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Day 7 of 365 new ways to a new you. Congratulations, you have made it this far. Today is the first day of the rest of your life. Are you ready for tomorrow? This is part of a series that is going to span 365 days. Some things will be subtle other activities will be more involved. At the end of the 365 days even if you do only 20 of these things you will be a new person, for better or for worse.

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When we are children we are constantly thinking of new and inventive ways to keep entertained. Perhaps one of the greatest things we may forget in adult age is when one first learned to count. I remember for myself I found the concept of a 100 numbers to be overwhelming; but once I got the hang of it all I could do was count and count.

Day 7: Count to 10,000

Counting to ten thousand is going to be one of the simpler tasks that one can do. What purpose does counting to 10,000 serve? Well, it actually serves several purposes; the first purpose in counting to 10,000 is an exercise in patience. Some of us count slower or faster than others. How long does it take exactly?

Counting to 10,000 gives one a chance to operate in the abstract and helps one to change how they think. Honestly when was the last time that you even counted to a hundred let alone 10,000. This abstraction can often be useful in helping free up writer’s block or any other sort of creative wall.

Counting to 10,000 is similar to a monk counting out prayers on a mandala or rosary. Except the sole purpose is to focus thought and memory on what number one is on. In this instance counting to 10,000 is a great mnemonic device.