101 in 1001 meme

[mattp]

Seen on stephmog's journal, but the idea seems to have originated from someone calling themself Triplux.

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 Focussed. 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 deadline is Sunday, November 16th 2008

Academic / Qualifications:
1. Gain my PPL
2. Gain my CBT
3. Go on a first aid course
4. Regain skills in German
5. Pass stage 2 BSL
6. Learn hypnotism
7. Using the above, cure or abate someone's phobia (current target is my sister's vertigo and associated fear of flying)
8. Learn to cook a curry
9. Learn 50 new words
10. Take another advanced driving course

Homelife / Health / Career:
11. Foster a child
12. Find financially stable enough career to allow previous
13. Do some private tuition megashrike in Summer 2006
14. Sleep >8 hours a night for a fortnight, consecutively
15. Learn not to take on so much, and to fulfill what I promise.
16. Be in bed by 11.30 pm for a week
17. Write a will
18. Stop biting my nails - August 2006
19. Have bought a house - 15 December 2006
20. Move to somehwere bigger - 15 December 2006
21. No soda for a week

Geek / Tech:
22. Build that recipe site I keep meaning to
23. Implement a backup system (I'm taking a risk not doing this. Oops)
24. Enter the POTM competition
25. Send those patches to LiveJournal
26. Write kernel-space device driver (rather than the userland one I wrote in 2002)
27. Get Pylon into a deployable state.
28. Make a jacob's ladder (lots of fun stuff on Things To Make And Do)
29. Upload photos from old CF cards — Done on March 6th, 2006
30. Gain I2 in at least one LJ support category
31. Get data from old dead HDDs recovered.
32. Learn to use all 10 fingers on the keyboard
33. Complete my ST:TNG collection (1,3,4,5,7 so far)
34. Visit the patent office and spend a day reading about random things.
35. Learn to locate 12 constellations and names of the major stars therein
36. Attend the annual science fair in Ireland
37. Attend a RI lecture

Social / Travel:
38. Visit Germany
39. Have a knitting session in Slimelight
40. Find and attend a Deaf club in London
41. Go camping.
42. Go on the London Eye - completed March 12th, 2006
43. Go to a high-class casino
44. Have a barbecue - http://matthewp.livejournal.com/217370.html
45. Go to the science museum - Managed on March 4th, 2006
46. Have a candlelit dinner - Garlic and Shots, Nov 24th 2006
47. Catalogue all of my CDs and books (for insurance purposes)
48. See belle and sebastian live
49. Meet my MP
50. Visit friends in the US - Aiming for Jul 2006
51. Organise /that/ event.
52. Contact an old school friend

Miscellaneous:
53. Knit an item of clothing
54. Make a 3D map of Manchester
55. Dye my hair
56. Get a kitten
57. Cycle in London
58. Play on a DDR machine
59. Walk the bogle
60. Convert my cassettes to CD / MP3
61. Write a letter of thanks praising someone's good customer service.
62. Host/attend a themed party My brother's 30th, Dec 16th 2006
63. Cook all my own meals for a week
64. Pay off my credit card debt - 14th August 2006
65. Have at least 50% of my student loan paid off
66. Help someone to achieve their dream
67. Write a Wikipedia article from scratch - March 31st 2006
68. Spend a weekend in the ice hotel
69. Get into the habit of taking more photos - March 2006
70. Take a parachute jump
71. Throw out at least of two boxes of crap that seem to keep following me around when I move house. December 2006
72. Write a magazine article (BCN and LxF are two likely candidates)
73. Create my personal website http://matthewp.livejournal.com/232278.html
74. Get a tattoo
75. Observe a court case
76. Observe a session in Parliament
77. Fly a kite 9th April 2006
78. Get 2 t-shirt designs made
79. Ring a quarter peal October 1st 2006
80. Conduct a quarter peal
81. Teach someone to ring from scratch
82. Attend a geek conference of some kind.
83. Get a business card made
84. Meet in person someone I know online but not f2f met lost_sincerity on March 17th 2006
85. Sell unwanted items on ebay
86. Get into the habit of hanging up laundry after doing it rather than using the "floordrobe"
87. Send a surpise present to a friend, anonymously (I've done this in the past, but been discovered)
88. Make a batch of marmalade, jam, or chutney (or all 3 :-)
89. Learn to like coffee
90. Clear out my wardbrobe
91. Try at least 5 new fruit or vegetables 2 out of 5: http://matthewp.livejournal.com/214693.html, http://matthewp.livejournal.com/232278.html
92. Bake my own bread
93. Register with my local library
94. Toast marshmallows on a fire (would go well with 41 or 44)
95. Visit a floatation tank
96. Get photo driving license
97. Handwrite a letter to someone
98. Walk to town from home. (I'll maybe settle for Camden rather than the city centre) Centre Point to Holloway, 2nd September 2006
99. Do not use the snooze button on my alarm for a week
100. Start tracking my finances rather than just keeping a vague idea
101. Secret.

Ok, so I've copied a few from other lists I've seen, but I view this as an excercise in achievement, not one of creativity.

Who else wants to join me in this quest?

Legend:
Italic shows events partially complete or planned for completion
Strike-through shows tasks that have been achieved

Comments

[kelemvor.livejournal.com]

It's a pain about rental agreements, or I'd probably rehome her. :\

I can fit a trip in pretty much at any time. THe only thing I've found in recent years is that social arrangements are like buses - feast and famine. But yes, just prod me a week or so in advance of public geekery!