100 days

A  100 days project  in the IndieWeb community is a challenge to do or make something and post about it on your own site every day for 100 days. The challenge can be started at any time, you commit to starting, and then make a post every day, typically with the #100Days tag (or a custom hashtag) on your personal website when you finish something for that day.

Each project can be as small as you want. Inspired by the 100DaysOfIndieWeb project which was inspired by the 100DayProject: "How do you start? Decide to do a 100 day project. Pick a start date -- and an ending date 100 days later. Then do one thing a day for 100 days (mornings are especially good). Do something quick, creative, and do it without fear. Don't think too much, or better yet, don't think at all! See where it leads."

The only requirements for each 100 days project "thing" is:
 * It must be something you did yourself.
 * It must be something with a publicly visible result.

How to
How to do a 100 days project:
 * every day (before 10-11am ('s approach))
 * make or do something that you can immediately write about or publish
 * It's okay if it's a super tiny thing!
 * When you finish, post it or about it, and tag it, e.g. #100Days (or a custom extension like #100DaysOfIndieWeb, see examples below).
 * Optional: start post (name or content) with "Day N: " where N is 1 to 100, representing the day and post number for your "100 days of " series.

Project Page:
 * Find some other way to collect all your posts into a page on your website or your wiki user page.
 * If you have pages on your site that aggregates all your posts with a tag, then you already have a URL you can use to share your progress & results, though you may want a way to filter by year, or show a specific instance of a project if you do it more than once.
 * You can also post a blog post summarizing / listing your 100 days posts to date.

100 days projects
The following 100 days indieweb projects have been successfully completed by at least one person! Feel free to try one of these or ask the people that did them what they thought of the experience! Or if you’re feeling particularly daring and want to explore new territory: more 100 days projects.

100 Days of IndieWeb
100DaysOfIndieWeb  is a challenge to ship something IndieWeb-related every day for 100 days. Make a post every day with the #100DaysOfIndieWeb tag on your personal website when you finish something for that day. Each project must be something you can demonstrate in a screenshot or video. Inspired by the 100DayProject: "How do you start? Decide to do a 100 day project. Pick a start date -- and an ending date 100 days later. Then do one thing a day for 100 days (mornings are especially good). Do something quick, creative, and do it without fear. Don't think too much, or better yet, don't think at all! See where it leads."

The only requirements for each indieweb "thing" is: Completions:
 * It must be something you use yourself
 * It must be something with a publicly visible result (e.g. has a visible effect on the presentation of your web page, or is an improvement to an open source tool)
 * 2017: completed https://aaronparecki.com/tag/100daysofindieweb
 * 100th day: https://aaronparecki.com/2017/03/30/10/day-100-website-for-100-days-of-music

How to 100 Days of IndieWeb
How to do 100 days of indieweb:
 * every day (before 10-11am ('s approach))
 * make something indieweb-related that you will use immediately (selfdogfood)
 * It's okay if it'a a super tiny change!
 * When you finish, post a screenshot or video demonstrating the change to your website, and tag it with "100DaysOfIndieWeb" and "indieweb".
 * Optional: start post (name or content) with "Day N: " where N is 1 to 100, representing the day and post number for your "100 days of " series.

If you have a page that aggregates all your posts with a tag, then you already have a URL you can use to share your results. Otherwise, find some other way to collect all your posts into a page on your website or your wiki user page.

100 Days of Music
#100daysofmusic Completions:
 * 2017: completed this: https://aaronparecki.com/tag/100daysofmusic
 * 100th day: https://aaronparecki.com/2017/03/30/11/day100

100 Days of Open Source
100 days of open source — commit some new functionality or a bug fix to an open source project each day (preferably an indieweb open source project!)

Completions:
 * 2017: completed this: 100 Days of Open Source

100 Days of Positive Posts
#100DoPP — post something positive, whether something positive you did, a positive / constructive idea or suggestion, or even sharing / recommending something positive someone else is doing or suggesting. Preferably *before* posting anything negative that same day.

Completions:
 * 2017: undefined completed this (started 2017-01-20) http://tantek.com/2017/020/t3/indieweb-100days-positive-posts-100dopp
 * 100th day: http://tantek.com/2017/119/t6/haight-this-morning
 * flexibilities:
 * posting after midnight ok for that day
 * if a day is missed, post about something positive done that day, even if you post about it after the fact. (e.g. days 95-99 were posted about on day 100: http://tantek.com/2017/119/ )

100 Words in 100 Days

 * 2015: did 100 Words for 100 Days

100 Poems in 100 Days

 * 2020: did a poetry microcast of one poem every day. PoemBox a Boombox of Bad Poems Hundredth poem published on 2020-07-08

2023
For 2023, the following folks have started a #100Days project, with the expectation that the 100 days are 100 sequential days, allowing for "makeup" days, or "doubling up" if need be to catch-up for any missed days.

100 Days of IndieWeb

 * 1) 100DaysOfIndieWeb participants posting something about the IndieWeb for 100 days:
 * undefined — 2023-001 started: https://tantek.com/2023/001/t1/own-your-notes
 * T Michelle Moore — 2023-003 started: 100 days of Projects https://tmichellemoore.com/blog/tag/100daysofindieweb/
 * — 2023-006 started: https://crowdersoup.com/tags/100days
 * Keith Novak - 2023-015 started: https://novakeith.net/tag/100daysofindieweb/

100 days of blogging
Publish posts, articles or notes, at least once a day on your blog (or one of your blogs), every day for 100 days. This can build on any other 100 days project because you can blog about that other project every day!

Related:
 * https://100daystooffload.com/ courtesy of Kev Quirk "…to challenge you to publish 100 posts on your personal blog in a year" (100/365 days as it were, rather than requiring 100/100 days)

Positive Posts

 * For 2020, undefined has completed 49 days of Positive Posts, without hashtagging them specifically. Similar to his 2017, without explicit hashtag.

Photos

 * For 2020, undefined has completed 49 days of photos — take a photo every day, and post it the same day (or the day after but hashtagged for its day).

More than 7 days of site work

 * 2019-12-01 started doing >7<101 days of site work after a suggestion from . See Why I am not taking part in the 2019 IndieWeb Challenge
 * 11 days completed!

2018
Below are people who started participating in a 100 Days indieweb-related project (brainstorming and other durations ok! ) in 2018.

Pick something from the lists of possible projects below, start, and add yourself!

If you have a page that links to all of your challenge posts, link to that! Or you can add links to your individual posts here as well.

100 Days of IndieWeb
Partially completed:
 * 2018-11-15: started https://quickthoughts.jgregorymcverry.com/pages/100daysofindieweb

100 Days of Positive Doing Posting Days
#100PDPD

For 2018, undefined decided to do 100 Positive Doing then Posting Days: More details: http://tantek.com/2018/002/t1/hello
 * 1) Every day: *do* something positive in-person (not just online)
 * 2) Post about it on your own site (take a physical note and post it later)
 * 3) Ideally post about it before posting anything critical (or negative) that same day

8 days completed:
 * undefined 2018-01-01 started doing, 2018-01-02 announced, 2018-01-03 started posting, 2018-01-08 last in series
 * using hashdates like #2018_001 on posts about a day, made after that day

2017
100 days projects completed in 2017.

100 Days of IndieWeb

 * 2017: completed https://aaronparecki.com/tag/100daysofindieweb
 * 100th day: https://aaronparecki.com/2017/03/30/10/day-100-website-for-100-days-of-music
 * 2017: did 45 days! https://seblog.nl/category/100daysofindieweb
 * 2017: did 9 days! http://known.kevinmarks.com/tag/100DaysOfIndieWeb started 2017-01-23

100 Days of Music
#100daysofmusic


 * 2017: completed this: https://aaronparecki.com/tag/100daysofmusic
 * 100th day: https://aaronparecki.com/2017/03/30/11/day100

100 Days of Open Source
100 days of open source — commit some new functionality or a bug fix to an open source project each day (preferably an indieweb open source project!)
 * 2017: completed this: 100 Days of Open Source

100 Days of Positive Posts
#100DoPP — post something positive, whether something positive you did, a positive / constructive idea or suggestion, or even sharing / recommending something positive someone else is doing or suggesting. Preferably *before* posting anything negative that same day.


 * 2017: undefined completed this (started 2017-01-20) http://tantek.com/2017/020/t3/indieweb-100days-positive-posts-100dopp
 * 100th day: http://tantek.com/2017/119/t6/haight-this-morning
 * flexibilities:
 * posting after midnight ok for that day
 * if a day is missed, post about something positive done that day, even if you post about it after the fact. (e.g. days 95-99 were posted about on day 100: http://tantek.com/2017/119/ )

100 Words in 100 Days

 * 2015: did 100 Words for 100 Days

A Month of Posting
AKA National Blog Posting Month.
 * 2011: completed in 2011-11. First post: https://gregorlove.com/2011/11/hello-november/

10 Days of Reading Chapters
#100chapters - Read at least one chapter of a book each day, and post a read post accordingly on your own site.
 * 2017: 10 days completed! did this (started: 2017-12-12, projected finish date: 2018-03-21): https://eddiehinkle.com/2017/12/12/2/article/

About a week

 * 2017: did this (starting 2017-02-01): https://gregorlove.com/2017/01/i-think-im-going-to/
 * 2015: did about a week of 100 Words 001 and then a few more, inspired by

More 100 days projects
Additional 100 days projects to consider:

Make and create

 * 100 days of blogging — actual article posts, not just notes, on specific atomic subjects
 * obviously can build on any other 100 days project because you can blog about that day's project
 * 100 days of photos — take and post a photo every day, can also build on any 100 days project that requires a photo
 * 100 days of positive photos — post a positive photo as your first post in a day, for 100 days. Ok to also post negative / critical photos, just make sure the first photo you post on a day is positive.
 * 100 days of new IndieWeb wiki articles — create a new meaningful and appropriate article on the wiki that is directly relevant to the IndieWeb every day, and post a public note about it (like this), inviting contributions from others!
 * See to-do for ideas and ask in the #meta discussion channel for suggestions.
 * Check Wanted Pages (red links) and create them in apparent desired priority / number of links!
 * Keep track of your additions, and see how many have "stuck" after 100 days (i.e. not been deleted, merged, redirected, or otherwise removed).
 * 100 days of new Wikipedia articles — create a new meaningful article about a notable subject (i.e. following all Wikipedia rules/guidelines) every day, and post a public note about it, inviting contributions from others!
 * Check the Wikipedia Most Wanted Articles for topics you have have interest / expertise in
 * Find a Wikipedia WikiProject that interests you and check their list of wanted pages
 * Keep track of your new articles, and see how many have "stuck" after 100 days (i.e. not been deleted, merged, redirected, or otherwise removed).
 * 100 days of docs — each day, create new shared public documentation for something like an open-source project or web standard, and post a public note about it, inviting contributions from others!
 * Alternative to creating a new page/doc, provide a non-trivial contribution or update to an existing page (many OSS docs pages are stubs, or out of date just waiting for a volunteer)
 * Check open-source projects you use or have made for documentation requests
 * Consider things you do or have figured out that aren't well-described somewhere else
 * Keep track of your new (or updated) docs, and see how many have "stuck" after 100 days (i.e. not been deleted, merged, redirected, or otherwise removed), and add one day for each one that got removed or merged (or reverted)
 * Example: this wiki! https://indieweb.org/wikifying#How_to_Contribute_to_the_IndieWeb_Wiki
 * Example: W3C wiki: https://www.w3.org/wiki/Main_Page
 * Example: MDN: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/MDN/Community
 * Example: WikiMo: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Contribute/Why_Contribute
 * 100 days of origami — make a different origami each day, and post a photo of it
 * 100 days of 10 origami cranes — make 10 origami peace cranes each day, and post a photo of the full set in progress, finishing 1000 origami cranes in total

Reinforce the good

 * 100 days of positive news — find and post a link (citation) to a positive news article published that same day, to help counteract the counterproductive impacts of negative news
 * 100 days of IndieWeb wiki contributions
 * 100 days of Wikipedia contributions — contribute at least one meaningful sentence or paragraph (or a whole article) to Wikipedia each day. Keep track of your additions, and see how many have "stuck" after 100 days.
 * 100 days of docs — each day, improve documentation for something (could be open-source projects you use or have made, could be things you do or have figured out that aren't well-described somewhere else)
 * 100 days of yoga poses — do a different yoga pose each day, and post a photo of it
 * 100 days of listening — listening to audiobooks or podcasts? Could be something like listen to a podcast a day or 30 minutes of an audiobook a day. Then post a listen post
 * 100 days of following — Publish a note or a following post for one person each day that people should add to their readers.

If you consider yourself more an idea person than a builder:
 * 100 days of coming up with 100 days projects — post (or add, e.g. here in Brainstorming) a new specific 100 days project that seems at least reasonably feasible, perhaps something you might even do (on its own).
 * '100 days of prompts'- Each day post a challenge for others to complete. This could be a photo challenge, quotes to reflect on, or a writing prompt.

If you have LOTS of time on your hands:
 * 100 days of starting 100 days projects — start a new 100 days project each day for 100 days. Yes that means on day 100 of this project you will be doing 100 *different* individual projects if you're able to keep up, then it will decrease by 1 each day until you're finished with the 100th day of the 100th project on day 199.

Let go of things and services

 * 100 days of discardia — donate, sell or otherwise get rid of some physical object in your life at least one per day. Keep a one in one out rule for any acquisitions which then don't count towards this goal so you keep reducing # of total objects each day.
 * 100 days of closing tabs — for those of us with >100 tabs open across our browsers, process/close (at least) one tab per day, and write about why you think you had it open, what action you took accordingly. Similarly, close any tabs you open during the project, and don't count those towards the goal.
 * 100 days of deleting accounts — delete one silo account a day (not counting any you sign-up for), post about it, and add it to silo-quits.
 * undefined seriously considering for 2018, though harder than deleting apps (would want to document data-retention policies, how to delete all silo data, screenshots etc.)
 * 100 days of deleting native apps — delete one native app a day from your (mobile) device, optionally replacing its usage with a web app, post about what you're deleting and what you're replacing it with, and add it to app-quits.
 * undefined seriously considering for 2018
 * planning to participate starting 2018-01-01
 * 100 days of unsubscribing from mailing lists — unsubscribe to one email-list every day and post about leaving it, why did you join the in the first place, why it no longer serves you or is no longer a priority. If you reach zero before 100 days are up you're done! Or if you reach zero optional ones, e.g., you're still subscribed to "required" lists for work.

Community contributions

 * 100 days of filing GitHub issues — file a new GitHub issue (either bug or feature request) on an open repo (OSS, web standards, personal sites etc.) a day (unique, novel issues, check for similar / duplicates first). Preferably across multiple projects, not just one project, and ideally 100 different projects!
 * 100 days of reporting Bugzilla bugs — file a new https://bugzilla.mozilla.org bug or feature request a day (while reasonably thoroughly checking for duplicates first), add one more day for each bug that’s is resolved/closed as a duplicate of a previous bug
 * 100 days of creating pull requests — submit a (GitHub) pull request that fixes a bug or adds a feature on an open repo (OSS, web standards, personal sites etc.) every day.

Regular maintenance

 * 100 days of changing passwords — instead of deleting accounts, change one (silo) account password a day (idea from in chat, presumably no repeats). Not sure what the point of posting about it would be? To remind others to change their password on that site?

Previous Projects Started

 *  100 Days of 500 Words  - write a post that is exactly 500 words (human language of choice) every day for 100 days.
 * - 2017-01-16 100 dagen (Dutch!)
 * #100dagen500woorden


 *  100 Days of Shaving 
 * 2017: wants to develop good habits by tracking anything for 100 days, starting with shaving: http://zegnat.net/habit/ (2018-01-05 404)

Possible Start Dates

 * Now

Other Durations
These may be deserving of a separate article themselves, or perhaps a more general "n days goal" page which links to and summarizes this page and the other (perhaps seasonal) durations.

30 Days
If 100 days seems to intimidating, perhaps start with a smaller number like 30 days as a goal. E.g.
 * 2017-12-indieweb-challenge
 * https://chat.indieweb.org/ - now with "Join" buttons for every channel! Thanks !
 * Semantic Linkbacks v 3.7.0 stable and ready for review! Thanks !
 * indieweb.org MediaWiki update to version 1.29.2 on PHP 7.2! Thanks !
 * 30 Days of Creativity
 * "30 Days of Creativity is a global social initiative encouraging people to create stuff (anything) every day for 30 days in June. http://web.archive.org/web/20130109213529/http://30daysofcreativity.com/"
 * 30daysofcreativity.com ran from 2009 to ~2014, continues with hashtag #30DOC
 * participated in 2013
 * See 30 Day challenge for more ideas
 * 30 Days of collaborative webmention poetry. and Dogtrax ( https://dogtrax.edublogs.com - 404 as early as 2021-04-30) wrote a collaborative poem using webmentions. Each day one of the pairs, usually both, would add to the poem by writing a new poem. untitled poem.
 * National Novel Writing Month (typically shortened NaNoWriMo) is a challenge to write a 50,000-word novel (or other extended work) in the month (30 days) of November.

10 Days

 * 10 Days of Twitter or #10DoT is an online course which, in 10 minutes a day over 10 days, gets participants tweeting and building up your professional network. It was built for educators and researchers to build work related networks on Twitter. (This could potentially be used as a model for gradually helping people set up their own online IndieWeb presences over the span of a few days' work.)

Inktober
Inktober is a monthly challenge to draw something each day in October. Each year a list of daily prompts is posted on the website.

December and or 24 Days
24 days (first of December) is another pre-existing (if seasonal) duration of "do something every day". E.g.
 * https://24ways.org/ - "the advent calendar for web geeks"


 * 2017 IndieWeb Challenge - unofficial (was "advent calendar"), and mostly happened!
 * 2017-12-indieweb-challenge


 * has created an Advent of Bloggers series which he announced on 2021-12-01