I have about six different blog posts half-written on all different subjects (including the failure of classical music to catch on with many of today’s music fan, something about the economy, and other goodness) but partially inspired by Chris Brogan’s “Things not to do in 2009″ and partially due to the typical end-of-year reflection and thinking about the future, I wrote some resolutions for myself in my personal journal.

Upon thinking about it and discussing with a few folks, I present them here, unabridged, with the thought that some of you may find a few of them useful to yourselves.

Jeremy’s Resolutions for 2009

• Collaborate more, professionally and personally. Engage others and allow myself to be engaged with.
• Trust, share and value my emotions during the course of every day.
• Spend more time with friends in person (especially if travel is necessary), reconnect with peripheral people.
• Treat myself and the world around me with more love and respect.
• Go after what I want without letting fear stop me. Say yes more than I say no.
• More precisely define my passions, figure out how to make them more core to my day-to-day existence.

Your feedback, additions, thoughts are very welcome.

Came across this in my Documents folder.

I am the only one who ultimately controls my emotions and situation, and the only person whose habits I can change. Trying to change someone else’s habits is fruitless and frustrating.

I am entitled to feel whatever I feel whenever I feel it, and to love and be loved in return. Anything else is selling myself short.

I am entitled to pay attention to my own needs. This does not have to lead to a fight, and does not invalidate my needs if It does.

I am entitled to fulfillment, and for people to treat me well.

There are many things that I am good at, and I should feel proud of them.

I don’t have to feel trapped by life. When I do, I can change my responses to behavior in order to not feel trapped.

Identifying patterns that are destructive or no longer productive is the first step to improving my quality of life.

Growing up is a process that is not easy, takes time and requires patience and courage. I have more of that than I think I do.
See Also: Jeremy’s Rules For A Better Life

From TedTalks, the best lecture series on the planet. Why Are We Happy? Or Not? - Daniel Gilbert

Bestselling author of Stumbling on Happiness, Daniel Gilbert describes some surprising information about your happiness.Sounds like we all need to listen to Sinead after all.

[via LifeHack]

I know I know, you haven’t heard from me lately. I have been posting at some of my other blogs, namely Cute Girls in Stupid Sunglasses as well as my DJ setlist site.

Here’s some stuff to keep you amused:

• On last.fm? Here’s a tool to give you graphs of your listening patterns.
• $10,000 face scanner for your CGI needs? No thanks, I’m drinking Milk!
• Self-explanatory: What’s Cooking, Grandma?
• Interesting NY Times article on how making the better answer the default answer increases productivity and saves lives.
• From the “hack your life” file, improve your own personal Kaizen (i.e. slow improvement of many things over the course of time)
• For the internet marketing nerds: Here’s how Google’s acquisition of Feedburner will change RSS marketing.
• Something Warner got to first (Damn you, Ethan!)

Until next time, see you on the internets!

- For all you sick people: According to Scientific American, Airborne is a scam.
- Why does Jessica Alba even have a face, when it’s not nearly her best side?
- OK, I give up. Scarlett Johansson is officially hot.
- 2007’s great life advice begins with “Are you leaking? Plug it!”. Used for business in this context, but applicable to all things. Get it out of your head and on paper!
- Ever want to take a sound clip and see what it would sound like when played in a big abandoned warehouse? Well…thanks, internet!. There’s also one that will let you try audio in “a huge [11m] tank made of ferroconcrete”
- Every rockers dream come true: a real, working air guitar

I’d like to leave you with a trio of articles from one of my favorite magazines/blogs, Psychology Today.

- Krang is here! Apparently, we have brains in our stomachs.
- What I’ve been saying for years (it’s even on my MySpace page) is true. Half-asian people really are more attractive!
- I guess all those piano lessons weren’t so horrible: How music lessons strengthen verbal skills