Challenges for 2017

myp · **Posted:** Fri Jan 06, 2017 12:20

Zardoz wrote:

Lonewolves wrote:

Mr Russell wrote:

This year I will:
- Not 'yuck' anyone else's 'yum'. A kind of live and let live, but if someone else is enjoying something, there's no need for me to ruin that for them, be it their happiness, a hobby they like, the way they choose to express their grief, or anything.
- Try to recognise more when I can congratulate someone for something they're happy with or doing well at, even if this is just the like button on a facebook post.
- Try to do a nice thing for someone else every day. If I miss a day it's no biggie, but if I can remember to do a nice thing then it makes the world a nicer place.

What if my yum is yucking your yums? Will you still refrain from yucking them?

I yucked your mum up the bum and she said "Yum yum".

This is a better response tbf

Zardoz · **Posted:** Fri Jan 06, 2017 12:26

Happy to restore the balance.

devilman · **Posted:** Wed Feb 01, 2017 1:13

devilman wrote:

Nothing too specific for me, just a rather broad challenge to get myself happier. I've got a calendar up in the kitchen and today I bought a couple of highlighters to mark a day as good or bad, so hopefully I can see more good than bad days being marked as the year goes on. I've a tendency to get bogged down with the negatives, so I figure the old AA/GA 'one day at a time' mantra might help a little.

Well that's January done. Bit of a mixed bag (blue are the bad days.. green are ok days), but onwards and upwards.

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Sir Taxalot · **Joined:** 5th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 4668

Mr Russell wrote:

This year I will:
- Not 'yuck' anyone else's 'yum'. A kind of live and let live, but if someone else is enjoying something, there's no need for me to ruin that for them, be it their happiness, a hobby they like, the way they choose to express their grief, or anything.
- Try to recognise more when I can congratulate someone for something they're happy with or doing well at, even if this is just the like button on a facebook post.
- Try to do a nice thing for someone else every day. If I miss a day it's no biggie, but if I can remember to do a nice thing then it makes the world a nicer place.

Aww, those are nice. I've been trying to do something similar-ish, but probably much more vague, with various degrees of success, particularly trying to cut off (or at the very least not join in with) a gossip session turning into bagging someone out.

I've also tried to make sure I see (or find) the beauty in things rather than getting frustrated and wound up. To chill and enjoy being present, in the moment.

Another good goal would be to get our fucking tax returns submitted well before deadline day, but that's really going against a lot of history :roll:

Jem · **Posted:** Wed Feb 01, 2017 12:27

Sir Taxalot wrote:

Another good goal would be to get our fucking tax returns submitted well before deadline day, but that's really going against a lot of history :roll:

I feel ya there. Well, not so much the submission - the accountant did that mid-January. Rather just planning in advance so I don't have to spread everything over credit cards at the last minute. :facepalm:

Kern · **Posted:** Wed Feb 01, 2017 12:29

Obligatory XKCD:

https://xkcd.com/1566/

Be Excellent To Each Other

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