Quick Look – 43 Things

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On March 2, 2009

I was on Amazon earlier looking for some books for my new Kindle when I saw an ad for 43 Things. It caught my eye so I took a closer look. Here’s the general idea…

Write down your goals

People have known for years that making a list of goals is the best way to achieve them. Why is that? First, getting your goals in writing can help you clarify what you really want to do. You might find you have some important and some frivolous goals. That is OK. You’ve got space for 43 Things on your list. Not every one of them has to change the world (but save room for the ones that might).

Get Inspired

What do you want to do with your life? It is not an easy question to answer – and you shouldn’t have to answer alone. Browse 43 Things to find out what others want to do. You might find some goals you share. Click the “I want to do this” button to add a goal to your list. Got an idea for a new goal? Just type it in the text box on the homepage or at the bottom of any page on the site. Bam. Now, it’s your thing.

Share your progress

We all have stories about what we care about. Writing down your progress on a goal can help someone else learn about something you both want to do. When you see a goal you’ve achieved, click on the “I’ve done this” button and share a story about how you did it.

Best of all, there’s a free iPhone app. So I grabbed it and took a closer look…

The 43 Things iPhone app may just be the best iPhone app ever.

It might be the best tool for goal-setting.

It may be the most innovative fusion of social-networking and productivity.

It might be ALL THOSE THINGS AND MORE but I can’t say since… it is the first app I’ve used in months that consistantly crashes within seconds of launching it.

Item 1 of 43- Fix iPhone app.