The List

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.

To start creating your own list, go to http://www.dayzeroproject.com/!

Completed tasks will look like this.
Tasks in progress will look like this.

1. Hike a mountain <More>
2. Have a threesome <More>
3. Get a passport <More>
4. Weigh 130 lbs. <More>
5. Learn to cook <More>
6. Write a total of 101 poems and/or short stories (1/101) <More>
7. Get my palm read <More>
8. Sing Karaoke in public <More>
9. Complete a nanowrimo <More>
10. Send 10 secrets in to post secret <More>
11. Go to a strip club <More>
12. Graduate from college with Latin Honors <More>
13. Complete a resume <More>
14. Start a blog for this project and include at least 1 entry/ week (13/143) <More>
15. Try out for Jeopardy <More>
16. Cook a holiday meal for friends/family <More>
17. Host a dinner party <More>
18. Take the GRE and get a score with which I am satisfied <More>
19. Pass the Praxis <More>
20. Swim in the Charles <More>
21. Spontaneously go to a roadside tourist trap <More>
22. See an Elvis impersonator <More>
23. Get a dog <More>
24. Keep in touch with college friends after graduation <More>
25. Apply to the Yale MA program <More>
26. Figure out what I want to do in Grad. School <More>
27. Get CPR certified <More>
28. Go one week without complaining <More>
29. Attempt the New York Times Sunday Crossword 101 times (2/101) <More>
30. Store $1 dollar a day (50/1001) <More>
31. Start all school papers before the night before they are due <More>
32. Finish the first draft of a novel <More>
33. Visit 20 more states (4/20) <More>
34. Find a way to thank Mary <More>
35. Get High <More>
36. Skinny Dip <More>
37. Pet a Penguin <More>
38. Pet a monkey <More>
39. Begin to learn another language <More>
40. See the Aurora Borealis <More>
41. Travel to another country <More>
42. Donate 1 million grains of rice on freerice.com (30,000/1,000,000) <More>
43. Complete a slave training weekend with D. <More>
44. Attend a munch. <More>
45. Work a full time job <More>
46. Put poetry in 101 different bathroom stalls (1/101) <More>
47. Read at least 1 book a week (17/143) <More>
48. Wear no make-up in public on 10 separate occasions. (1/10) <More>
49. Run a mile without stopping <More>
50. Block off my time during school and stick to it <More>
51. Make D orgasm on my own <More>
52. Get button-supplies and make 101 new buttons (0/101) <More>
53. Learn how to read tarot cards <More>
54. Read the entire Marquez oeuvre in Spanish <More>
55. File my own taxes <More>
56. Pay my own bills for something <More>
57. Visit Stranathan <More>
58. Move in with D <More>
59. Catalogue my library <More>
60. Finish a coloring book <More>
61. Make 10 mix CDs to leave for others to find (0/10) <More>
62. Swim in the Pacific Ocean <More>
63. Mastermind a scavenger hunt <More>
64. Apply for 10 scholarships on Zinch (1/10) <More>
65. Have a garden <More>
66. Tell D I love him everyday (119/1001) <More>
67. Attend a Unitarian Church Service <More>
68. Do some form of public BDSM play <More>
69. Nude model for an art class <More>
70. Buy no more than 15 non-necessary books. (2/15) <More>
71. Beat Kingdom Hearts 1 or 2 <More>
72. Back up all important computer files <More>
73. Walk the Freedom trail <More>
74. Try pilates <More>
75. Try a strippercize class <More>
76. Go on a ghostwalk <More>
77. Visit someplace haunted <More>
78. Go on a cruise <More>
79. Go parasailing <More>
80. Do a zipline <More>
81. Learn to fish <More>
82. Learn to dance a dance (tango, jitterbug, etc) <More>
83. Watch Casablanca <More>
84. Visit Yellowstone National Park <More>
85. Go a half mile on a hippity-hop <More>
86. Try shibari rope bondage <More>
87. Get a pedicure <More>
88. Tutor <More>
89. Have a 1001 days completion party <More>
90. Learn to mix drinks <More>
91. Read 10 pieces of "classic" erotica. (1/10) <More>
92. Write 10 pieces of erotica (1/10) <More>
93. Get my own credit card <More>
94. Splurge on an expensive haircut <More>
95. Track food eaten for 1 month <More>
96. Go geocaching 10 times (0/10) <More>
97. Take as many pictures of completed tasks as possible <More>
98. Learn to belly dance <More>
99. Put a message in a bottle and send it <More>
100. Watch 20 of the scariest movies of all time from here. (0/20) <More>
101. Create a new 101 things list. <More>