I love to make lists. Always have, always will. So I am taking on the Day Zero Project. Check it out and start one for yourself. See my current Day Zero Project here.
The Challenge
Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days. My 1001 days started on Dec. 17, 2010 and ends on Sept. 27, 2013.
The Criteria:
Tasks must be specific with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching. It doesn’t have to be something you have never done, although most will be, others will just be done again within this time period. For each item I don’t complete I will donate $10 to the Special Olympics.
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 organizing and timing some tasks such as overseas trips, study semesters, or outdoor activities.
My List
(bold = in progress, strikethrough = completed)
Done 80/101 (last update:9/11/2013)
Travel/Outdoors
1. Go Heli-Boarding
2. Go to NYC
3. Go to Boston
4. Go to Chicago
5. Go to the Grand Canyon
6. Go to Seattle
7. Go to Austin
8. Go to a new mountain resort (El Arpa, El Colorado, La Parva, Nevados de Chillan, Portillo, Valle Nevado)
9. Take the train somewhere (NYC)
10. Attend a festival out of state
11. Snowboard on another continent (South America)
12. Visit another continent (South America)
13. Go to 3 National Parks (Redwood 2/11, Virgin Islands 8/11, Shenandoah 1/12)
14. Go to a country I’ve never been to before (Chile) (Where To Go?)
15. Spend New Years in another state or country
16. Hot air balloon ride
17. Visit three more states (The List)
18. Go to San Francisco (2/17/2011)
19. Go to Los Angeles
20. Go on a road trip (2/2001 – San Francisco – Laguna Beach)
21. Go to Charlottesville for dinner and drinks
22. Go to a winery (New Kent Winery)
23. Buy a one way plane ticket (2/2011, San Francisco)
24. Go to 5 different museums/galleries
Sports/Exercise
25. Shoot a round of golf in the 70’s (82 is best)
26. Bowl a 200 or higher
27. Go rock climbing
28. Climb something and take a picture (2/2011 – Lombard Street, San Francisco) – Light Pole)
29. Go camping
30. Go rafting
31. Complete P90X2
32. Complete Insanity 2: The Asylum
33. Ride 25 miles on my road bike
34. Run a half marathon
35. Complete the 100 Pushup Challenge (View Challenge)
36. Play 50 rounds of golf (View List)
37. Attend a professional basketball game
38. Attend a professional baseball game
39. Attend a professional football game (Redskins 28 vs Dallas 18 – 2012)
40. Attend a professional hockey game (Carolina 3 vs Toronto 2 – 2011)
41. Attend a professional soccer game (Manchester United 2 vs Barcelona 1 – 2011)
42. Go Hiking (Virgin Islands National Park, Appalachian Trail, Old Rag)
43. Complete a “Mud Race” – Dominion Riverrock Filthy 5k
44. Walk 13.1 or more miles through a city (2/21/2011 – San Francisco)
45. Go Paddle Boarding (Cinnamon Bay, St. John, USVI)
To Buy
46. Macbook Air
47. New Den Furniture
48. New DSLR (Canon 60d)
49. Canon 24-70mm L
50. Get a tablet (Nexus 7)
51. Buy a work of art or make my own
52. Resort Season Pass (Vail Resorts)
53. Buy a Paddleboard (Bic 10.4 Dura-Tec)
Food Related
54. Take a cooking class
55. Do a progressive dinner (app, entree and dessert at a different place)
56. Make homemade Gnocchi
57. Don’t eat a sandwich for a week
58. Eat vegetarian for a week.
59. Cook a three course meal
60. Don’t eat chocolate for a week
61. Have a picnic in the park
62. Make my own ice cream
63. Try a new (and possibly frightening) food (Pig Tail, Pig Ear, Fish Eye, Chicken Hearts, Head Cheese)
Lists within the List
64. Read 10 books (View List)
65. Go to 30 shows (View List)
66. Go to 10 networking events (View List)
67. Watch 26 movies I’ve never seen A-Z (View List)
68. Watch all 50 Documentaries To See Before You Die (View List)
69. Write a list of at least 50 places I would like to visit in my lifetime (View List)
70. Go to 101 restaurants I’ve never eaten in before (View List)
71. Make a list of 100 Facts About Me (View List)
For Others
72. Babysit my nephew
73. Do something special for someone I care about
74. Random act of kindness
75. Send a hand written letter to someone
76. Volunteer or raise money for a charity. (Special Olympics)
Personal Randomness
77. Go a week without TV
78. Hire a maid to clean my house
79. Design my own t-shirt
80. Find out my blood type O+
81. Ride the To The Bottom And Back Bus
82. Host a games night
83. Dance in the rain with someone
84. Don’t drink alcohol for one month
85. Collect all 50 state quarters
86. Get hired by bigger companies (West Cary Group)
87. Increase my twitter followers by 100% (start 290)
88. Get Epic Swarm badge on Foursquare
89. Influence a person to make a day zero list
90. Don’t log into Facebook for a week
91. Meet someone famous (Will Forte from SNL at Cleveland Show table read, Los Angelas, CA)
92. See sunrise/sunset in the same day in different cities (2/2011 – Richmond – San Francisco)
93. Stay up for 24 hours straight
94. Read a book in a day (Crush It! by Gary Vaynerchuk)
95. Take a photo on the RVA Polar Bear statue (View Photo)
96. Go to a restaurant by myself (2/24/2011 – Dotties True Blue Cafe – San Francisco)
97. Go to a movie by myself (not like Pee-wee Herman though)
98. Go to a comedy show (Charlie Murphy, Pete Correale, Daniel Tosh, Jay Pharoah)
99. Go to the Picasso Exhibit at the VMFA
100. Go to a Microbrewery (Hardywood Park Craft Brewery – Richmond, VA)
101. Poker bar crawl ($5 buy in, 5 bars, each stop you get one card, best hand wins the loot)
What do you think? Add a link in the comments below and share your 101. And of course have fun with it.