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28/30 – What are you afraid of most? • Heights. Being high up, and seeing nothing between the ground and me literally makes my body stop...

26/30 – What are your values? What do you want most out of life and of yourself? I want… • the world to be a better place because I...

23/30 – What would you change about your physical appearance if you could? I don’t say this out of vanity. There are plenty of...

22/30 – What is one word that describes you? Interested.

21/30 – 10 years from now, what do you think you’ll regret doing too much of and too little of at this point in time? Too much: •...

20/30 – What are controversial opinions you hold? “Do you have any opinions that you would be reluctant to express in front of a group of...

19/30 – Write a scene of a time when someone older than you gave you advice, and write about how you followed it or ignored it and the...

17/30 – Tell the nonfiction story that you don’t want your mother to read. You know the one. Don’t censor yourself: She probably knows...

15/30 – What (specifically) are your favorite and least favorite feelings? Least favorite: • Letting down someone I love. Not following...

13/30 – What are three questions you’d ask someone you admire? Dear Sam Harris (author/philosopher), • While logically speaking, free...

12/30 – Write a postcard from a vacation you would like to go on: Mom, One month into living in Buenos Aires and I may spend the rest of...

11/30 – Describe your perfect childhood day: Mine is simple and easy to remember. It was March 2nd, 2008; my 14th birthday. I remember it...

10/30 – How do you want to be remembered? As… • A kind, curious, respectful person • Someone who pursued the life he wanted and helped...

9/30 – 20 questions you’d ask to get to know someone: When was the last time you cried? What keeps you going? What’s the best advice...

8/30 – Work backwards from your someday goal to what you can do today: Someday: Support myself with my content. 3 years: Cultivate an...

7/30 – When do your creative ideas come and how do you collect them? Any creative idea either comes from the ether; or I have molded it...

6/30 – Schedule out your ideal day: 6am: Morning routine (make bed, drink supplements and water, make coffee, journal, schedule day, read...

4/30 – If you could put anything on a billboard, what would it say? “Start. Suck. Keep going. Get better.” I’m also reminded of one of my...

2/30 – Write the next chapter of your life: It always sound so cheesy, but I love the book analogy when it comes to life. There are...

Derek is one of my favorite authors and bloggers. His book Anything You Want changed my life. His blog is short, sweet, and informative....