THE LIST OF THINGS

Well, here's the entire list of things. First, though, the mission from dayzeroproject.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 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.

My start date was actually almost nine days ago - for some reason I decided I would set this up later, which has not helped at all, but anyway...here they are:

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THE LIST OF 101 THINGS TO DO IN 1001 DAYS

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1. Build a website.
2. Play an April Fool's joke.
*3. Have a lucid dream.
*4. Stop cracking various joints for a month. (0/30)
5. Complete a significant project in Blender.
6. Read the 'Light and Matter' physics series.
7. Write pieces of music in 40 different genres. (0/40)
8. Eat 40 different types of bread. (0/40)
*9. Develop an ongoing study guide throughout my learning period.
10. Contribute significantly to at least 5 Wikipedia articles. (0/5)
11. Get driver's license.
12. Walk 20 km every day for a week. (0/7)
13. Write a useful piece of software.
14. Eat vegetarian for a month. (0/30)
*15. Read 50 new books. (0/50)
16. Create a music video for at least 5 of my compositions. (0/5)
*17. Get an Excellence endorsement for NCEA Level 3. (5/50)
*18. Do a crossword puzzle once a week. (5/143)
*19. Watch all TED videos. (9/390)
*20. Have at least $10,000 in savings for a month. (approx. $1,000/$10,000)
21. Set up a home server.
22. Create a new language.
23. Learn and overview of and the distinctions between each major engineering field, and list the (personal) pros and cons of each. (0/?)
*24. Record at least 2 dreams per week. (5/143)
25. Eat vegan for a week. (0/7)
26. Take an official IQ test.
27. Organise the computer.
28. Make a CV.
29. Create a professional-level portfolio presentation that includes at least 3 of my compositions.
30. Make cards for everyone's birthday I attend for one year.
31. Get a rock to skip at least 20 times.
32. Walk bare-footed for a week. (0/7)
33. Create a useful and/or fun piece of hardware.
34. Swim 10 km over the period of a month. (0/10)
35. Plant 101 trees. (0/101)
*36. Donate 250,000 grains of rice. (5,230/250,000)
37. Keep a pen for school/university for at least a term.
*38. Learn to play 5 songs on the piano that I consider very hard. (0/5)
39. Start a collection.
40. Read and understand 'The Road to Reality: A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe' by Roger Penrose.
41. Play tennis once a week on the off season. (0/approx. 25)
42. Knit something.
*43. Get 100,000 BOINC credits. (20,600/100,000)
44. Record 101 samples. (0/101)
45. Buy a camera.
46. Do a thousand-piece jigsaw puzzle alone.
47. Learn hellos, goodbyes and pleasantries in 50 different languages. (0/50)
48. Learn the international phonetic alphabet.
49. Write a review of 20 books I have read. (0/20)
50. Learn 25 origami shapes. (0/25)
51. Try 25 foreign dishes representative of the 25 countries. (0/25)
52. Construct 5 impossible shapes. (0/5)
*53. Learn the periodic table by heart. (118/118) [completed, 27/03/09]
54. Learn all meteorological cloud classifications and names.
55. Take a natural photo corresponding to the graphical form of each letter of the alphabet. (0/26)
56. Do a pointillism piece.
57. Create a new font.
58. Buy an external hard drive and back up all important files.
59. Create my own personal time capsule.
60. List possible entrepreneurial ideas, narrow down to 10 and write a detailed brief/description of each. (0/10)
61. Learn the basics of rocket propulsion and systems.
62. Visit the Art Gallery thoroughly at least 6 times. (0/6)
63. Play a round of golf.
64. Play a game of cricket.
65. Walk backwards for a day.
66. Make 10 Christmas gifts. (0/10)
67. Learn the 8-bit colours. (?/256)
68. Go to a planetarium.
69. Learn as much about extrasolar planets as possible.
*70. Recognise countries on a map. (130/193)
71. Drink 8 glasses of water a day of a fortnight. (0/14)
72. Go ice skating on a lake.
73. Sell something of my own creation.
74. Buy a midi controller.
*75. Get up before 7:00 am for a month. (25/30)
*76. Don't snack after tea for a month. (0/30)
77. Count out loud to 10,000.
78. Use a fountain pen for a month.
79. Stay in bed for a day.
80. Learn calligraphy.
81. Spend an entire 36 hours outside.
82. Paint a fence.
83. See 20 movies off the AFI top 100 movies list I have not seen. (0/20)
84. Write a poem.
85. Learn to make good sushi.
86. Write 101 entries in a 'word of the day' document. (0/101)
87. Learn CSS.
88. Learn XML.
89. Enter 10 songwriting contests. (0/10)
90. Email grandparents 25 times. (0/25)
91. Learn a magic trick.
92. See a live comedian.
93. Write 101 entries in a 'neologism of the day' document. (0/101)
94. Communicate using gestures only for a day.
95. Make a geocache.
96. Find a geocache.
97. Use memory enhancing techniques.
98. Learn to shuffle cards casino style.
99. Learn about fluid dynamics.
100. Learn how to pick a lock.
101. Start celebrating an hour before the end of 1001 days upon completion of the above 100 goals.

* - italicised is underway and boldened is finished.

START: 10:01:00 pm, Friday 13 February, 2009.

FINISH: 10:01:00 pm, 11/11/11.

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