Have Any Plans For The Next 100 Days?

If you haven’t yet heard about The 100 Day Project, now a global creative effort, don’t worry. I became aware of it only a couple of years ago.

Its history is a bit ambiguous. I’ve read that it began in the 1960s. Later, I read that it was in 2005-2006. The only information that appears consistent is that it began under the direction of a Yale professor and designer, Michael Bierut, with his students. Others have since brought it online for the masses worldwide.

Anyway, the 100 Day Project is about challenging oneself to create something, anything really, each day for 100 days. It’s about practicing and working (or playing) through the process. It’s not about perfection.

This project is about the process itself and the nuances learned from each daily creative practice. It could be writing a paragraph or a page each day, taking a walk, meditating, reading a book, or painting as I have on my greeting cards. Whatever it is, practice daily for 100 days.

A few years ago, I challenged myself. I only made it through Day 54. Initially, I thought I’d failed, but then I realized I’d completed 54 straight days of creativity!

This time, I’m better prepared and hopeful that I will complete 100 Days. Below is a concise list that may come in handy should you choose to challenge yourself, and I hope you do.

By the way, my project this time around is simple. I punched circles from collage papers I’d painted. They were waiting in the wings to awaken my creativity. My project began on Sunday, February 22nd, and for 15 minutes each day before noon, I randomly select one of my circles and write on it. Then I post it on a large whiteboard. My challenge is to create a free-flowing board filled with a single word or phrase for 100 days in an attempt to loosen both my pen and my paintbrush.

-- Choose one thing you’d like to get better at, write it in a journal or prominently post it
-- Choose a start date
-- Choose a time of day and the length of time you’ll spend
-- Set a timer
-- Begin each day at the same time, for the same length of time
-- Celebrate your daily victory!

I’ll keep you posted on my 100-Day journey, and I’d love to hear about yours.

Creatively yours, Day 7/100...Bev