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 my...