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Finishing What You Start
For anyone with a trail of half-done projects, open tabs and almost-finished chores. Each day is one small practice in carrying something across the finish line, so you feel the relief of done more often than the weight of almost.
Habits · Habits · Motivation · Goals · one to-do a day · you choose how many days
The first seven days
- Day 1Pick one tiny unfinished thing in your home, like a load of laundry still in the dryer, and carry it all the way to put away.
- Day 2Write down every open loop you can think of in five minutes, then circle the single one you will close today.
- Day 3Before you start your next task, write one sentence that describes exactly what "done" will look like.
- Day 4Find a half-written email in your drafts folder, finish it, and press send before lunch.
- Day 5Return one item that has been sitting by the door waiting to go back to the store or a friend.
- Day 6Write and mail a thank-you note you have been meaning to send for a while.
- Day 7Close every browser tab you have finished with, keeping only the ones you need for today.
Further into the year
The to-dos keep changing as the year goes on. A few from later in this theme:
- Day 30Define "done" for today's cleaning before you start, such as "the kitchen floor is swept and mopped."
- Day 60Ask a coworker or classmate to hold you to one deadline this week by asking you about it.
- Day 120Change the light bulb that has been out for weeks.
- Day 240Finish cleaning one window inside and out.
- Day 365End today by finishing one small task you have carried for weeks, then rest knowing it is done.
How a challenge works
A Theraglee challenge is a theme with one small to-do for every day of a year. You choose how long yours runs, anywhere from a week to the full year, and each day you get the next to-do: something that takes a few minutes and fits inside an ordinary day. Tick it off when it is done. Nothing is scored and nothing is lost if you miss a day; the next to-do is simply waiting when you come back.
Challenges come with a free Theraglee account, which never asks for a card. Your progress stays private to you.