I'm eighteen and looking for new challenges. What are some new things in life to try?
Examples of things I have decided to try:
- playing the piano
- drawing
- Krav Maga
Ask HN: What are some new things to try in life?
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#2Walk from Whitechapel to Portobello Road via Harrods
Learn 10 Chinese or Japanese characters
Learn 10 phrases in Hindi, Indonesian, Russian and Spanish
Visit a refugee camp
Go to Botswana
Build something with a Raspberry Pi
Cook scrambled eggs sous vide
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#3Help someone without expecting anything in return.
I rather hope that's not new to you, but it is for a lot people...
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#4Girls
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#5- Skydiving.
- Fourteeners. Some are easy, some are hard.
- Get a dog, build a relationship with it. They're both family members (should be, from your POV) and pack members from their POV. You need to train your dog, get professional advice; violence is not part of legitimate training (see family member above).
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#6Not all of these would classify as "new challenges", but overall they will expand your perspective and expose you to interesting new ideas.
- Taking long walks (5km +) in your neighbourhood can give you a new perspective on your surroundings
- Snow Skiing or Diving - expensive, but both worth it if you haven't tried them
- Volunteering at a local organisation
- A part-time job that's way out of your normal focus. I've worked part time as a real-estate agent, photographer, IT technician, and learnt a lot about life doing so.
- Do some online / self study in a literature, psychology, philosophy or politics.
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#7find meaning of life
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#8Travelling by kayak or bike for 800-1500km will give you a new perspective on things. I did about 750km when I was 17 and it changed my life. You can check out my article on my kayak trip this year in Poland to get an idea.
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#9A few things come to mind:
- learn to cook properly so that in adulthood you won't rely on junk or premade meals;
- volunteer in your local community;
- write a short story (up to ~1000 words) every day for the next month;
- start a sketch book and doodle ~1 page every day for the next month;
- join an online course ( https://www.coursera.org/ ) or teach yourself a new skill ( http://ocw.mit.edu );
- learn a prototyping tool or a programming language and join a videogame jam (http://compohub.net/)!
Whatever challenge you take on, be sure to have a clear goal in mind, so that you won't just do random things. A goal will let you see how far you've progressed, have a feedback and be more motivated. At the same time, don't be a slave to your self-imposed goal. It's a tool to frame your actions and make them meaningful; don't beat up yourself if you don't achieve it, enjoy the ride!
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#10Things to try?
Read the story of a man named John Goddard, sometimes known as "The Man with the List."
Check it out: http://www.johngoddard.info/bio.htm
I came across his story when I was a few years younger than you -- I'm 61 now -- and it has inspired and guided my entire life. Read his story; read his list. The two of them ought to provide you with enough ideas for a lifetime.
Here's his list: http://www.johngoddard.info/life_list.htm