The Day Zero Project - Plan. Create. Motivate. Achieve.
Beginning March 1, 2011 and should be finished by November 27, 2013.
Beginning March 1, 2011 and should be finished by November 27, 2013.
The Challenge:
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 your part).
Why 1001 days?
Many people have created lists in the past - frequently simple challenges such as New Year's resolutions or a 'Bucket List'. 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 organising and timing some tasks such as overseas trips, study semesters, or outdoor activities.
This challenge criteria is from The Day Zero Project's About Page.
Why did I choose to attempt this challenge, you ask?
Why not?
It's inspiring. It seems like fun. It might actually convince me to finish some goals. And it's also enticing to see what I can accomplish over the next almost three years. Looking back to reflect will be amazing, as well.
Key:
plain text - need to do
bold text - completed
italisized text - in progress
Myself
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bold text - completed
italisized text - in progress
Myself
1. Answer the “50 Questions That Will Free Your Mind.”
2. Run a marathon.
3. Work an internship.
4. Make and keep a best friend.
5. Learn to drive a stick shift.
6. Write down 5 good things a day for at least 30 days.
7. Save at least $500 and then do something rewarding.
8. Do yoga 3x a week for 90 days.
9. Save $1 for every goal completed.
10. Design my dorm room.
11. Say ‘Yes’ to everything for 1 day.
12. Get my own pet.
13. Have a scrapbook of my life to take to college.
14. Relearn how to play “Fur Elise” on the piano.
15. Join a recreational basketball team.
Others
16. Volunteer at an animal shelter.
17. Send flowers anonymously.
18. Go shopping using a reusable, eco-friendly bag.
19. Clean up trash at a park.
20. Send 10 handwritten letters.
21. Cook an entire meal from scratch and serve to at least 1 person.
22. Give someone a gift just because.
23. Have coffee with a stranger.
24. Buy a homeless person dinner.
25. Donate $5 for every task not completed.
26. Perform a kind deed to a stranger expecting nothing in return.
27. Leave an inspirational note in a book for someone else to find.
28. Send a nice letter to a random address.
29. Donate blood.
30. Influence someone to partake in the 100 in 1001 challenge.
31. Make a gift basket.
Writing
32. Complete 365 days of 18 years old photo challenge.
33. Complete a 365 day blogging challenge.
34. Turn the combination of the above two into a book.
35. Publish short story collection.
36. Publish The After Ever Melody.
37. Enter 10 writing contests.
38. Teach a class to younger students on writing.
39. Go to a writing conference.
40. Write a play and act it out or film it.
41. Write a detailed zombie apocalypse plan.
42. Publish something for Kindle.
43. Start up Bookmarks.
44. Participate in NaBloPoMo.
45. Write a letter to my past and future self.
Reading
46. Listen to a book on tape.
47. Join/create a book club.
48. Read 150 books.
Seasonal
49. Make my own costume for Halloween.
50. Buy Christmas presents on Black Friday.
51. Kiss under the mistletoe.
Travel
52. Go actual rock climbing.
53. Go river rafting.
54. Go on a road trip.
55. Go camping for a weekend.
56. Visit 3 states I’ve never been to.
57. See a play on Broadway in New York City.
58. Visit Hawaii.
59. Go skiing on a real mountain.
60. Go on a spur-of-the-moment road trip with no destination in mind.
61. Watch the ball drop on New Year’s Eve in Times Square.
Fun
62. Have a tea party.
63. Get a tattoo.
64. Ride horses on the beach.
65. Ride in a hot air balloon.
66. Be able to identify constellations.
67. Make a wish at 11:11 on 11/11/11.
68. Take up dancing classes.
69. Have a spa day.
70. Actually learn and use all the features on my camera.
71. Plant flowers.
72. Learn to surf.
73. Attend 5 concerts.
74. Shop at a thrift store.
75. Take a candlelit bubble bath and read.
76. Watch the sun rise/set 10 times.
77. Paint pottery.
78. Write a message in a public bathroom.
79. Watch an entire season of a television show in 1 weekend.
80. Go to a horse race and bet on a horse.
81. Carve my name on a tree.
82. See a movie at the drive-in.
83. Build a birdhouse.
84. Have a board game night.
85. Host a themed party.
86. Fly a kite.
87. Cook 10 recipes.
88. Learn to skip a stone across a lake.
89. Shoot a gun.
90. Go paintballing.
91. Investigate a ghost legend (and hopefully see the ghost!)
92. Go out all dressed up 5 times.
93. Tie a note to a balloon and let it go 10 times.
94. Sleep under the stars.
95. Have a picnic in the park.
96. Dance at a bar.
97. Build a snow fort.
98. Lay at the beach all day.
99. Make a time capsule.
100. Take a walk in the rain.
101. Find and write to a pen pal.
