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not done yet, but getting there! the things in bold I want to accomplish within the next 6 months
101 tasks in 1001 days.
The point is to open your eyes a little to life and actually make good on some of those intentions you always have floating around your brain.
My list is incomplete at the moment, but I'll update here as I finish it. I'll also continue to update once I actually begin.
The Mission:
Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.
The Criteria:
Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on my part).
Why 1001 Days?
Many people have created lists in the past - frequently simple goals such as new year's resolutions. The key to beating procrastination is to set a deadline that is realistic. 1001 Days (about 2.75 years) is a better period of time than a year, because it allows you several seasons to complete the tasks, which is better for organizing and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.
My 1001 days
start date: July 1, 2007
end date: March 27, 3009
KNOWLEDGE ENRICHMENT:
1. Take a class on web design
2. Buy a new book every month
3. Read 6 books a year
4. Learn about 5 different religions
5. Take a massage therapy course
6. Learn how to use a sewing machine
7. Learn a fighting style
8. Learn how to read auras or palms
9. Learn how to change my own oil
10. Learn how to change a tire
11.
12.
EXPLORATION AND TRAVEL:
13. Go to Europe
14. Visit a European art museum
15. Visit 5 US States I've never been to
16. Take a road trip with no destination
17.
PERSONAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING:
18. Join a Gym
19. Take a swing dancing class
20. Take a salsa dancing class
21. Try to meditate for at least 10minutes a day
22. Start horseback riding again
23. Completely eliminate fast food from my diet
24. Take Sam for a walk at least 5 days a week
25. Move out of my mothers house/get my own apartment
26. Quit smoking
27. Do yoga once a week
28. Learn and use 5 healthy recipes
29. Go iceskating at least once
30. Take one artistic picture every day
31. Wake up at 9am every week day
32. Lose 20lbs
BUSINESS AND CAREER
33. Sell at least 5 pieces of artwork
34. Open an online store to sell my work
35. Work full time for a photographer
36. Do freelance photography work
37. Create a calendar using my artwork
38. Finish my online portfolio website
39. See my work in a gallery
RELATIONSHIPS:
39. Take a vacation with at least 3 friends
40. Learn 3 family recipes from my grandmother
41. Release my mom of any financial burden I may have put on her
42. Take a long weekend trip with my significant other.
43. Call my grandmother at least once every 2 weeks
44. Visit my sister Amanda in Colorado
45. Come to terms with my anger towards my father
46. Throw a surprise birthday party for someone
47. Be more open to new friendships
48.
PERSONAL ENJOYMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL IMPROVEMENT:
49. Go deep sea fishing
50. Skydive
51. Host an "anything but clothes" party
52. Go horseback riding on the beach
53. Paint a picture at least once a month
54. Organize all my photos/negatives
55. Make a tye-dye shirt
56. Go for a walk on the beach at night
57. Try an expensive wine
58. Mosaic a table
59. Fly a kite
60. Go on a picnic
61. Go camping
62. Learn how to shoot a bow (Lizi you better teach me!)
63. Get a fishtank
64. Visit the creepy graveyard Adam and Jake always talk about
65. Get a tattoo
66. Put dreadlocks in my hair
67. Go to a nude beach
68. Clean my room once a week
69. Learn how to play a song on the guitar
70.
71.
ENTERTAINMENT:
72. Go to at least 3 concerts
73. Go to the PA Ren Faire
74. Go to a murder mystery dinner theater
75. See a play
76. Go to the movie theater 4 times a year
78. Go to a dance club
79. Play poker at a casino
80. Go wine tasting
81. Watch 5 "classic" movies
82.
83.
84.
85.
GIVING BACK:
86. Adopt a pet
87. Donate clothes I no longer want
88. Practice kindness towards strangers
89. Pay for something for a stranger
90.
91.
92.
FINANCIAL SECURITY:
93. Pay off my credit cards
94. Put money back into the money market account
95. Save $3000
96.
97.
[RESERVED FOR FUTURE GOALS]
98.
END RESULT:
99. Save $5 for each item completed to be spent as I please (for each item not completed in the end, donate $5 to charity)
100. Assess where I am in my life and decide where I would like to be
101. Create my next 101 list accordingly
101 tasks in 1001 days.
The point is to open your eyes a little to life and actually make good on some of those intentions you always have floating around your brain.
My list is incomplete at the moment, but I'll update here as I finish it. I'll also continue to update once I actually begin.
The Mission:
Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.
The Criteria:
Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on my part).
Why 1001 Days?
Many people have created lists in the past - frequently simple goals such as new year's resolutions. The key to beating procrastination is to set a deadline that is realistic. 1001 Days (about 2.75 years) is a better period of time than a year, because it allows you several seasons to complete the tasks, which is better for organizing and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.
My 1001 days
start date: July 1, 2007
end date: March 27, 3009
KNOWLEDGE ENRICHMENT:
1. Take a class on web design
2. Buy a new book every month
3. Read 6 books a year
4. Learn about 5 different religions
5. Take a massage therapy course
6. Learn how to use a sewing machine
7. Learn a fighting style
8. Learn how to read auras or palms
9. Learn how to change my own oil
10. Learn how to change a tire
11.
12.
EXPLORATION AND TRAVEL:
13. Go to Europe
14. Visit a European art museum
15. Visit 5 US States I've never been to
16. Take a road trip with no destination
17.
PERSONAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING:
18. Join a Gym
19. Take a swing dancing class
20. Take a salsa dancing class
21. Try to meditate for at least 10minutes a day
22. Start horseback riding again
23. Completely eliminate fast food from my diet
24. Take Sam for a walk at least 5 days a week
25. Move out of my mothers house/get my own apartment
26. Quit smoking
27. Do yoga once a week
28. Learn and use 5 healthy recipes
29. Go iceskating at least once
30. Take one artistic picture every day
31. Wake up at 9am every week day
32. Lose 20lbs
BUSINESS AND CAREER
33. Sell at least 5 pieces of artwork
34. Open an online store to sell my work
35. Work full time for a photographer
36. Do freelance photography work
37. Create a calendar using my artwork
38. Finish my online portfolio website
39. See my work in a gallery
RELATIONSHIPS:
39. Take a vacation with at least 3 friends
40. Learn 3 family recipes from my grandmother
41. Release my mom of any financial burden I may have put on her
42. Take a long weekend trip with my significant other.
43. Call my grandmother at least once every 2 weeks
44. Visit my sister Amanda in Colorado
45. Come to terms with my anger towards my father
46. Throw a surprise birthday party for someone
47. Be more open to new friendships
48.
PERSONAL ENJOYMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL IMPROVEMENT:
49. Go deep sea fishing
50. Skydive
51. Host an "anything but clothes" party
52. Go horseback riding on the beach
53. Paint a picture at least once a month
54. Organize all my photos/negatives
55. Make a tye-dye shirt
56. Go for a walk on the beach at night
57. Try an expensive wine
58. Mosaic a table
59. Fly a kite
60. Go on a picnic
61. Go camping
62. Learn how to shoot a bow (Lizi you better teach me!)
63. Get a fishtank
64. Visit the creepy graveyard Adam and Jake always talk about
65. Get a tattoo
66. Put dreadlocks in my hair
67. Go to a nude beach
68. Clean my room once a week
69. Learn how to play a song on the guitar
70.
71.
ENTERTAINMENT:
72. Go to at least 3 concerts
73. Go to the PA Ren Faire
74. Go to a murder mystery dinner theater
75. See a play
76. Go to the movie theater 4 times a year
78. Go to a dance club
79. Play poker at a casino
80. Go wine tasting
81. Watch 5 "classic" movies
82.
83.
84.
85.
GIVING BACK:
86. Adopt a pet
87. Donate clothes I no longer want
88. Practice kindness towards strangers
89. Pay for something for a stranger
90.
91.
92.
FINANCIAL SECURITY:
93. Pay off my credit cards
94. Put money back into the money market account
95. Save $3000
96.
97.
[RESERVED FOR FUTURE GOALS]
98.
END RESULT:
99. Save $5 for each item completed to be spent as I please (for each item not completed in the end, donate $5 to charity)
100. Assess where I am in my life and decide where I would like to be
101. Create my next 101 list accordingly