The 6 things I could never do without, or: OkCupid life lessons

I joined OkCupid a couple of months ago (not in search of a partner, just to meet new people for fun) and one of the profile prompts is "The six things I could never do without."

I quickly wrote a list off the top of my head while filling out my profile and found it to be sort of eye-opening in the way that it summarized my life. It felt like creating a mind map of my life. What I came up with in about 2 minutes felt really accurate and complete -- and it helped me to see what's most important to me.

Here are my six things:

1. Human interaction.


2. Inter-species interaction. (It turned out the duck didn't want me to touch it.)


3. Warm, sunny days.


4. Nature.


5. A means to explore various places (i.e. a car or bike -- I'm hoping to transition from car to bike).


6. Aspirations. I need something to work toward; how would I feel fulfilled without making and possibly reaching goals?



What are your six?

And did you find the process of contemplating it illuminating?