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.
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posted by stennieville at 10:39 AM Dec 11 2009 - 33 answers [115 favorites]
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?
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posted by KilgoreTrout at 7:26 PM Dec 10 2009 - 21 answers [56 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.
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posted by Archibald Edmund Binns at 2:09 PM Dec 12 2009 - 132 answers [49 favorites]
what-do-you-know? filter: When you first meet strangers, what things about them can you discern just from casual observation and interaction?
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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)
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posted by lord_yo at 10:50 AM Dec 15 2009 - 41 answers [43 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]
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