by missmary6 at 2:16 PM Dec 11 2009 - 40 answers [47 favorites]

What are the slowest, heaviest, funkiest grooves you can throw at me? [more inside]
posted by Vic Morrow's Personal Vietnam at 3:49 PM Dec 11 2009 - 46 answers [47 favorites]

what-do-you-know? filter: When you first meet strangers, what things about them can you discern just from casual observation and interaction? [more inside]
posted by 5Q7 at 6:48 PM Dec 14 2009 - 52 answers [45 favorites]

Are there any games which let you just explore and enjoy the scenery, like a walk-in painting or virtual vacation? (single-player preferred) [more inside]
posted by lord_yo at 10:50 AM Dec 15 2009 - 41 answers [43 favorites]

MusicFilter: tell me of the finest blissed-out dub. [more inside]
posted by polyglot at 7:41 PM Dec 15 2009 - 13 answers [36 favorites]

We're getting married! GREAT. Now, what do we register for? [more inside]
posted by mittenbex at 5:49 PM Dec 13 2009 - 43 answers [33 favorites]

I want more music in Katamari Damacy's groove... [more inside]
posted by ardgedee at 9:36 AM Dec 11 2009 - 16 answers [31 favorites]

Help me, MeFi elves! What are some tiny, practical, long-lasting, and fun gifts for twentysomethings? Specifically, gifts that are not likely to get thrown out or given away, due to moving far away - so, no books or voltage-specific electronics. I've already done the Swiss Army Knife, and a USB drive is a little too practical. What now?
posted by Xere at 4:48 PM Dec 12 2009 - 23 answers [31 favorites]