Would you believe that I didn’t know what a bucket list was until a few years ago? By a few, I mean six, when the movie Bucket List came out. (I’m still in denial that I graduated from college six years ago). I haven’t actually seen the movie, but I’ve made my share of bucket lists since then. It seems like every book I read on self-improvement, the power of habit or happiness cites studies about how writing things down or saying things out loud makes a person more likely to accomplish something.

In my case, it’s totally true. [Read more...]