I am an unashamed lover of lists and goals. So when I originally saw the 101 in 1000 challenge on Mackenize's blog, I immediately knew it was something that I would like to do. After reading fifteen pages of a '101 in 1001' Google search, I finally finished my own set of tasks. It's a lot harder than it sounds, trust me.
The Challenge:
Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.
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” (not just something we would already do day-to-day).
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” (not just something we would already do day-to-day).
Why 1001 Days?
Lists like this have been made in the past, think “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 just one year, because it allows you several seasons to complete the tasks, which is better for organizing, timing and budgeting for things like outdoor activities or oversea adventures.
Lists like this have been made in the past, think “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 just one year, because it allows you several seasons to complete the tasks, which is better for organizing, timing and budgeting for things like outdoor activities or oversea adventures.
Start Date: October 20, 2013
End Date: July 17, 2016
Goals Complete: 10/101
Goals in Progress: 7/101
Last Updated: December 25, 2013
Crossed out
Italics represents a task that is in-progress.
1. Finish creating this list
2. Try macaroons
3. Journal every day for a month (4/30)
4. Go on a mission trip
5. See Jimmy Fallon live
6. Whiten teeth
7. Read 50 books (0/50)
8. Get a car
9. Donate 10,000 grains of rice through freerice.com
10. Give 5 just because gifts (0/5)
11. Geocache 10 times (1/10)
12. Make a Gopro edit
13. Get a Mac computer
14. Watch all the movies nominated for Best Picture before the Academy Awards
15. Go camping
16. Learn to paddle board
17. Invest in a pair of Hunter Wellington rain boots
18. Write down the stories of my grandparents' lives
19. Learn to type correctly
20. Get a massage
21. Read the Bible every day for a month (0/30)
22. Make straight A's for at least a quarter
23. Be in the top 6% of my class
24. Watch Gone with the Wind
25. Go skiing
26. Don't complain for 7 days straight (0/7)
27. Try 5 new foods (2/5)
28. Floss every day for 30 days (2/30)
29. Wear my retainer every night for 2 months (7/60)
30. Go fishing
31. Have senior portraits taken
32. Make a collage of my favorite quotes
33. Take an IQ test
34. Graduate from high school
35. Go on a senior trip
36. Get accepted into my dream school
37. Go zip-lining
38. Jump off Jumping Rock
39. Send a real letter/card once a month (7/33)
40. Vote for the first time
41. Watch the sun rise
42. Go on a roadtrip with my friends
43. Learn one new SAT word & use it each day for 60 days (0/60)
44. Go to 3 concerts (0/3)
45. Throw a New Year's Eve party
46. Try light painting
47. Go a week without spending any money
48. Answer the '50 Questions that Will Free Your Mind'
49. Buy and wear an ugly Christmas sweater
50. Write a list of 101 things I've already accomplished in this lifetime
51. Write a letter to myself to open at the end of this challenge
52. Have a technology-free weekend
53. Buy a lottery ticket
54. Complete 5 Pinterest projects (0/5)
55. Swim during the winter
56. Take 5 bubble baths (5/5)
57. Have all Christmas presents bought/made 3 weeks before Christmas
58. Don't swear for a week straight
59. Photograph each of the 4 seasons (0/4)
60. Wear only dresses/skirts for a week
61. Learn to use inDesign
62. Learn to braid my own hair
63. Drive to somewhere I've never been without using a GPS
64. Blog 3x a week for a month
65. Make an emergency kit for my car
66. Learn to iron properly
67. Make a list of 25 things that I like about myself
68. Leave a 100% tip
69. Bake cookies
70. Learn to speak and correctly pronounce basic conversational Spanish
71. Improve my posture
72. Pick an updo and learn how to do it
73. Put my feet in the Pacific Ocean
74. Get at least $xx,xxx in scholarship money
75. Light and release a wish lantern
76. Play messy Twister
77. Tour 5 colleges (0/5)
78. Shoot a gun
79. Run a mile
80. Get my car cleaned once every 6 months for the duration of the 1001 days (0/6)
81. Inspire someone else to create their own 101 in 1001 list
82. Take my makeup off every night before I go to sleep for 2 months (0/60)
83. Go to prom
84. Clean my makeup brushes
85. Go skydiving
86. Watch 3 documentaries (0/3)
87. Go to bed by 10 PM every weeknight for a week (0/5)
88. Tithe
89. Go to a haunted house
90. Make a new friend
91. Milk a cow
92. Watch 5 of my friends' favorite movie with them (0/5)
93. Spend an entire day hanging out with Alex
94. Volunteer
95. Pull a prank
96. Go shopping on Black Friday
97. Private
98. Fill all of my picture frames
99. Stargaze
100. Attend a sporting event that I normally wouldn't
101. Celebrate the completion of this list in some big, exciting way
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