I think that's neat! haha
I had to do this for a class and I found it really interesting!!
My email tends to get clogged up pretty quickly with general emails and ideas and requests from people for different things. I have known about this one for a while and it just somehow got lost in my email...I think I'm going to start trying this! Maybe I'll let you know how it works out. I found out about this here. Here is a link that explains who Dorothea Brande was.
1. Spend an hour each day without saying anything except in answer to direct questions, in the midst of the usual group, without creating the impression that you’re sulking or ill. Be as ordinary as possible. But do not volunteer remarks or try to draw out information.
2. Think for 30 minutes a day about one subject exclusively. Start with five minutes.
3. Write a letter without using the words I, me, mine, my.
4. Talk for 15 minutes a day without using I, me, my, mine.
5. Write a letter in a “successful” or placid tone. No misstatements, no lying. Look for aspects or activities that can be honestly reported that way.
6. Pause on the threshold of any crowded room and size it up.
7. Keep a new acquaintance talking about himself or herself without allowing him to become conscious of it. Turn back any courteous reciprocal questions in a way that your auditor doesn’t feel rebuffed.
8. Talk exclusively about yourself and your interests without complaining, boasting, or boring your companions.
9. Cut “I mean” or “As a matter of fact” or any other verbal mannerism out of your conversation.
10. Plan two hours of a day and stick to the plan.
11. Set yourself twelve tasks at random: e.g., go twenty miles from home using ordinary conveyance; go 12 hours without food; go eat a meal in the unlikeliest place you can find; say nothing all day except in answer to questions; stay up all night and work.
12. From time to time, give yourself a day when you answer “yes” to any reasonable request.
There are over 1 billion people in the world who eat on just $1 per day.
EWG (Environmental Working Group) posted the results of an investigation into bottled water where they found cancer-causing contaminants and fertilizer residue among other things in the bottled water. Unlike with tap water where the water company is required to release the results of testing on the water regularly, bottled water companies do not have to release any information about the testing of their water.
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Govit is a nonpartison site which allows you to vote on the different bills, track your vote and see how it compares to legislators in your area.
