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How do I fulfill my calling? Everyone, please read this.?
I think about what I want to do with my life all the time. I am 17 and considerably smart, nearly gifted (I am a senior in high school, in America, and in college). When I grow up I want to design video games and/or software on a platform that doesn't exist officially, yet, and my heart burns every time I think about it because I don't know what I can do to get myself to my goals! The platform I am thinking of is a cross between augmented reality (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnRJaHZH9lo) and the 6th sense technology (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrtANPtnhyg) (skip to 5:20 to save yourself some time).
can anyone help me?
1 AnswerOther - Computers9 years agoHow do I fulfill my calling? Everyone, please read this.?
I think about what I want to do with my life all the time. I am 17 and considerably smart, nearly gifted (I am a senior in high school, in America, and in college). When I grow up I want to design video games and/or software on a platform that doesn't exist officially, yet, and my heart burns every time I think about it because I don't know what I can do to get myself to my goals! The platform I am thinking of is a cross between augmented reality (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnRJaHZH9lo) and the 6th sense technology (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrtANPtnhyg) (skip to 5:20 to save yourself some time).
can anyone help me?
1 AnswerSoftware9 years agoHow do I fulfill my calling? Everyone, please read this.?
I think about what I want to do with my life all the time. I am 17 and considerably smart, nearly gifted (I am a senior in high school, in America, and in college). When I grow up I want to design video games and/or software on a platform that doesn't exist officially, yet, and my heart burns every time I think about it because I don't know what I can do to get myself to my goals! The platform I am thinking of is a cross between augmented reality (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnRJaHZH9lo) and the 6th sense technology (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrtANPtnhyg) (skip to 5:20 to save yourself some time).
can anyone help me?
2 AnswersProgramming & Design9 years agoWhat can I do to improve my diet? Iv'e already lost 6 pounds.?
Before I get into the diet let me explain to who ever reads this why iv'e lost 6 pounds. My entire family is obese, except for me. I weight 165 currently, I am 6ft 1inch, and am a 17 year old male. Before I started my diet I would eat "a lot", or as much as my family did and not gain weight and I didn't exercise. I would eat whatever I wanted and The only weight Iv'e been gaining in the past 3 years of quitting my grade school sports of football and wrestling is about 30 pounds of height/fat. Im kind of muscly and I am far from fat. This summer I was blessed with an internship as a research student at the Cleveland Clinic. I live so far away that I only go home on the weekends and I have an apartment up there on my own (which means I get to eat what I want and not what is given to me. I decided that I would put my metabolism to the test. Here is my current diet:
Breakfast (6:20am):
1 cup of light fat free 100 calorie Yoplait yogurt.
Lunch (noon):
tossed spinach/iceberg lettuce salad with a chunk of chicken, some garlic croutons, and no dressing.
as soon as I get home from work (4:00)
a gala apple- supposed to be around 40 cal
Supper(6:00)
Some hearty chunky soup with protein that will be about 400 calories.
If i ever get hungry at my apartment i will make a cup of chicken broth from a boyen cube (4 calories) or have a hand full of lightly salted peanuts (about 80 calories)
Now, I don't exercise, I don't drink enough water, and I do sometimes cheat my diet (like having ice cream at lunch). Aside from those 3 things getting added, what should I add to/replace/take out of my diet. Again, Iv'e already lost 6 pounds (in 2 weeks btw). And I want to know what I can do to improve it/ make the diet healthier. I have 7 more weeks to keep this up and I want to make that time count before my senior year of high school starts.
25 AnswersMental Health9 years agoWhat can I do to improve my diet? Iv'e already lost 6 pounds.?
Before I get into the diet let me explain to who ever reads this why iv'e lost 6 pounds. My entire family is obese, except for me. I weight 165 currently, I am 6ft 1inch, and am a 17 year old male. Before I started my diet I would eat "a lot", or as much as my family did and not gain weight and I didn't exercise. I would eat whatever I wanted and The only weight Iv'e been gaining in the past 3 years of quitting my grade school sports of football and wrestling is about 30 pounds of height/fat. Im kind of muscly and I am far from fat. This summer I was blessed with an internship as a research student at the Cleveland Clinic. I live so far away that I only go home on the weekends and I have an apartment up there on my own (which means I get to eat what I want and not what is given to me. I decided that I would put my metabolism to the test. Here is my current diet:
Breakfast (6:20am):
1 cup of light fat free 100 calorie Yoplait yogurt.
Lunch (noon):
tossed spinach/iceberg lettuce salad with a chunk of chicken, some garlic croutons, and no dressing.
as soon as I get home from work (4:00)
a gala apple- supposed to be around 40 cal
Supper(6:00)
Some hearty chunky soup with protein that will be about 400 calories.
If i ever get hungry at my apartment i will make a cup of chicken broth from a boyen cube (4 calories) or have a hand full of lightly salted peanuts (about 80 calories)
Now, I don't exercise, I don't drink enough water, and I do sometimes cheat my diet (like having ice cream at lunch). Aside from those 3 things getting added, what should I add to/replace/take out of my diet. Again, Iv'e already lost 6 pounds (in 2 weeks btw). And I want to know what I can do to improve it/ make the diet healthier. I have 7 more weeks to keep this up and I want to make that time count before my senior year of high school starts.
3 AnswersMen's Health9 years agoWhat can I do to improve my diet? Iv'e already lost 6 pounds.?
Before I get into the diet let me explain to who ever reads this why iv'e lost 6 pounds. My entire family is obese, except for me. I weight 165 currently, I am 6ft 1inch, and am a 17 year old male. Before I started my diet I would eat "a lot", or as much as my family did and not gain weight and I didn't exercise. I would eat whatever I wanted and The only weight Iv'e been gaining in the past 3 years of quitting my grade school sports of football and wrestling is about 30 pounds of height/fat. Im kind of muscly and I am far from fat. This summer I was blessed with an internship as a research student at the Cleveland Clinic. I live so far away that I only go home on the weekends and I have an apartment up there on my own (which means I get to eat what I want and not what is given to me. I decided that I would put my metabolism to the test. Here is my current diet:
Breakfast (6:20am):
1 cup of light fat free 100 calorie Yoplait yogurt.
Lunch (noon):
tossed spinach/iceberg lettuce salad with a chunk of chicken, some garlic croutons, and no dressing.
as soon as I get home from work (4:00)
a gala apple- supposed to be around 40 cal
Supper(6:00)
Some hearty chunky soup with protein that will be about 400 calories.
If i ever get hungry at my apartment i will make a cup of chicken broth from a boyen cube (4 calories) or have a hand full of lightly salted peanuts (about 80 calories)
Now, I don't exercise, I don't drink enough water, and I do sometimes cheat my diet (like having ice cream at lunch). Aside from those 3 things getting added, what should I add to/replace/take out of my diet. Again, Iv'e already lost 6 pounds (in 2 weeks btw). And I want to know what I can do to improve it/ make the diet healthier. I have 7 more weeks to keep this up and I want to make that time count before my senior year of high school starts.
2 AnswersDiet & Fitness9 years agoI'd like to improve my senior class campaign hand out. Any suggestions?
I am running for class president of my senior class. This is important to me and I'm pretty sure you will get the idea of what I'm shooting for by reading the hand out. I would like any suggestions on how to improve it. To help you in reference to my hand out, I added line numbers (depending on what your screen is like the line numbers i added might be off.
1)I, My Name, am running for class President. A fictitious discussion between me and another junior:
2)Jr: “Who’s running against you?”
3)Me:“I don’t know yet.”
4)Jr: “What makes you better than your competition?”
5)Me:“I’m not better than them in all cases.”
6)Jr:“Then why should I vote for you and not your competition?”
7)Me:“Because the work I’m doing now is better than the work I was doing 6 months 8)ago. And the work that I’ll be doing 6 months from now will be better than the work 9)I’m doing today because I wake up each day with a sense of why I come to school 10)and work. I go beyond what is asked of me; I’m running for class President because 11)I want to ensure that my class will be in the hands of someone who goes beyond 12)just the bare minimum. I hope you realize that the election of our senior class 13)officers extends beyond this year; they are in charge of all class reunions and are in 14)charge of raising money for them. Right now, I’m looking for support from my class 15)mates and I would appreciate your vote.
16)-If you managed to get this far, thanks for reading.
1 AnswerOther - Advertising & Marketing9 years agoI'd like to improve my senior class campaign hand out. Any suggestions?
I am running for class president of my senior class. This is important to me and I'm pretty sure you will get the idea of what I'm shooting for by reading the hand out. I would like any suggestions on how to improve it. To help you in reference to my hand out, I added line numbers (depending on what your screen is like the line numbers i added might be off.
1)I, My Name, am running for class President. A fictitious discussion between me and another junior:
2)Jr: “Who’s running against you?”
3)Me:“I don’t know yet.”
4)Jr: “What makes you better than your competition?”
5)Me:“I’m not better than them in all cases.”
6)Jr:“Then why should I vote for you and not your competition?”
7)Me:“Because the work I’m doing now is better than the work I was doing 6 months 8)ago. And the work that I’ll be doing 6 months from now will be better than the work 9)I’m doing today because I wake up each day with a sense of why I come to school 10)and work. I go beyond what is asked of me; I’m running for class President because 11)I want to ensure that my class will be in the hands of someone who goes beyond 12)just the bare minimum. I hope you realize that the election of our senior class 13)officers extends beyond this year; they are in charge of all class reunions and are in 14)charge of raising money for them. Right now, I’m looking for support from my class 15)mates and I would appreciate your vote.
16)-If you managed to get this far, thanks for reading.
2 AnswersOther - Education9 years agoI'd like to improve my senior class campaign hand out. Any suggestions?
I am running for class president of my senior class. This is important to me and I'm pretty sure you will get the idea of what I'm shooting for by reading the hand out. I would like any suggestions on how to improve it. To help you in reference to my hand out, I added line numbers (depending on what your screen is like the line numbers i added might be off.
1)I, My Name, am running for class President. A fictitious discussion between me and another junior:
2)Jr: “Who’s running against you?”
3)Me:“I don’t know yet.”
4)Jr: “What makes you better than your competition?”
5)Me:“I’m not better than them in all cases.”
6)Jr:“Then why should I vote for you and not your competition?”
7)Me:“Because the work I’m doing now is better than the work I was doing 6 months 8)ago. And the work that I’ll be doing 6 months from now will be better than the work 9)I’m doing today because I wake up each day with a sense of why I come to school 10)and work. I go beyond what is asked of me; I’m running for class President because 11)I want to ensure that my class will be in the hands of someone who goes beyond 12)just the bare minimum. I hope you realize that the election of our senior class 13)officers extends beyond this year; they are in charge of all class reunions and are in 14)charge of raising money for them. Right now, I’m looking for support from my class 15)mates and I would appreciate your vote.
16)-If you managed to get this far, thanks for reading.
2 AnswersPrimary & Secondary Education9 years agoThe Earth is getting over populated. Are there any moral solutions?
Its time everyone faces it. The Earth IS getting full of people. Too many People.
I want to know if there are any solutions to this problem. Any Moral ones at least. I live in America and lets say I was president of the united states of America. I recognize that the Earth is getting full and that I want to propose a piece of legislature to the executive branch (house/senate) that has a solution to this problem. A solution for at least America, a solution that other countries will adopt after seeing how well it works (if such an idea could ever work). Something that restricts "poor"/ people living in poverty to have one child each, and those who are not to have 2. This theoretical keeps the population decreasing at a .75 rate each generation. A restriction like this would be a constitutional amendment (at least i think it would be) and would mean that 75% state senators must approve it. That is an example, but that violates my morals, because everyone is to live free and I am a christian. How could we restrict birth with out abortion?
All of the above questions are rhetorical, just to get you to think. My questions are for anyone who has read this far is how can (in america) population growth be cut so that population decreases over the coming generations and how can it be done morally and legally. What would it take for that change to happen (who would have to vote on it). How would people agree that such a law is beneficial and how can people become convinced that the world is in the major threat due to the growing population. [this threat will not come tomorrow but certainly WILL be within the next 100 years].
6 AnswersCivic Participation9 years agoThe Earth is getting over populated. Are there any moral solutions? Politics?
Its time everyone faces it. The Earth IS getting full of people. Too many People.
I want to know if there are any solutions to this problem. Any Moral ones at least. I live in America and lets say I was president of the united states of America. I recognize that the Earth is getting full and that I want to propose a piece of legislature to the executive branch (house/senate) that has a solution to this problem. A solution for at least America, a solution that other countries will adopt after seeing how well it works (if such an idea could ever work). Something that restricts "poor"/ people living in poverty to have one child each, and those who are not to have 2. This theoretical keeps the population decreasing at a .75 rate each generation. A restriction like this would be a constitutional amendment (at least i think it would be) and would mean that 75% state senators must approve it. That is an example, but that violates my morals, because everyone is to live free and I am a christian. How could we restrict birth with out abortion?
All of the above questions are rhetorical, just to get you to think. My questions are for anyone who has read this far is how can (in america) population growth be cut so that population decreases over the coming generations and how can it be done morally and legally. What would it take for that change to happen (who would have to vote on it). How would people agree that such a law is beneficial and how can people become convinced that the world is in the major threat due to the growing population. [this threat will not come tomorrow but certainly WILL be within the next 100 years].
6 AnswersCivic Participation9 years agoWhat should I do with my life. I'm a gifted visionary?
Im reasking this because I didn't get what I wanted as answers last time. I figured Id refresh the question. Here it is:::::
Heads up before you start: its 1:30am here so I'm a bit "off" right now.
I am different from every person I have met. I am one of a kind. I have a question to get to but first let me explain myself with my activities :
1) I'm Christian
2) I'm a Jr. in high school
3) I'm taking college courses through senior to sophomore (in Ohio; if that means anything)
4) I'm able to solve every Rubik's cube and most similar object in existence. I own something like 15 different kinds of them, but around 40 total.
5) I worked at the Cleveland Clinic (a world class Hospital) over the summer as a research student in a laboratory. I saw multiple surgery in person while I was there, which included open brain.
6) My grades are very good, lets leave it at that
7) I'm in academic challenge, aka quiz bowl. I'm the assistant coach.
8) I'm on the speech team
9) I've been in 7 plays, 4yrs of football, 5 yrs of wrestling
10) I like adult movies like "Grand Torino" and "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas".
11) I'm a white male.
12) I've been class Vice President and class President
13) I've been in 4-H for 9 years (my larger projects were welding and robotics)
14) I can write and talk in Binary coding
15) I owned my own apartment at 16, with a roommate who also worked at the Cleveland Clinic, he was 17 then.
That said, I act very differently than everyone I know. I don't get excited, I just never have. I don't study or take notes (unless its required for the class) and I don't have problems when it comes to tests. I don't get thankful when I get gifts, I never have, I have to pretend I am at holiday party things because my mom gets angry if I don't. Most people think I'm kinda weird. I'm very extroverted and I know just about everyone in my school, lets put it like this: if i don't know your name and you attend my school, I can name everyone you talk to.
Now here is the last facts which are the most important to my question. I think in EXTREME depth. It is actually something I do for fun. So much that I am writing this. I have way too many ideas and I have no where that I know of that I can take them. I AM a visionary.
Here is the BIG facts that will let you answer my Q:
I don't know for sure what I want to do in life. I was thinking architecture because I like to think and I am quite good at visualizing. One problem, I have done so much that I don't know if I can live with this. I like architecture but I think there are better things I can do. I find super fluids and super conductors pretty cool, maybe I could do a special kind of engineering that uses super conductors (but i looked and I didn't find a job that existed).
I get anxiety so bad when I start to think hard like I am right now about what I can do with my future and it only gets worse each time the anxiety comes back to me because I have not found an answer yet. I get very stressed over this. Again, I have a large amount of ideas that I can not share because they could be stolen, such as a treatment theory for cancer that I came up with that is currently being looked into, I don't know where to take them.
My Question is what "could or should" I do with my life. What kind of degree should I get? What should I do with the rest of my ideas that I cant share? (they are mostly innovative invention kind of things).
I see myself as being a current day Transcendentalist, I can change the world, I just don't know how I should.
4 days ago - 9 hours left to answer.
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this is what I had under additional details summerized
I can say that I am not interested in med school. The work I did at the Clinic bored me. I'd like a bit more career suggestions rather than advice that tells me to be happy with myself and do somthing that I want to. I already know that I want to do something that I will like so only 3 comments people have left as of yet are what i'd like as an answer. Mainly the first 2.
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please do not suggest the following because they were already suggested:
CIA
Robotics engineer
Med school
Superconductor business starter
3 AnswersPrimary & Secondary Education10 years agoWhat should I do with my life? I'm a 16yr old gifted visionary?
Heads up before you start: its 1:30am here so I'm a bit "off" right now.
I am different from every person I have met. I am one of a kind. I have a question to get to but first let me explain myself with my activities :
1) I'm Christian
2) I'm a Jr. in high school
3) I'm taking college courses through senior to sophomore (in Ohio; if that means anything)
4) I'm able to solve every Rubik's cube and most similar object in existence. I own something like 15 different kinds of them, but around 40 total.
5) I worked at the Cleveland Clinic (a world class Hospital) over the summer as a research student in a laboratory. I saw multiple surgery in person while I was there, which included open brain.
6) My grades are very good, lets leave it at that
7) I'm in academic challenge, aka quiz bowl. I'm the assistant coach.
8) I'm on the speech team
9) I've been in 7 plays, 4yrs of football, 5 yrs of wrestling
10) I like adult movies like "Grand Torino" and "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas".
11) I'm a white male.
12) I've been class Vice President and class President
13) I've been in 4-H for 9 years (my larger projects were welding and robotics)
14) I can write and talk in Binary coding
15) I owned my own apartment at 16, with a roommate who also worked at the Cleveland Clinic, he was 17 then.
That said, I act very differently than everyone I know. I don't get excited, I just never have. I don't study or take notes (unless its required for the class) and I don't have problems when it comes to tests. I don't get thankful when I get gifts, I never have, I have to pretend I am at holiday party things because my mom gets angry if I don't. Most people think I'm kinda weird. I'm very extroverted and I know just about everyone in my school, lets put it like this: if i don't know your name and you attend my school, I can name everyone you talk to.
Now here is the last facts which are the most important to my question. I think in EXTREME depth. It is actually something I do for fun. So much that I am writing this. I have way too many ideas and I have no where that I know of that I can take them. I AM a visionary.
Here is the BIG facts that will let you answer my Q:
I don't know for sure what I want to do in life. I was thinking architecture because I like to think and I am quite good at visualizing. One problem, I have done so much that I don't know if I can live with this. I like architecture but I think there are better things I can do. I find super fluids and super conductors pretty cool, maybe I could do a special kind of engineering that uses super conductors (but i looked and I didn't find a job that existed).
I get anxiety so bad when I start to think hard like I am right now about what I can do with my future and it only gets worse each time the anxiety comes back to me because I have not found an answer yet. I get very stressed over this. Again, I have a large amount of ideas that I can not share because they could be stolen, such as a treatment theory for cancer that I came up with that is currently being looked into, I don't know where to take them.
My Question is what "could or should" I do with my life. What kind of degree should I get? What should I do with the rest of my ideas that I cant share? (they are mostly innovative invention kind of things).
I see myself as being a current day Transcendentalist, I can change the world, I just don't know how I should.
7 AnswersSociology10 years agoWhat does "Bolo" stand for? Or a similarly spelled word. Italian maybe (or not)?
I worked at a place with a dozens of different foreigners from different countries. One day an Italian guy said to me "Hey bolo (something that sounds like that), you coming to lunch with us?". We had a good relation so it probably wasn't derogatory. I wanna know what it means to be called bolo. It might not be Italian because there are so many other people that work there
4 AnswersLanguages10 years agoWill dry shaving remove hair?
I just recently looked into dry shaving information because I have been forever. I just use a plain razor on plain skin (nothing between my razor and my face) and shave against the grain, no burns, never been cut. I wanted to know if dry shaving like this will prevent me from growing out facial hair in the event that it will remove the hair?
2 AnswersHair10 years agoI want to loose a few pounds for abbs, I'm thin already.?
Heads up: its 3am so im a bit woozy, im probably gonna look back at this and think, wtf did i use that word for?
I'm a 16 yr old guy, about 5-11 and 165lbs.
I'd like to have abbs (like every guy, right?) and im already pretty thin. Two problems (maybe one, idk what would be a problem in my case), I have extra skin. I was never fat but I have stretchy skin and I can pull it away from my body a lot farther than most of my friends. Second. I got a super small tubby stomach, If i push it aside or stretch it down, I got some nice abbs that show, there just covered by my extra stupid stomach thingy. I've tried a few things like a diet and jogging each day but nothing will help me get rid of this thing between me having abbs and looking like i got no tummy muscles. does anyone know of an EXTREEM stomach work out that I can just smash to get me abbs, or maybe a diet that makes me loose weight by eating food (which is possible)? I don't care how intense it is, Ive done sets of 200 straight crunches, the correct way. The only restriction is that I dont have access to a gym with expensive equipment.
Links to videos would be nice. Thanks in advance.
1 AnswerDiet & Fitness10 years agoEnergy boost for my Diet?
I don't know what I did but I feel very "sluggish" and lazy recently. I don't feel like doing anything as far as cleaning my room or doing laundry goes, which I like to do both. Is there something I can add to what I eat regularly to boost my energy or to make myself not feel like II'm taking to much muscle relaxants (which i'm not taking any)?
Btw, I'm a 16 yr old guy who weighs 165 if that info helps?
2 AnswersDiet & Fitness10 years agoI'd like some movie suggestions?
I have a few movies that I like. You can say that they are "adult movies" but not pornographic. I'd lake some movie suggestions from those who have a brought knowledge on movies. Here's some of my favorites:
The boy in the striped pajamas
Grand Torino
The Prestige
General Patton
6 AnswersMovies10 years agowhat do girls like the most about a guy?
what do girls like the most about a guy? There is a girl who I like a lot and she is dating another guy. Im not sure why she is into him because hes not very smart and all he has going is NO fat so hes got definition. Im pretty much the same except im way smarter and im a tad younger. Im 16, shes 16, hes 17 (a grade ahead of us).
12 AnswersSingles & Dating10 years agoSuggestions to new Music?
I have a hard time finding music that I like. I have a bit of a refined taste but I don't know of any bands that play more than 3 songs that I like. The following are some songs that I enjoy alot (Note: there is no order of favoritism)
-Viva la Vida (by coldplay)
-Double Vision (3oh3)
-Every tear drop is a waterfall (coldplay)
-Lights (Ellie Goulding)
-Dynamite (Taio Cruz)
-Just the way you are (Bruno Mars)
-Handlebars (flobots)
-Micheal Meets Mozart (The piano Guys)
-Moonlight (The piano Guys)
-The Cello song (The piano Guys)
-Tonight Tonight (Hot Chelle Rae)
-Sticky Thread (The local Natives)
If you don't know the songs and don't want to look them up to get my taste of music to give me a hand, I like music that has a "groove" like "Grease is the Word" and has soothing sounds like "Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall" and, IF possible, a beet like "Micheal Meets Mozart".
Any advice would be appreciated, I just want some new bands to explore really bad.
4 AnswersOther - Music10 years ago