Friday August 28, 2009
Yes, the title of this book sounds like something a twice-divorced middle-aged woman who seeks guidance from the Dr. Phil might start squealing about on Oprah, but it’s not. This Diary Will Change Your Life features weekly tasks, prescribed with the intention of promoting life change. Tasks range from easy peasy to kind of scary.
I actually used to follow this Diary quite religiously. Last year (2008) I dominated and carried out over 80% of the weekly tasks in the Diary. Among other things I outsourced some of my homework to an Indian student that Benrik hired to help Diary followers out during Globalisation week (by the time he sent me some tremendous research I had already forced myself to actually write the essay) other people asked him to find them more work, write letters and research things.
Followers of the Diary can document the trials and tribulations of their experiences on the Benrik website via a tasking blog and communicate (a.k.a. bitch, whine and ask how to attach photos using HTML) via the messageboards. A documentary about the Diary has been given the green light by the Diary’s creators (Ben Carey and Henrik Delehag) and is in its early stages.
Words by Margaret
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