Activities

dark humor

"a style of comedy that makes light of subject matter that is generally considered taboo, particularly subjects that are normally considered serious or painful to discuss" -- wikipedia

Giving money to the homeless

Request: In particular, sparing a few dollars to those flying a sign on the side of a street.

drawing the perfect circle

YouTube: Alexander Overwijk draws a perfect freehand circle 1m in diameter in less than a second.

Oktoberfest

world's largest Volksfest, featuring a beer festival and a travelling carnival. It is held annually in Munich, Bavaria, Germany --wikipedia

scalping (a trading activity)

buy at the Bid price and sell at the Ask price, in order to gain the bid/ask difference... It normally involves establishing and liquidating a position quickly, usually within minutes or even seconds --wikipedia

using proper grammar

To what level may consciousness rise by the use of proper grammar?

selling books which are calibrated below 200

when you purge your book collection of false realities. By request.

traveling as a spiritual practice

As one experiences the world beyond the comfort of known places, spiritual progress ensues.

making your bed every morning

Request: Kind of like the Jordan Peterson clean your room thing only more old school. In the army they have you make your bed every morning to instill discipline and persistence

sailing (as a hobby)

The recreational practice of operating a craft, usually a boat or ship, propelled using wind as the prime mover --wikipedia

sketch (drawing)

a rapidly executed freehand drawing that is not usually intended as a finished work --wikipedia

obtaining a PhD

The range is what is normative for the activity.

speed reading

any of many techniques claiming to improve one's ability to read quickly. Speed-reading methods include chunking and minimizing subvocalization --wikipedia

Longest duration submerged in ice - Guinness World Records

full body contact with ice for three hours and 26 seconds

mind map note-taking technique

drawn as an image in the center of a blank page, to which associated representations of ideas such as images, words and parts of words are added. Major ideas are connected directly to the central concept, and other ideas branch out from those major ideas --wikipedia