Lists of Bests: Dodgerj's "101 things in 1001 days" http://www.listsofbests.com/list/30784 <b>The Mission:</b> Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days. <B>The Criteria:</b> 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). <b>Why 1001 Days? </b> 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. <b>Beginning date - April 14, 2007<br>THE DEADLINE = January 9 2010!</b> <a href="http://www.triplux.com/1001/otherlists.asp"> source</a> Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:23:40 GMT en-us 0 50 86 50 0 Visit Istanbul, Turkey http://www.43things.com/things/view/515287 <div id="position">1</div><div id="num-active-people">1</div> Travel to Greek Islands http://www.43things.com/things/view/156518 <div id="position">2</div><div id="num-active-people">2</div> Read "Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka http://www.43things.com/things/view/375322 <div id="position">3</div><div id="num-active-people">5</div> read something by Salman Rushdie http://www.43things.com/things/view/339096 <div id="position">4</div><div id="num-active-people">1</div> Find a rewarding volunteer opportunity http://www.43things.com/things/view/72375 <div id="position">5</div><div id="num-active-people">3</div> Raft through the Grand Canyon http://www.43things.com/things/view/96690 <div id="position">6</div><div id="num-active-people">79</div> Tour wine country in California http://www.43things.com/things/view/1429685 <div id="position">7</div> Reduce storage by 50% http://www.43things.com/things/view/1429690 <div id="position">8</div> Finish kitchen and family room http://www.43things.com/things/view/1429691 <div id="position">9</div> Read Marquez' One Hundred Years of Solitude http://www.43things.com/things/view/362636 <div id="position">10</div><div id="num-active-people">1</div> get back to running http://www.43things.com/things/view/310469 <div id="position">11</div><div id="num-active-people">4</div> watch the sunrise over the beach http://www.43things.com/things/view/28193 <div id="position">12</div><div id="num-active-people">16</div> go whale watching http://www.43things.com/things/view/36880 <div id="position">13</div><div id="num-active-people">550</div> Read Dickens' Tale of Two Cities http://www.43things.com/things/view/1429706 <div id="position">14</div> Swim across Duxbury Bay http://www.43things.com/things/view/1429710 <div id="position">15</div><div id="num-active-people">1</div> Visit J.P. Morgan Library in NYC http://www.43things.com/things/view/1429715 <div id="position">16</div> go to cancun http://www.43things.com/things/view/160127 <div id="position">17</div><div id="num-active-people">51</div> Get a massage every season http://www.43things.com/things/view/1429729 <div id="position">18</div> achieve and maintain a healthy weight http://www.43things.com/things/view/79672 <div id="position">19</div><div id="num-active-people">14</div> Decide on our forever home http://www.43things.com/things/view/1429730 <div id="position">20</div> Take a trip with my friends http://www.43things.com/things/view/473131 <div id="position">21</div><div id="num-active-people">8</div> go skiing again http://www.43things.com/things/view/74526 <div id="position">22</div><div id="num-active-people">67</div> do something that scares me http://www.43things.com/things/view/146645 <div id="position">23</div><div id="num-active-people">83</div> do the NYT crossword puzzle every week http://www.43things.com/things/view/1429740 <div id="position">24</div> Have a dinner party http://www.43things.com/things/view/599 <div id="position">25</div><div id="num-active-people">226</div> visit Alcatraz Island http://www.43things.com/things/view/559627 <div id="position">26</div><div id="num-active-people">3</div> Visit San Francisco http://www.43things.com/things/view/1247 <div id="position">27</div><div id="num-active-people">323</div> Ride the Cape Cod bike trail http://www.43things.com/things/view/1430297 <div id="position">28</div><div id="num-active-people">1</div> update my will http://www.43things.com/things/view/7134 <div id="position">29</div><div id="num-active-people">25</div> Read Mahfouz' Palace Walk http://www.43things.com/things/view/1430303 <div id="position">30</div> reduce my work week http://www.43things.com/things/view/1430305 <div id="position">31</div> go to the theatre in Boston http://www.43things.com/things/view/1430307 <div id="position">32</div> go to the theatre in NYC http://www.43things.com/things/view/1430309 <div id="position">33</div> Only eat sugar when it is really worth it http://www.43things.com/things/view/1273299 <div id="position">34</div><div id="num-active-people">1</div> help friends move home http://www.43things.com/things/view/240452 <div id="position">35</div><div id="num-active-people">1</div> run in the Iron Girl http://www.43things.com/things/view/1430338 <div id="position">36</div> Sub for tennis at Kingsbury http://www.43things.com/things/view/1430341 <div id="position">37</div> Bring my 250 authors list to 60% completed http://www.43things.com/things/view/1431561 <div id="position">38</div> Put together holiday collages http://www.43things.com/things/view/1431563 <div id="position">39</div> finish and print out inventory http://www.43things.com/things/view/1431567 <div id="position">40</div> journal happy memories, things that make me happy and compliments http://www.43things.com/things/view/1431570 <div id="position">41</div> read Thoreau's Walden http://www.43things.com/things/view/145562 <div id="position">42</div><div id="num-active-people">3</div> Try parasailing http://www.43things.com/things/view/123355 <div id="position">43</div><div id="num-active-people">7</div> Volunteer for the Boston Marathon http://www.43things.com/things/view/1434377 <div id="position">44</div> Clear out 10 storage boxes from basement http://www.43things.com/things/view/1442042 <div id="position">45</div> Empty/donate clothes left in kids rooms http://www.43things.com/things/view/1442043 <div id="position">46</div> create a personal travel map http://www.43things.com/things/view/7130 <div id="position">47</div><div id="num-active-people">524</div> Learn about art and art history http://www.43things.com/things/view/1149775 <div id="position">48</div><div id="num-active-people">20</div> finish my quilts http://www.43things.com/things/view/91830 <div id="position">49</div><div id="num-active-people">7</div> read a novel in a foreign language http://www.43things.com/things/view/8986 <div id="position">50</div><div id="num-active-people">77</div>