What is the 101 in 1001?
It all comes from the Day Zero Project.
Day Zero started out with the catchy Challenge of completing 101 things in 1001 days. This has been enormously popular with tens of thousands of people getting involved and sharing their lists. We now offer many more types of challenges, but here are the original guidelines for the challenge:
The Challenge: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 your part).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 organising and timing some tasks such as overseas trips, study semesters, or outdoor activities.
If you know me I love to set huge challenges for myself and see if I can accomplish them! If you don’t, believe me, you can check out my The Classic Club Challenge- 75 books in 5 years! , 2019 A to Z Reading Challenge, or my Dewey Decimal Reading Challenge posts to see what I mean, Anyways, when I saw Book- Wyrm-Knits was doing this challenge I knew I wanted to give it a try as well.
I had a lot of fun mixing in both really fun and some more serious goals for myself. Be it something like learning to juggle to getting new glasses which I am in desperate need of.
I will be updating my progress in my monthly wrapup posts each month but if you would like to see my progress as it happens you can check out my Day Zero profile here
My List
start date: May 1st, 2019
finish date: January 26th, 2022
number completed: 4
This shade of blue is a finished task
This shade of purple is in progress
| 1 | Learn basic HTML | |
| 2 | Learn Morse code | |
| 3 | Learn the alphabet in sign language | |
| 4 | Donate blood | |
| 5 | Get a tattoo | |
| 6 | Answer the “50 Questions That Will Free Your Mind” | |
| 7 | Leave an inspirational note inside a book for someone to find | |
| 8 | Identify 100 things that make me happy | |
| 9 | Dye my hair | |
| 10 | Get my driver’s license | |
| 11 | Write a letter to myself to be opened when the 1001 days are over | |
| 12 | Expand my vocabulary by 100 words | |
| 13 | Take a free online class | |
| 14 | Complete a ‘Walk To Mordor’ challenge | |
| 15 | Make a list of 50 places I would like to visit in my lifetime | |
| 16 | look into retirement fund set one up | |
| 17 | Watch all the Disney movies I haven’t seen yet | |
| 18 | Learn to identify all the countries on a map | |
| 19 | Be able to name all the bones in my body | |
| 20 | Make a piece of clothing for me | |
| 21 | Complete KhanAcademy Intro to HTML/CSS | |
| 22 | Learn Hiragana | |
| 23 | Learn Katakana | |
| 24 | Read all the books currently on my shelf | |
| 25 | Say yes to something I would usually say no to | |
| 26 | Learn to eat with chopsticks | |
| 27 | Try sushi | |
| 28 | Complete 10 Pinterest projects | |
| 29 | Post a blog post every day for a month | |
| 30 | Complete a coloring book | |
| 31 | Fill a jar with notes of good things that happen to me for a year | |
| 32 | Make a list of 101 quotes that inspire me | |
| 33 | Reach 500 Followers on my blog | |
| 34 | Read a book for every letter of the Alphabet | |
| 35 | Learn to crochet | |
| 36 | Shoot a gun | |
| 37 | Donate 200,000 grains of rice via Freerice.com | |
| 38 | Review 100 books | |
| 39 | Go through all my clothing and sort them out | |
| 40 | Participate in NaNoWriMo | |
| 41 | Finish the Duolingo in French | |
| 42 | Scan In Old Family Photos | |
| 43 | Complete A Puzzle with 1000 Pieces | |
| 44 | Learn about investing money | |
| 45 | Develop a skin care routine | |
| 46 | Clean out my email inbox(s) | |
| 47 | Make a list of 101 things I have already achieved | |
| 48 | Identify 100 things that make me happy (besides money) | |
| 49 | Do 500,000 grains on Freerice | |
| 50 | Learn 50 new things by clicking the random articles button on Wikipedia | |
| 51 | Turn my handwriting into a font | |
| 52 | Visit a new state | |
| 53 | Learn yoga | |
| 54 | Learn a poem by heart | |
| 55 | Get a promotion | |
| 56 | Clean out my closet | |
| 57 | Make a custom recipe book | |
| 58 | Get down to my goal weight | |
| 59 | Stop drinking soda for a month | |
| 60 | Take a photo to commemorate the completion of each of these goals | |
| 61 | Take a photo every day for a month | |
| 62 | Fold a different origami piece once a day for a month | |
| 63 | Design my tattoo | |
| 64 | Learn a choreographed dance | |
| 65 | Spend a day without technology | |
| 66 | Write in a journal every day for a year | |
| 67 | Take part in NaNoWriMo | |
| 68 | Complete the 5000 Question Survey | |
| 69 | Get a notebook and keep track of quotations from books I love | |
| 70 | Create an editorial schedule for my blog | |
| 71 | Learn how to meditate | |
| 72 | Buy an Ace Ring | |
| 73 | Get an initial necklace, bracelet, or ring | |
| 74 | Fill a whole sketchbook | |
| 75 | Do something new in my Hometown | |
| 76 | Watch all the marvel movies | |
| 77 | Learn to do my makeup | |
| 78 | Learn the major constellations | |
| 79 | Get a new vehicle | |
| 80 | Reach 1,000 followers on my blog | |
| 81 | complete transcribing classes | |
| 82 | Get Family Portrait taken | |
| 83 | participate in a 24-hour readathon | |
| 84 | Make bookish DIY series | |
| 85 | Drink through my entire tea/coffee selection | |
| 86 | Schedule blog posts a month in advance for at least 1 month | |
| 87 | Get an eye test | |
| 88 | Buy new glasses | |
| 89 | Post to Instagram every day for a month | |
| 90 | Post 500 blog posts | |
| 91 | Go to Graceland | |
| 92 | Get my typing speed up 50 wpm | |
| 93 | Learn to juggle | |
| 94 | learn how chess works | |
| 95 | get a side hustle | |
| 96 | look into self-hosting my blog | |
| 97 | actively participate in at least 1 readathon a month for a year | |
| 98 | redesign my blog from the bottom up | |
| 99 | Start a shout out series on my blog | |
| 100 | Start making graphics for Pinterest for my blog posts | |
| 101 | Update my progress for this challenge in my month wrapup posts |
