1001 Days
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 organizing 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 Focused. 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.
STARTING DATE: July 6th, 2010. ENDING DATE: April 3rd, 2013.
Creative:
1. Create a website (0/1)
2. Design and purchase business cards (0/1)
3. Properly archive music (0/1)
4. Cook a new recipe every week (0/143)
5. Learn an opera every month (0/36)
6. Sketch something every day (0/1001)
7. Complete character studies for video game concept (0/?)
8. Organize themes of video game (0/?)
9. Create histories and cultures of the peoples of video game's world (0/?)
10. Draw a map of untitled project's world (0/1)
11. Write novelization of video game from each main character's perspective (0/7)
12. Write and publish a journal entry every week using prompts (0/143)
13. Take someone to visit a museum and talk about what's exhibited every month (0/36)
14. Study Italian every day (0/1001)
15. Study German every day (0/1001)
16. Study French every day (0/1001)
17. Discover my own fashion sense (0/1)
18. Learn to dance (0/1)
19. Obtain a camera, take pictures everywhere and of everyone
20. Learn to connect to my calm center at all times
21. Learn to have a dialogue with composers, rather than just taking orders
22. Learn to coach singers effectively
Professional:
23. Find a regular gig, either in an opera house or with a rising star (0/1)
24. Have a reputation that makes people want to work with me
25. Move to a city with an exciting music scene (0/1)
26. Own a PDA, Blackberry, or a modern equivalent (0/1)
27. Acquire a professional wardrobe
28. Continue expansion of repertoire weekly (0/143)
29. Attend well-known music festival (0/1)
30. Be a staff member at a music festival (0/1)
31. Get my Masters (0/1)
32. Achieve at least a 3.5 GPA (0/1)
33. Begin my DMA or AD (0/1)
Personal:
34. Get my driver's license (0/1)
35. Eat a salad every day (0/1001)
36. Own a car (0/1)
37. Exercise three days a week (0/108)
38. Cut down food intake in general
39. Shave more often
40. Keep bedroom clean
41. Make bed every day
42. Read 50 new books, not including rereads (0/50)
43. Reward self properly and proportionally
44. Follow and write responses to daily news (do not publish) (0/1001)
45. Build my personal foundation
46. Play DnD
47. More TV, less video games
48. Spend less time on Facebook
49. Spend a few hours in the library each week, needed or not (143)
50. Listen to live music more often
51. Find more friends completely removed from classical scene
52. Start some kind of collection (0/1)
53. Call people more often
54. Stop looking for food when bored
55. Build a six-pack (0/6)
56. Stop wondering about people's opinions of me
57. Send Thank-You cards
58. Allow myself guilt-free solitude
59. Don't be afraid
Travel:
60. Germany (0/1)
61. Visit Rob and Jenny in PA (0/1)
62. Go to Cedar Point (0/1)
63. Go hiking!
64. California (0/1)
65. NYC (0/1)
66. Visit Maine twice a year (0/6)
67. Camping!
68. Visit a park at least once every warm month (0/18)
69. France (0/1)
Financial:
70. Make more money than I have bills to pay
71. Save up for a car (0/1)
72. Stay on top of student loan payments
73. Have $5,000.00 in savings (0/$5,000.00)
74. Buy something for myself (that isn't food or candy) once a season (0/11)
75. Switch banks to something local (0/1)
76. Learn a fall-back trade (0/1)
77. Stop thinking that being poor makes me different from everyone else
Style:
78. Figure out my hair
79. Write out style plans
80. Spend at least some time every month catching up with fashion (0/36)
81. Learn names of paint colors
82. Catch myself and pull myself out of ruts
83. Donate old clothes
84. Learn the names and features of fashion styles
85. Sketch out home decor
86. Give a shit about fashion
Health:
87. Do less "stink' thinkin'"
88. Do yoga daily for a year (0/365)
89. Go to dentist and get cleanings twice a year (0/6)
90. Have yearly exam done once per year (0/3)
91. Find an exercise routine that works (0/1)
92. Continue with said exercise routine
93. Get checked for STDs whether I think I'm okay or not
94. Take daily vitamins (0/1001)
95. Go outside when bored
96. Lose 25 pounds (0 / 25)
Relationship:
97. Fall in love (0/1)
98. Don't rush into sex
99. Remove negative people from my life
The 101 / 1001 Tasks:
100. Achieve at least 55% of these goals (0/56)
101. Achieve at least 85% of these goals (0/86)