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My 101
From Day Zero:
The Mission:
Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.
The Criteria:
Tasks must be specific (i.e., no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (i.e., 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.
Health and Fitness
1. bike to work
2. jog to work
3. do 101 straight push-ups
4. do 101 straight sit-ups
5. learn some yoga
6. floss every day for a month
7. brush teeth 3x a day for a month
8. get eyes examined
9. lose 2 inches off waist
Food and Drink
10. make strawberry preserves
11. make home-made soft pretzels
12. make pasta from scratch
13. eat vegetarian for one month
14. cook a full meal from scratch
15. go without dairy for one week
16. eat lunch at Kappy's
17. eat something i think i would never try
18. compile vegetarian cookbook
Self-Improvement
19. learn some Spanish
20. learn to count to 10 in 10 different languages
21. learn some baby sign language
22. solve rubik's cube in under 1 min 30 secs
23. beat rubik's revenge cube
24. learn to play something on keyboard
25. learn how to juggle
26. learn the world's greatest magic trick
27. learn to sew on a button
28. learn to tie a bow tie
29. learn 3 money origami designs
30. don't curse for a week
31. no smack talking for a week
32. build something
33. take an online MIT course
34. write left-handed legibly
Financial
35. start a 529
36. pay off car
37. buy a house
38. create a will
Entertainment
39. get 3-star rating on all Mario Kart courses
40. create movies database
41. create CDs database
42. create comics database
43. organize bookshelf
44. digitize non-digital photos
45. watch all Best Picture winners since 1940
46. watch all episodes of The Wire
47. see an IMAX movie
48. see a play
49. read 50 books
50. read a book in one sitting
51. read newspaper front to back
52. read US News and World Report front to back
53. read 101 random Wikipedia articles
54. complete a 1,000-piece puzzle
55. listen to every CD we own once through
56. set up a home network
57. use the pizza party invitations
Relationship
58. make a baby
59. give Jamie flowers 10 times at random
60. let Jamie put makeup on me
61. go to the skating rink
62. take a picture of me and Jamie every day for a year
63. bake Jamie a cake from scratch
64. take Jamie on a picnic
Travel
65. go to a cave
66.go to an Arena Football game go to an NBA game (Arena Football is broke)
67. go to a golf tournament
68. go to a fortune teller
69. go to a batting cage
70. go to a local pool
71. go somewhere on a train
Career
72. make a resume
73. make new company website
74. make compelling case for a raise
Giving
75. volunteer at animal shelter/cat house
76. clean cages at PetSmart
77. give blood 5 times
78. stop to help someone on the side of the road
79. donate 101,000 grains of rice on FreeRice.com
80. give 10 just-because gifts
81. take trash bag, clean up neighborhood
Miscellaneous
82. give myself a haircut
83. grow a mustache
84. do![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif)
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85. do 26 things project
86. make list of 101 things that make me happy
87. review 101 places on yelp
88. back up computer documents monthly
89. clean up email
90. take bird to advanced training class
91. take 101 navy showers
92. move out of Coby Point
93. set up guest bedroom
94. do a cartwheel
95. book of poems
96. declutter the house
97. find good home for smutzee
98. replace desktop with a laptop
99. have Mormon bikers come over
100. donate $10 to charity for each item I do not complete
101. make a new 101 list
End Date: May 3, 2011
The Mission:
Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.
The Criteria:
Tasks must be specific (i.e., no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (i.e., 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.
Health and Fitness
1. bike to work
2. jog to work
3. do 101 straight push-ups
4. do 101 straight sit-ups
5. learn some yoga
6. floss every day for a month
7. brush teeth 3x a day for a month
8. get eyes examined
9. lose 2 inches off waist
Food and Drink
10. make strawberry preserves
11. make home-made soft pretzels
12. make pasta from scratch
13. eat vegetarian for one month
14. cook a full meal from scratch
15. go without dairy for one week
16. eat lunch at Kappy's
17. eat something i think i would never try
18. compile vegetarian cookbook
Self-Improvement
19. learn some Spanish
20. learn to count to 10 in 10 different languages
21. learn some baby sign language
22. solve rubik's cube in under 1 min 30 secs
23. beat rubik's revenge cube
24. learn to play something on keyboard
25. learn how to juggle
26. learn the world's greatest magic trick
27. learn to sew on a button
28. learn to tie a bow tie
29. learn 3 money origami designs
30. don't curse for a week
31. no smack talking for a week
32. build something
33. take an online MIT course
34. write left-handed legibly
Financial
35. start a 529
36. pay off car
37. buy a house
38. create a will
Entertainment
39. get 3-star rating on all Mario Kart courses
40. create movies database
41. create CDs database
42. create comics database
43. organize bookshelf
44. digitize non-digital photos
45. watch all Best Picture winners since 1940
46. watch all episodes of The Wire
47. see an IMAX movie
48. see a play
49. read 50 books
50. read a book in one sitting
51. read newspaper front to back
52. read US News and World Report front to back
53. read 101 random Wikipedia articles
54. complete a 1,000-piece puzzle
55. listen to every CD we own once through
56. set up a home network
57. use the pizza party invitations
Relationship
58. make a baby
59. give Jamie flowers 10 times at random
60. let Jamie put makeup on me
61. go to the skating rink
62. take a picture of me and Jamie every day for a year
63. bake Jamie a cake from scratch
64. take Jamie on a picnic
Travel
65. go to a cave
66.
67. go to a golf tournament
68. go to a fortune teller
69. go to a batting cage
70. go to a local pool
71. go somewhere on a train
Career
72. make a resume
73. make new company website
74. make compelling case for a raise
Giving
75. volunteer at animal shelter/cat house
76. clean cages at PetSmart
77. give blood 5 times
78. stop to help someone on the side of the road
79. donate 101,000 grains of rice on FreeRice.com
80. give 10 just-because gifts
81. take trash bag, clean up neighborhood
Miscellaneous
82. give myself a haircut
83. grow a mustache
84. do
adayinmylife photojournal85. do 26 things project
86. make list of 101 things that make me happy
87. review 101 places on yelp
88. back up computer documents monthly
89. clean up email
90. take bird to advanced training class
91. take 101 navy showers
92. move out of Coby Point
93. set up guest bedroom
94. do a cartwheel
95. book of poems
96. declutter the house
97. find good home for smutzee
98. replace desktop with a laptop
99. have Mormon bikers come over
100. donate $10 to charity for each item I do not complete
101. make a new 101 list
End Date: May 3, 2011
happy
disappointed
okay
confused
