my new canvas

“ Humility… it amounts to a clear recognition of what and who we really are, followed by a sincere attempt to become what we could be.

“When you think that you are done… you are only 40% into what your body is capable of doing… and that’s just a limit that we put on ourselves” - David Goggins

Last Day Dream - Chris Milk

list of things to do before i'm 30.

ok i’ve been talking about this list for weeks now… so here is a 1st Draft so to speak.

there’s a lot missing from this list simply because i forgot to write them down when they came into my head… not to worry though because the plan is to stop adding to this list by the time i turn 25, in August 09.

i know some of these might seem lame - but they’re important to me.

then the aim will be to try and get as many done before i’m 30.

and you know what if i don’t make some of them i’ll just move them onto my list of things to do before i’m 40… or before i die :P

it’s quite remarkable the changes i have noticed in my focus/perspective on things since i wrote this list.

if anybody has any suggestions or know of important ones i have talked about but i have missed off, please get in contact with me.

I’ll update this again in a few weeks.

rock on!

go after one of my ideas
start a s/w company
fail then start another company
~~go to ICYPAA~~
visit jon in china
spend at least 6months in New York
spend some more time in Buneos Aires
move back to london again
travel scandinavia
visit moscow
see radiohead in a tiny intimate venue
~~see radiohead play in a different continent~~
see the album leaf
build a push bike from scratch
celebrate new years eve on the south bank
go to a TED conference
go to zurich
go to alaska
go to canada
go to whistler
go to antarctica
go to san francisco
~~go to south america~~
go to a world convention
do voluntary work for a cause I’m passionate about
find a cause I’m passionate about
go on a mens retreat
finish making amends
improve my french
learn spanish
learn how to ski/snowboard
learn how to sail
learn how to fish
~~go to a music festival in a different country~~
go to a music festival in a different continent
do a course on photography
learn how to prototype
revisit database things
learn how to use Java
have a rainy day fund
have a better understanding of economics
hang out with estelle again
watch at least 25 films from IMDB top 100
read at least 4 books per year until i’m 30
skydive
improve my maths / re-learn basic math
complete a TEFL course
try piano lessons

Tim Ferriss: How to feel like the Incredible Hulk

“What’s the worst that could happen?” — is all you need to learn to do anything.

I watched this over the weekend and it stuck with me so i’m sharing it with you guys.

“

The intellect has little to do on the road to discovery. There comes a leap in

consciousness, call it intuition or what you will, and the solution comes to

you and you don’t know how or why.

— Albert Einstein

David Merrill: Siftables, the toy blocks that think

i watched this on the journey home from work this evening - i thought it was really quite something

Bill Gates: How I’m trying to change the world now

“ Did you ever stop to think, and forget to start again?

— Winnie the Poo

twitter

wow i haven’t posted anything here for a while

you can find my ramblings on twitter though

http://twitter.com/pravinisram

hopefully i’ll start making more regular updates in the coming weeks. I have a list of bits i’ve been meaning to post.

don’t hold your breath though…