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The title is probably about as role-playey as I will get with this challenge, but it feels right: picture an intrepid wanderer who has spend many years walking the lands yet steering clear of those parts of the map that show dragons. Recently, she finds that she wants to go into more distant lands, but all of her available paths go through dragon territory. She realizes she must learn how to face them. She looks at her inventory and grimly pulls out the most weapon-like thing she can find -- a titanium spork. "OK," she says to herself, "Let's start with some very small dragons." Main Quest: Overcome akrasia. There are many facets of this for me, but the one that needs the most work at the moment is probably learning how to better manage my anxiety and stress. Goal #1: Meditate for 10 minutes for at least 5 days each week. Goal #2: Do a yoga session as an end in itself, not as a warmup for other activities, once each week. Goal #3: Do something productive between the hours of 6 am - 9 am every weekday. This is my biggest slump time right now. Productive things can include: respond to an email, make myself a lunch, meditate, exercise, minor household chores, write something, work on a hobby. They do not include: make and eat breakfast, read the internet, read email, get dressed, transport self to work (even though these are all welcome things to do). It should be an activity that can be started as well as completed in a fairly short period of time. The intended goal is to undercut some of my morning procrastination. Life Goal: Finish updating my resume. I'm not currently looking for a new job or anything, but I want to revise it and have it on hand as a general preparedness kind of deal. I want to rewrite it to be accomplishments-based rather than skills-based. (Pass/Fail) I will check in on at least a weekly basis. There will be periods when I can check in more frequently, but my work schedule is such that I am in remote places every now and then, or at least extremely busy. I'm going to grade myself academic style: less than 59% = F, 60%-69% = D, 70%-79% = C, 80%-89% = B, 90%+ = A. Motivation: Finishing things I start feels good, and I really ought to try it more often.