Hahaaa! Kelle karma just suure paksu väljamakse tegi? Teie lemmiku (minu) muidugi. Täna pidi olema eksam kell pool 11. Eile õppisin, paanika tekkis kell 10 õhtul. Võtsin viimase Xanax-i, mis mul oli (silmaopi aegadest) ja läksin “uinakule”. Muidugi ma unustasin äratuskella panemast ja ärkasin kell 7 - veendunud, et ma ei tea midagi, et mul on umbes 2 ja pool tundi aega targaks saada. Lisaks ma ei teadnud, mis ruumis eksam on. Read more...

Tähtis on see mulle ikka. Seoses lähenevate eksamite ja vaikselt kasvava paanikaga, jääb igapäevane blogi-challenge siinkohal pidama. Ma tunnen kaasa teile, kes te sellest kindlasti sügavalt puudust tunnete ja lohutan, et jätkan kuu aja pärast, kui midagi erilist ei juhtu. Viimane eksam on 14. märtsil. Lihtsalt, mul on tunne, et ma ei saa sellele korralikult keskenduda. Eks ma aegajalt blogin niisama ka (hahahaah, khm). Ma jätkan Riinu-Ode fotograafiakatsumusega, sest see on veidi vähem nõudlik mu ajule (põhiliselt sest ma olen koba) ja üks väga vähestest põhjustest välja kondama minna. Read more...

Hop on the internet and search for the biggest news stories in the year you were born. [Infoplease](http://www.infoplease.com/yearbyyear.html) is a great resource for this. Think about how these news stories, or even statistics, may have shaped your childhood or who you are today. For example, the year I was born, it was discovered that 98% of American households had at least one television set. I could write about how television influenced my generation, and continues to do so today, either positively or negatively. Read more...

Imagine that someone has decided to write a book about your life, just up to this point. What would the cover blurb say? Be honest here. Is it kind of boring? Are you happy with it? Now imagine what you’d like that blurb to say at the end of your life. What changes need to made for that to happen? Oh, miks, ei. Aga ok, praegu ja pärast: Read more...

Come up with your own [Cabinet of Invisible Counselors](http://www.artofmanliness.com/2012/03/11/the-cabinet-of-invisible-counselors/). There are innumerable great men from history who we can learn from today. When thinking about your life or pondering some question or problem, yes, go to actual mentors and friends, but also take in the advice of men of yore. Write out who you would have on your list and what you admire about them. Having trouble coming up with a list? Read more...

Write a review of some form of entertainment you recently took in. Whether book or movie or TV show or Broadway play, write out what you liked and didn’t like about it. Was the acting/writing good? Could you follow the story? Is there anything you can take from it about life, or was it purely entertainment? This is often one of the most enjoyable entries to write, as it’s especially fun (and quite nostalgic) to go back and read these in the future. Read more...

Perform a mind dump of everything you’re worried about. From the leaky dishwasher to your family member’s poor health — get it all out. Dwight D. Eisenhower did it, and it significantly helped him manage his stress. Just as your body needs to…cleanse itself of waste, so does your mind every once in a while. Getting all your stressors on paper may alleviate some of that pressure. Use [David Allen’s GTD trigger list](http://wiki. Read more...

Give stream-of-consciousness writing a try. This is where you basically just write out whatever comes into your head at the moment it comes into your head. It can feel bizarre, and it’s certainly not structured, but it can lead to some valuable insights into what’s going on in your mind. I’ll give you a 10-second example from right now, while looking out my window: “Boy, I have a nice-looking grill outside and the weather is beautiful…just what we need after all this cold and snow. Read more...

[_Memento mori_](http://www.artofmanliness.com/2011/03/20/what-man-understands-that-he-is-dying-daily-this-is-your-life/). “Remember that you will die.” Admittedly, this isn’t the most pleasant topic. There is, however, great benefit in meditating on the reality that at some point, you will in fact die. It motivates you to live the life right now that you want to be living. Meditate on this, and write out your thoughts. Does death scare you? Does it motivate you? It’s okay to be honest. Read more...

[Take a look at the hero’s journey](http://www.artofmanliness.com/2013/07/11/heros-journey/), and identify where you are in that journey. Doing so can help you better understand where you are in life, and help you figure out where to go next. You can take it in the context of your entire life, or you can take it in the context of a certain phase of your life. Either way, you can be sure that you’re part of a greater journey, and knowing what comes next can help guide you along. Read more...