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.
List Key:
In Progress
Completed
Start Date: 10/19/2009
End Date: 7/16/2012
And now for the list:
- Run a marathon
- Bench press 300 pounds
- Drink only water for a week
- Take a yoga class
- Go skydiving
- Play a poker tournament in Las Vegas
- Build my own computer
- Read 5 non-school related books (0/5)
- See Linkin Park in concert
- Go snowboarding
- See 2 Lakers games at Staples Center (0/2)
- Play a hand with a poker pro online
- Change my own oil in my car
- Do a backflip
- Watch 150 new movies (8/150)
- Eat something that I have grown myself
- Buy a handle of Patron
- Do an ollie on a skateboard
- Go skinny dipping in the ocean
- Go a week without using a computer
- Visit 2 national parks outside California (0/2)
- Eat at a vegan restaurant
- Write a poem
- Beat Bryan at tennis
- Score 173 or better at bowling
- Complete an internship
- Give $5 to a homeless person
- Do not speak for a day
- Donate blood
- Play a round of golf every 6 months (0/5)
- Make a vodka watermelon.
- Graduate college!
- Buy a hat and wear it 5 times (0/5)
- Shoot a gun
- Eat a habanero pepper
- Carve an awesome pumpkin
- Go on a road trip to at least 6 different states (0/6)
- Cook something with saffron
- Go paintballing
- Learn to speak basic French
- Play a song on the guitar
- Bake a pie from scratch
- Get a professional message
- Take a cooking class
- Memorize all the states and their capitals
- Get a fauxhawk (even if its just for a day)
- Go to the beach and see 3 sunrises (0/3)
- Watch a movie from each of the past 50 years
- Get CPR certified
- See a play
- Make something from wood and nails
- Win a fantasy football league
- Go to a 49ers game
- Go to a professor's office hours
- Collect all 50 state quarters (44/50)
- Go wine tasting
- Make back-to-back half court basketball shots
- Eat at a famous chef's restaurant
- Buy an original painting
- Cook 10 different countries cuisines (4/10)
- See a game show live
- Eat at a sit-down restaurant by myself
- Go to 5 different museums (1/5)
- Go to a fruit festival
- Build a big sand castle
- Go inside a lighthouse
- See 3 movies in 3-D (0/3)
- Get a new ipod
- Buy 10 lottery tickets
- Go to 3 music festivals (0/3)
- Go to a film festival
- Visit a zoo
- Eat breakfast before noon for 2 weeks
- Sell something on ebay
- Type at 60 wpm or faster
- Go to a comedy club
- Go to an all you can eat sushi restaurant
- Play a song on the piano with chords
- Send a card to my parents in the mail randomly
- buy and decorate my own Christmas tree
- Figure out which type of wine I like the most
- Attend a car show
- Get in a water balloon fight
- Go in a maze
- Bake a loaf of bread
- Go to a drive in movie theater
- Decorate my apartment for 3 different holidays (1/3)
- Put down $50 on a single hand of blackjack
- Go in a sauna
- Take on a eating challenge at a restaurant
- Make a fire from just rubbing wood together
- Complete a 1000 piece puzzle
- Get an autograph from a sports star
- Learn how to juggle
- Go to church by myself twice
- Learn how to play backgammon
- Go to bed before midnight for a week
- Buy something at a swap meet
- Get 100% on a guitar hero song on hard difficulty
- Take a picture of each item on the list being completed
- Volunteer for 1 hour for every item that I do not complete
Jim, I'm so excited for your life!
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