{"id":1178,"date":"2014-01-22T09:02:49","date_gmt":"2014-01-22T15:02:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/larakrupicka.com\/?p=1178"},"modified":"2014-01-22T13:22:03","modified_gmt":"2014-01-22T19:22:03","slug":"43things-com-reviewed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/larakrupicka.com\/staging\/6885\/2014\/01\/22\/43things-com-reviewed\/","title":{"rendered":"43things.com Reviewed"},"content":{"rendered":"

I hope you\u2019ve seen the list of Bucket List Websites & Apps<\/a>. I compiled it based on brief studies of each. My hope is to field test some of the more promising ones over the next twelve months. So, since the first of the year I have been checking out the list-making site 43 Things<\/a> to see if it will work for me. Here\u2019s what I\u2019ve found:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\u00a0You have to try out one or two sites before you can understand how your mind organizes lists and what works best to motivate you to complete them. I quickly saw with 43 Things that my mind wants to organize my bucket list as more than just a checklist when it\u2019s in active form (as I think these online sites intend our lists to be).<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what I mean: I have a Bucket List. It\u2019s a simple list that I don\u2019t need a site for. I just need a pad of paper. And in simple list form I\u2019ve found I want to have it posted somewhere that I can see and refer to. I don\u2019t need a website for that. A bucket list website should serve other purposes if it is to work well.<\/p>\n

As I used 43 Things I found myself wanting a way to organize sub-goals for my items. In other words, there are steps I can be taking now toward accomplishing some of my goals. And I\u2019m more likely to take those if I know I can check them off of my list. So I started adding those to my 43 Things.<\/p>\n

And that worked. To a point.<\/p>\n

It would be nice if 43 Things had a hierarchical format (ie. if #10 is \u201cPick Apples,\u201d #10a could be \u201cresearch local apple orchards\u201d and 10b could be \u201cput orchard trip on calendar\u201d and 10c could be \u201cinvite friends to join us.\u201d Then, as I put these phases into action, I could check them off without getting to knock off #10 itself until we actually went apple picking).<\/p>\n

I also found myself putting professional goals on my list. After all, there\u2019s room for 43 things and I\u2019m bound to accomplish these goals in a shorter time frame than my bucket list goals. So I\u2019ll be freeing up space if more bucket list ideas come to mind.<\/p>\n

Which is really the point: a bucket list spans a lifetime. But what I think 43 Things does most powerfully is motivate us for the short term. So I ended up creating a somewhat different list that contained short-term goals in order to make the best use of 43 Things.<\/p>\n

I also found the site simplistic and not necessarily conducive to networking. It doesn\u2019t give users enough control over what other content they view. The front page showed updates and posts by other users that related to only one of my 43 things. And under \u201cZeitgeist\u201d (presumably trending goals) there were \u201chow to\u201d posts by others on how they accomplished one of their 43 things, but again, I didn\u2019t find those relevant or inspiring (other than knowing people were accomplishing goals and sharing what they learned). I expected more streamlined content of what was current with users under this tab.<\/p>\n

Overall I did not find 43 Things intuitive to how I would like to interact with a bucket list website. But as a tool for tracking your goals (particularly short term), it can work. Since this is the first site I’ve tested in depth, I have nothing to compare it to. So while I’m not thrilled with it, I wouldn’t rule it out for your family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I hope you\u2019ve seen the list of Bucket List Websites & Apps. I compiled it based on brief studies of each. My hope is to field test some of the more promising ones over the next twelve months. So, since the first of the year I have been checking out the list-making site 43 Things…<\/p>\n

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