Recently I was in a discussion with a friend who’s working on what to do next in life. I encouraged him to make a list of all the things that makes him happy and work towards a job and social environment that helps satisfy those things.
It occurred to me that making such a list would be useful to me as well. Accordingly, these things make me happy:
- Holding someone
- Being held by someone
- Solving complex problems
- Optimizing systems
- Doing things for people
- Laughing/joking with friends
- Achieving new physical PRs / competing with myself
- My level of physical fitness
- Trying new things even when I don’t want to / pushing my own boundaries
- Learning new things
- Traveling / seeing new things
- Being creative / making things with my hands
- Reading books that make me think
- Having cute guys smile at me or pay me a compliment
- Developing a level of friendship with someone such that both of us are free to be ourselves without pretense
- Simple company of close friends
I’m very fortunate that my job satisfies some of these (hint: it’s not the first two). My current social circle satisfies several of the others. Some on the list I need to work harder at achieving as they don’t happen near enough.
What makes you happy?
Digital Ramblings 
I am going to make a blog entry like this!
I really like your second to the last one, and cherish that you’re one of the people for whom that holds for me.
Thanks for being in my life, Casey.
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Re: I am going to make a blog entry like this!
When you make that blog entry, make it public so I can read it :)
I value our friendship in the same capacity, John!
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Here’s my list :D..
Thanks senor for the great idea: http://yaneurabeya.livejournal.com/11634.html !
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