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) but can be something I've done before, as long as it still requires some effort.

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.

Starting: Sunday, 1 January 2012

Finishing: Saturday, 27 September 2014

• Save $10 for every task I complete.
• Sleep under the open sky.
• Watch a musical live.

• Volunteer 10x. (0/10)
• Try 20 new foods. (2/20)

  • Calamari
  • Halloumi
• Watch the sunrise and sunset in the same day.
• Go on a weekend holiday.
• Cosplay for five days. (0/5)
• 
Write a children’s book.

• Plant a tree.
• Go on a real picnic.
• ✔ Send ten postcards with www.postcrossing.com (10/10)
• Release ten books with www.bookcrossing.com (4/10)
  • The Forest of Hands & Teeth – Released 6th Feb 2012
  • Priestess of the White - Released 23rd Feb 2012
  • Fight Club - Released 4th September 2012
  • Land of Bad Dreams - Released 4th September 2012
• See Cirque du Soleil live.
• Eat at ten new restaurants. (1/10)

  • Oichi-ya
• Go to a unique hotel.
• Catalogue all my DVDs.
• Read 50 of the top 100 Science Fiction/Fantasy novels. (0/50)
• Make ten cute bento box meals. (0/10)
• Learn volume one and two of my Japanese phrases. (0/2)
• Remaster poi.
• Knit a jumper for my partner.
• Finish knitting the nice blanket.
• Finish knitting the blue coat.
• Attend a live taping of a TV show.
• ✔ Finish sewing the quilt.
• Get my driving licence.
• Complete 30 days on Sports Active. (0/30)
• Write a letter to myself to open in 10 years.
• Write a letter to my partner to open in 10 years.
• Sleep under the stars.
• Kiss in the rain.
• Read these books finally. (0/10)
• Complete a 365 day photo challenge.
• Keep submitting my writing until it's accepted and published somewhere.
• Make a custom recipe book with at least twenty-five recipes in it. (10/15)
  • Listed here
• ✔ Write a message in a public bathroom.
• Visit Greece.
• Visit Prague.
• Take a photo of the same place every month for a year. (0/12)
• Keep a creativity journal and write/draw something every day for a year.
• Buy someone flowers anonymously.
• Drink the right amount of water every day for a month. (0/30)
• ✔ Compliment someone every day for a week. (7/7)
• Try a new recipe every month for a year. (01/12)
  • January: Katsudon
  • February:
  • March:
  • April:
  • May:
  • June:
  • July:
  • August:
  • September:
  • October:
  • November:
  • December:
• Create an inspiration notebook.
• Meet P and tell her she's awesome. With H and A.
• Wait and look until I see a shooting star.
• Re-decorate my room.
• Change my signature to be awesome.
• Memorise Sherlock's rant about John's phone and life (in the taxi)
• Memorise the V alliteration speech in V for Vendetta.
• Learn how to change a tire.
• Visit five cities new to me. (0/5)
• Make a piece of jewellery.
• Grow my own herbs and/or vegetables.
• Film our own version of the Dexter intro with Dexbro Andrew.
• Grow a bonsai tree.
• ✔ Listen to all Big Finish '(New) Eighth Doctor Adventures' audios. (34/34)
• Read 25 classics. (0/25)
• Ask 10 friends to suggest one book, and read them all. (0/10)
• Leave inspirational notes inside 5 library books and 5 books in a bookstore for someone to find. (0/5)
• ✔ Double my long-term savings to $40,000AU.
• Attend a play at the Globe Theatre.
• Shake Stephen Fry's hand.
• Shake Steven Moffat's hand.
• Go ice skating.
• Go to 5 different museums. (0/5)
• Watch a meteor shower.
• Finish partner's moleskine before 14th February 2013.
• Create a wall of stuff for my pin board at work.
• Make five things from "Playing with Books". (0/5)
• Learn 50 signs in Auslan. (00/50)
• Complete writing a first draft of a novel.
• Make six things from Tsukiori's 'Stylish Dress Book'. (0/6)
• Visit ten locations featured in BBC's Sherlock. (00/10)
• Make perfect French almond macaroons.
•  Make ice cream from scratch (by hand) perfectly.
•  Assist with solving a mystery.
• Complete ten video games. (02/10)
  • Phoenix Wright
  • Mario 3D Land
• Start building a TARDIS.
• Set up a mystery challenge race for The Followers.
• Stage a 'team building' test to see if 18 people can actually fit in the work lift.
• Learn Shorthand.
• Buy a wooden photo box and fill it with meaningful photos.
• Attend something falconry related with H and A.
• Fill ten requests on the RSPCA's wish list. (00/10)
• Finish three cross-stitch projects. (0/3)
• Get tattoo removed.
• Save money to see podiatrist & have procedure.
• Make three things out of antique books. (0/3)
• Learn to play Go.
• Create/Learn 50 words of Our Language. (00/50)
• Make two pasta from scratch - including sauce. (1/2)
  • Carbonara
• Organise and index all my WIP.
• Spend birthdays with partner.
• Finish reading all works by Arthur C Doyle.
• Keep a daily journal to become more productive.
• Organise and index all my books.
• Clear out wardrobe and cupboard.
• Work on my writing in public 12 times. (2/12)
  • 9th May '12 - Asian Pot
  • 1st May '12 - Darwin Library

For every task I do not complete I will donate $5 to a worthwhile charity (ie. one that doesn't spend 95% of their donations on admin.)