2011.5

Yes, it's half way through 2011 and many of us have conveniently forgotten our New Year's resolutions.  So maybe it's time for a 2011.5 resolution.  I was inspired along this train of thought by a TED video.  Have you discovered Ted.com yet?  Give it a look.

This week on TED a video by Matt Cutts urges viewers to try something new for 30 days.  Cutts goes through his own list of new adventures.  He wrote a novel, which is basically a 50,000 word book, which comes out to less than 1700 words a day for 30 days.  Cutts says that his novel is no good, but he now has the right to introduce himself as a novelist rather than a computer scientist.

Other adventures on Cutts list included riding his bike to work for 30 days, not eating sugar for 30 days, and taking a picture every day for 30 days.  The gist of the presentation is that small changes are sustainable, so it's possible to do just about anything that you've always wanted to do for a period of 30 days.

My 30 day goal?  I also watched a TED video that said that people who announce their goals are less likely to do them.  I'll let you know in 30 days.