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Dream It. List It. Do It!: How to Live a Bigger & Bolder Life, from the Life List Experts at 43Things.com |  | Authors: Lia Steakley, Editors of 43 Things
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
Category: Book
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Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 44913
Media: Paperback
Pages: 430
Number Of Items: 1
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Dimensions (in): 5.9 x 4.1 x 1.2
ISBN: 0761151265
Dewey Decimal Number: 646.7
EAN: 9780761151265
ASIN: 0761151265
Publication Date: December 25, 2008
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Dream It. List It. Do It! is the ultimate do-it-yourself guide to self-improvement. Drawing from the true stories and experiences of the 1.5 million registered users of 43things.com, a Webby Award–winning social networking site, Dream It. List It. Do It! works on the proven principle that creating a life list, sharing your progress, and checking things off as done gives a person momentum toward a bigger and bolder life. Dream It. List It. Do It! offers over 5,000 life-changing ideas drawn from real people and organized in 43 categories—like Travel More, Create, Do Something Daring, Ignite Change, Expand My Education, Save the Earth, Love My Job, Finish What I Start, Be Healthier, Fix My Finances, Live in the Moment. Fundamental to the whole enterprise are the book's Ten Rules for Creating and Conquering a Life List, including #4 Maintain Between 20 and 43 Goals, #7 Make Your List Public, and #9 Document Progress. whether it's playing the piano, learning how to do a handstand, cooking a perfect paella—or something much more central to one's life, like "Be more spontaneous"—just putting a desired goal on your list is like shouting "Yes, I can!”"
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 Nice idea, but not worth the money. August 17, 2009
B. Klotzek (Ashland, Ohio)
This seemed like a good idea. My husband has been going through a period where he has been thinking about all of the things he would like to do. I saw this book and thought that this would be a great idea. Well, it is a good concept, but after going through this book, I really didn't need to pay money to get the information that is in this book. There is a website devoted to this that is free. So, this was just ok for me. I wouldn't recommend this book, but rather refer people to the website.
 Enjoying the book :) July 10, 2009
Marina Jones
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Really enjoying this book, thank you :) Everything was good, delivery, product quality...great seller :)
Life Path June 26, 2009
Nate Flynn
A good place to start for anyone needing advice on building a life list. Anyone who wants to develop those ideas further into an action plan should consider the Life Path Journal Life Path Journal: Who are you, what do you want and how are you going to get there?
 Beware of some of the advice... June 21, 2009
Jodi Beggs (Cambridge, MA USA)
9 out of 13 found this review helpful
I am concerned that some of the recommendations in this book are actually counterproductive. From "Economists Do It With Models":
"Tests done since 1933 show that people who talk about their intentions are less likely to make them happen. Announcing your plans to others satisfies your self-identity just enough that you're less motivated to do the hard work needed.
In 1933, W. Mahler found that if a person announced the solution to a problem, and was acknowledged by others, it was now in the brain as a "social reality", even if the solution hadn't actually been achieved.
NYU psychology professor Peter Gollwitzer has been studying this since his 1982 book "Symbolic Self-Completion" - and recently published results of new tests in a research article, "When Intentions Go Public: Does Social Reality Widen the Intention-Behavior Gap?"
Four different tests of 63 people found that those who kept their intentions private were more likely to achieve them than those who made them public and were acknowledged by others.
Once you've told people of your intentions, if gives you a "premature sense of completeness." You have "identity symbols" in your brain that make your self-image. Since both actions and talk create symbols in your brain, talking satisfies the brain enough that it "neglects the pursuit of further symbols."
A related test found that success on one sub-goal (eating healthy meals) reduced efforts on other important sub-goals (going to the gym) for the same reason."
Given this, I would be very careful about taking unsubstantiated advice from this book. I am also curious as to what credentials the authors have in order to be giving this sort of advice in general.
Not What I thought April 24, 2009
Christopher Spitler (Indianapolis, IN)
3 out of 7 found this review helpful
The book is really more for individuals who struggle with confidence in achieving everyday goals. I thought it would be more about finding excellence and seeking new adventures. Not terrible, but not what I was looking for.
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