I signed up for The List Serve, because I am fascinated by people. Not like a creepy stalker, simply because I find human nature interesting. I enjoy learning about other peoples perspectives and what motivates them in life. What is The List Serve you ask? It is an experimental site set up by a team of grad students from New York University ITP. They are compiling an email list, in which one subscriber is randomly selected each day to send an email to the entire list. They promise not to use your email for anything other than selecting the one email lottery winner. If your name is selected, you have three days to respond with your submission. (The email you send out does not disclose your email address… unless you want to disclose it.) Also, you have the option to take yourself off the list, at a later time. Currently, there are roughly 81 different countries being represented by someone on The List.
I just got my first email two days ago. It was from a person living in Sweden, named Emil. He shared an interesting idea that I thought was worth sharing with you.
First, he broke the news that for most of us, life won’t be that fantastic. I don’t agree with that exactly. I would agree, for most of us life will be, and is, pretty ordinary. The ordinary can be fantastic, in my opinion, and apparently so does he. He suggests taking those not so fantastic moments in your life, and make them fantastic. Don’t allow them be wasted opportunities, take Everyday Actions.
This is his Everyday Action List:
Challenges: Brush your teeth with the opposite hand you usually do.
Mind Games: When you enter a room, imagine the sound “KAABAAAM!” As if your presence changed the whole room. (I could do that!)
Action: Jump down from the sidewalk instead of just stepping down.
Changes: Buy some fancy tomato sauce tonight, instead of the usual brand.
More Action: Count the number of pink things on your way to work, as if your life depended on it.
Having an Everyday Action Plan can be fun, and the beauty of it, you can change it from day to day or week to week.
What will your Everyday Action Plan “BE”?
For starters, I’m going to imagine the sound of the sherwood forest trumpets when I enter a room...
Will you sign up for The List Serve?
What do you want to say to the 11,000+ people who have already signed up?
I wasn't familiar with this project, what a neat idea! If I had the opportunity to speak to an audience of that depth I would really have to reflect on my message. That would be quite intimidating! I would love to receive little surprise gems like that in my e-mail. I hope you will send out some of your inspiration to the world this way!
ReplyDeleteI've been thinking about what I would write... I'm hoping to have something I am certain I want to communicate to the 11,000+ people when/if my email gets picked. I have had some interesting and not so interesting emails thus far. I'm keeping them in a folder and may post snippets of them in a post at a later time.
ReplyDeleteThis is so cool! My only problem is the e-mail part. I'm just inundated, and I have to clear them out, or it drives me crazy. It's seriously one of my biggest personality flaw challenges--to get through everything I need to get done in a day, and avoid clearing out my e-mail, which sucks very important time away.
ReplyDeleteI had not heard of this it certainly is an interesting idea, Obviously I would want to spend more time than the 2 minutes I have thought about it just now but I think at the core of what I would want to say is you matter, you are wonderfully special and the world needs you each and everyone of you. I think to often people are made to feel they are small and insignificant or are devalued. I would want everyone to know they are here for a reason and not by chance or accident and that they have something unique to contribute. Wonderful idea.
ReplyDeleteI agree, it can become an email problem. But I found linking it to my Gmail account works. I get very little if any spam on that email address. I have found some of the emails interesting and some not as much, but I love to see what people have to say and ponder often what my email will be.
ReplyDeleteMy message will be much the same... the whole purpose of this page is to share that message. I hope you have time to read my About Us Page. Thanks for stopping by!
ReplyDeleteWhat a neat idea...I like the Everyday Action list
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by!
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