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People who really know me know I keep a lot of lists. I constantly track what I do. It\u2019s a mindfulness practice that lets me thoroughly review and reflect on how I\u2019m living my life \u2026 and how to live it in a more fulfilling way moving forward.<\/p>\n
If this sounds like a lot of work, it\u2019s not … because to make the lists I steal\u00a0ten seconds here and rarely more than thirty seconds there. I make these lists in Notes on my iPhone, because it\u2019s always with me and I can quickly access the notes on any of my computers too. At the end of the year I spend a little more time making notes on each list<\/p>\n
Because I made my lists, at a glance I can see the kinds of activity and content that are bringing me the greatest value \u2026 and the ones that aren\u2019t. I can identify my preferences, tendencies, patterns and changes in them.<\/p>\n
I date everything for many reasons – to track the amount of activity plus sequences and patterns within it.\u00a0Comparing\u00a0lists shows me the influence of one area of my life on another. Sometimes the numbers help me set goals and stretch to equal them in the future, but I don\u2019t put too much pressure on this \u2013 just enough to make me feel good about it. It’s\u00a0a way of helping me do more of the things I really want to do \u2026 and do less of the things I don\u2019t want to do.<\/p>\n
At the end of the year I review them, record my observations, reflect (sometimes with writing) on areas that are most meaningful to me. Then I make a quick final list from the other lists. This is that list.<\/p>\n
It was a true pleasure to reflect on the high moments of this year.<\/p>\n
How good was each? I rank each with a number from lowest 1 – 10 highest.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s are my top picks from 2020.<\/p>\n
(You might enjoy some of them too!)<\/p>\n
Art Book \u2013\u00a0Via Celmins – To Fix The Image In Memory (7)<\/b><\/p>\n
Music \u2013 Joe Satriani – Shapeshifting (8)<\/b><\/p>\n
Piano Piece Learned \u2013 Satie – Gnossienne #4 (9)<\/b><\/p>\n
Movie – Documentary \u2013 My Octopus Teacher (10)<\/b><\/p>\n
Movie – Comedy \u2013 Fisherman\u2019s Friends (8)<\/b><\/p>\n
TV Series \u2013 The Durell\u2019s In Corfu (8)<\/b><\/p>\n
Master Class \u2013 Malcolm Gladwell – Writing (7)<\/b><\/p>\n
Non-Fiction \u2013 Jack Grapes Method Writing (9)<\/b><\/p>\n
Fiction \u2013 Madeline Miller – Circe (8)<\/b><\/p>\n
Poetry \u2013 Richard Blanco – How To Love A Country (9)<\/b><\/p>\n
Workshop \u2013 Richard Blanco – Poetry Chapbook Intensive (9)<\/b><\/p>\n