101 Things in 1001 Days--Info Post
My 1001 Days started June 5, 2007 and ends on March 2, 2010.
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The rules, according to Triplux.com:
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 organising and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.
Some common goal setting tips:
1. Be decisive. Know exactly what you want, why you want it, and how you plan to achieve it.
2. Stay Focussed. Any goal requires sustained focus from beginning to end. Constantly evaluate your progress.
3. Welcome Failure. Frequently, very little is learned from a venture that did not experience failure in some form. Failure presents the opportunity to learn and makes the success more worthy.
4. Write down your goals. It clarifies your thinking and reinforces your commitment.
5. Keep your goals in sight. Review them frequently, and ensure that they are always at the forefront of your thinking.
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And my list of 101 Things in 1001 Days (bold is completed):
1. Write 5 short stories.
2. Sell 1 piece of writing.
3. Write 5 book reviews or articles for submission to other review/book sites.
4. Create an outline for a novel.
5. Write and mail a letter to 5 authors whose books I’ve enjoyed.
6. Read and review 20 books from "Novels Under 200 Pages."
7. Read How to Win Friends and Influence People.
8. Pick 1 shelf of books that I already own and read and review each of them.
9. For every book I buy new, donate/swap/sell 2 books I already own.
10. Read 20 biographies or autobiographies.
11. Read the entire King James Bible.
12. Read Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass in its entirety.
13. Read 25 of the Modern Library’s 100 Best Fiction Books (that I haven’t read already).
14. Read 25 of the Modern Library’s 100 Best Non-Fiction Books (that I haven’t read already).
15. Catalog all the books I own.
16. Blog my way through Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
17. Find a new-to-me author whose works I really like and read all of them.
18. Review each reviewable book I read before moving on to the next book for 10 consecutive books.
19. Watch 10 foreign films.
20. Watch and recap every movie in the 50 SciFi Classics DVD collection.
21. Watch every episode of M*A*S*H in order (The Martinis & Medicine Collection).
22. Watch all the movies on Ebert’s 102 Movies You Must See Before You Die list.
23. Research/outline/write at least 10 articles for “When Good Books Go Bad” before I start putting that section of Starlight Fading online.
24. Make $25 a month for 3 consecutive months through [Program 1].
25. Make $25 a month for 3 consecutive months through [Program 2].
26. Send out an average of 1 e-mail a week asking for a backlink to Starlight Fading.
27. Get 20 backlinks to Starlight Fading.
28. Learn SQL.
29. Learn to use Photoshop properly.
30. Find an entertaining podcast to listen to.
31. Clean out my gmail inbox.
32. Clean off my harddrive.
33. Post to my LiveJournal at least once a week for the entire 1001 days.
34. Find an online community, join it, and participate regularly for at least 3 months.
35. Comment at least 2 times a week on someone else’s blog for at least 3 months.
36. Build my money market account to $1000.
37. Collect my loose change daily and add it to my money market account periodically.
38. Pay 150% of the amount due on my student loans at least 3 times.
39. Get a full-time job.
40. Apply to work part-time as a writing tutor.
41. For as long as I have a job and live in my parents’ house, pay the money I would pay in rent towards my student loans.
42. Shoot the rolls of black & white film I have for my 35mm camera.
43. Finish my freshman year scrapbook.
44. Finish my cruise scrapbook.
45. Finish my dog scrapbook.
46. Create scrapbooks for my remaining photos and keepsakes.
47. Make a quilt out of my Salem College t-shirts.
48. Complete the wolf dreamcatcher cross-stitch thing that’s been in my closet for years.
49. Learn to knit and make at least 1 wearable/presentable item.
50. Compile my favorite recipes into a recipe book.
51. Eat breakfast every morning for 1 month.
52. Drink water with 1 meal a day for 1 month.
53. Find some sort of exercise that I enjoy doing and do it 3 times a week for 3 months.
54. Get up before 8 AM every morning for a month.
55. Go to bed at 11 PM every night for a month.
56. For 2 weeks, do not use my laptop in bed.
57. Keep a (private) journal for 1 year and write down 1 thing each day that either I did that made a positive impact on someone/something or that made me happy.
58. Create a morning ritual and stick to it for 2 weeks.
59. For 1 month, turn off the TV at 9 and read until bedtime.
60. Grow and successfully harvest a tomato plant.
61. Visit a Farmer’s Market.
62. Spend a day hiking.
63. Spend a significant amount of time in a state I haven’t previously visited.
64. Learn to cook a new dish every month.
65. Attend a sporting event.
66. Learn to play chess properly.
67. Go hardcore stargazing.
68. Go hardcore birdwatching.
69. Make homemade ice cream.
70. Make homemade hot cocoa.
71. Go geocaching.
72. See a play.
73. Go to a concert.
74. Order 5 things off a restaurant menu that I haven’t tried before.
75. Chat with someone who is looking at a book I like in a store.
76. Go to a movie by myself.
77. Go to a local community event (fair, gallery hop, etc.).
78. Learn to make 3 breakfast meals that I like.
79. Spend a weekend at the beach by myself.
80. Keep a dream journal for 30 days straight.
81. Research local ghosthunting organizations and possibly join one.
82. Learn to identify 20 local plants.
83. Write 1 letter to myself to read when I turn 30.
84. Make and keep up with (for a year) a networking planner.
85. Make and keep up with (for a year) an address book.
86. Go through the notebook referred to as “My Life on Paper” and organize it.
87. Notebook anything academic from my 4 years at Salem (papers, etc.) that I want to keep and get rid of the rest.
88. Convert all my CDs/MP3s to WMAs and put them all on my Microphoto.
89. Wash my car and re-bumper-sticker it.
90. Educate myself about 3 “litmus test” political issues that I don’t know much about.
91. Have my diplomas framed.
92. Send out thank-you cards for graduation.
93. Return to Salem College for Reunion Weekend 2008.
94. Go through all of my belongings and donate what I don’t want/need to charity.
95. Donate blood 2 times.
96. Volunteer during the 2008 elections.
97. Participate in some sort of Christmas charity program using entirely my own funds.
98. Give a present to a friend for no reason at all.
99. Write 5 letters to local politicians about issues I feel need addressing.
100. Keep an online journal and an offline scrapbook for each of the 101 things.
101. Donate $5 to charity for each item I haven't completed after 1001 days.
---
The rules, according to Triplux.com:
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 organising and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.
Some common goal setting tips:
1. Be decisive. Know exactly what you want, why you want it, and how you plan to achieve it.
2. Stay Focussed. Any goal requires sustained focus from beginning to end. Constantly evaluate your progress.
3. Welcome Failure. Frequently, very little is learned from a venture that did not experience failure in some form. Failure presents the opportunity to learn and makes the success more worthy.
4. Write down your goals. It clarifies your thinking and reinforces your commitment.
5. Keep your goals in sight. Review them frequently, and ensure that they are always at the forefront of your thinking.
---
And my list of 101 Things in 1001 Days (bold is completed):
1. Write 5 short stories.
2. Sell 1 piece of writing.
3. Write 5 book reviews or articles for submission to other review/book sites.
4. Create an outline for a novel.
5. Write and mail a letter to 5 authors whose books I’ve enjoyed.
6. Read and review 20 books from "Novels Under 200 Pages."
7. Read How to Win Friends and Influence People.
8. Pick 1 shelf of books that I already own and read and review each of them.
9. For every book I buy new, donate/swap/sell 2 books I already own.
10. Read 20 biographies or autobiographies.
11. Read the entire King James Bible.
12. Read Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass in its entirety.
13. Read 25 of the Modern Library’s 100 Best Fiction Books (that I haven’t read already).
14. Read 25 of the Modern Library’s 100 Best Non-Fiction Books (that I haven’t read already).
15. Catalog all the books I own.
16. Blog my way through Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
17. Find a new-to-me author whose works I really like and read all of them.
18. Review each reviewable book I read before moving on to the next book for 10 consecutive books.
19. Watch 10 foreign films.
20. Watch and recap every movie in the 50 SciFi Classics DVD collection.
21. Watch every episode of M*A*S*H in order (The Martinis & Medicine Collection).
22. Watch all the movies on Ebert’s 102 Movies You Must See Before You Die list.
23. Research/outline/write at least 10 articles for “When Good Books Go Bad” before I start putting that section of Starlight Fading online.
24. Make $25 a month for 3 consecutive months through [Program 1].
25. Make $25 a month for 3 consecutive months through [Program 2].
26. Send out an average of 1 e-mail a week asking for a backlink to Starlight Fading.
27. Get 20 backlinks to Starlight Fading.
28. Learn SQL.
29. Learn to use Photoshop properly.
30. Find an entertaining podcast to listen to.
31. Clean out my gmail inbox.
32. Clean off my harddrive.
33. Post to my LiveJournal at least once a week for the entire 1001 days.
34. Find an online community, join it, and participate regularly for at least 3 months.
35. Comment at least 2 times a week on someone else’s blog for at least 3 months.
36. Build my money market account to $1000.
37. Collect my loose change daily and add it to my money market account periodically.
38. Pay 150% of the amount due on my student loans at least 3 times.
39. Get a full-time job.
40. Apply to work part-time as a writing tutor.
41. For as long as I have a job and live in my parents’ house, pay the money I would pay in rent towards my student loans.
42. Shoot the rolls of black & white film I have for my 35mm camera.
43. Finish my freshman year scrapbook.
44. Finish my cruise scrapbook.
45. Finish my dog scrapbook.
46. Create scrapbooks for my remaining photos and keepsakes.
47. Make a quilt out of my Salem College t-shirts.
48. Complete the wolf dreamcatcher cross-stitch thing that’s been in my closet for years.
49. Learn to knit and make at least 1 wearable/presentable item.
50. Compile my favorite recipes into a recipe book.
51. Eat breakfast every morning for 1 month.
52. Drink water with 1 meal a day for 1 month.
53. Find some sort of exercise that I enjoy doing and do it 3 times a week for 3 months.
54. Get up before 8 AM every morning for a month.
55. Go to bed at 11 PM every night for a month.
56. For 2 weeks, do not use my laptop in bed.
57. Keep a (private) journal for 1 year and write down 1 thing each day that either I did that made a positive impact on someone/something or that made me happy.
58. Create a morning ritual and stick to it for 2 weeks.
59. For 1 month, turn off the TV at 9 and read until bedtime.
60. Grow and successfully harvest a tomato plant.
61. Visit a Farmer’s Market.
62. Spend a day hiking.
63. Spend a significant amount of time in a state I haven’t previously visited.
64. Learn to cook a new dish every month.
65. Attend a sporting event.
66. Learn to play chess properly.
67. Go hardcore stargazing.
68. Go hardcore birdwatching.
69. Make homemade ice cream.
70. Make homemade hot cocoa.
71. Go geocaching.
72. See a play.
73. Go to a concert.
74. Order 5 things off a restaurant menu that I haven’t tried before.
75. Chat with someone who is looking at a book I like in a store.
76. Go to a movie by myself.
77. Go to a local community event (fair, gallery hop, etc.).
78. Learn to make 3 breakfast meals that I like.
79. Spend a weekend at the beach by myself.
80. Keep a dream journal for 30 days straight.
81. Research local ghosthunting organizations and possibly join one.
82. Learn to identify 20 local plants.
83. Write 1 letter to myself to read when I turn 30.
84. Make and keep up with (for a year) a networking planner.
85. Make and keep up with (for a year) an address book.
86. Go through the notebook referred to as “My Life on Paper” and organize it.
87. Notebook anything academic from my 4 years at Salem (papers, etc.) that I want to keep and get rid of the rest.
88. Convert all my CDs/MP3s to WMAs and put them all on my Microphoto.
89. Wash my car and re-bumper-sticker it.
90. Educate myself about 3 “litmus test” political issues that I don’t know much about.
91. Have my diplomas framed.
92. Send out thank-you cards for graduation.
93. Return to Salem College for Reunion Weekend 2008.
94. Go through all of my belongings and donate what I don’t want/need to charity.
95. Donate blood 2 times.
96. Volunteer during the 2008 elections.
97. Participate in some sort of Christmas charity program using entirely my own funds.
98. Give a present to a friend for no reason at all.
99. Write 5 letters to local politicians about issues I feel need addressing.
100. Keep an online journal and an offline scrapbook for each of the 101 things.
101. Donate $5 to charity for each item I haven't completed after 1001 days.
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