My Edison Project 2017 – The 100 List
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February 2017
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The Edison Project List
It is better late than never. That is the best way to describe this post. The Edison Project is now in its fourth year, and on every previous cycle, this post would have been published in early January. The reason for the delay was purely down to my limited development skills. I wanted to make The Edison Project list more visual, and that is exactly what I have achieved below. It just took me longer than I had anticipated.
So without further ado, I can finally share my list for 2017. The concept remains the same; to create a list of 100 experiences, and to complete as many experiences as possible over the next 12 months. Any that are not completed are carried over into the following year, whilst all completed items are removed and replaced with new experiences to ensure the list always has 100 experiences. The fact there are 100 experiences is insignificant. My goal is not to complete all the items within 12 months, but simply to push myself beyond my comfort zone and to try new things.
This project has brought a lot of joy to me, and it is a project I am continuously encouraging others to consider. It does not need to be 100 items, and it does not need to be limited to an individual. I have heard stories of lists as short as 10 items, and lists that have been composed between couples, and even a grandparent and grandchild. I love the idea the concept is agile enough to suit any scenario.
If this blog has inspired you to get involved, then please get in touch and share your lists. I often find inspiration in the experiences of other people.
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Make A Song
2
Past Life Regression
3
Visit one of the home nations
4
Learn to play a musical instrument
5
Create and sell a piece of art
6
Design and sell an item of clothing
7
Join a gym and bulk up
8
Visit one of the seven wonders of the world
9
Visit a random city abroad and take a stranger for a meal
10
 Climb a Ben Nevis, Mount Snowden or Scafell Pike
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Take part in a running event
12
Surf a wave
13
Go scuba diving with sharks
14
Watch a football match in the Nou Camp, Bernabeu, San Siro, and Maracana
15
Experience Rio Carnival in Brazil
16
Learn to dance
17
Experience the Northern Lights
18
Fly a plane
19
See the cherry blossom in Japan
20
Watch a sumo wrestling fight in Japan
21
Ride the Trans-Siberian Railway
22
Couch surf
23
Learn to sail
24
Get married
25
Learn to stargaze
26
Cook a meal for my mum
27
Go on a safari
28
Go fishing and catch a fish
29
Sleep outside beneath the stars
30
Eat in San Sebastian
31
Go to Burning Man
32
Go to a football World Cup
33
Have a photo with a Hollywood star
34
Swim with dolphins
35
Take part in a TV show
36
Go speed dating
37
Stay in a bungalow in Bora Bora
38
Visit every continent
39
Experience Oktoberfest
40
Experience a bull fight
41
Go rock climbing
42
Go to a ballet
43
Go to an opera
44
Play in a poker tournament
45
Visit a vineyard in France
46
Drink a cup of coffee in Milan
47
Buy a tailored suit
48
Try every restaurant in Brookmans Park
49
Shave my hair off
50
See the Pittsburgh Steelers live
51
Watch a space shuttle/rocket launch
52
Send a message in a bottle
53
Spend a day saying yes
54
Learn to make a signature cocktail
55
Abseil down a tall building
56
Cut down a tree with an axe
57
Sleep in a tree
58
See whales in the wild
59
Sleep in a castle
60
Build an igloo
61
Visit a Buddhist monastery
62
Visit five temples in Cambodia
63
Start a fire on a beach
64
Go horse riding
65
Visit Auswitz
66
Stay in a ice hotel
67
Celebrate Mardi Gras in New Orleans
68
See the Tour de France
69
Learn a magic trick
70
Fly to a random location in Europe and work my way home
71
Visit at least one European capital city
72
Take part in a flash mob
73
Learn to juggle four balls
74
Create a tie-dye piece of attire
75
Visit Fussen
76
Visit the Lake District
77
Eat frog legs
78
Go paddle boarding
79
Visit at least one national park
80
Cook a full Sunday roast
81
Be completely honest on social media for a whole day
82
Try Yoga
83
Visit a new castle in the UK
84
Reach out to an old friend
85
Sleep in a lighthouse
86
Watch speeches at Hyde Park Corner
87
Be a vegetarian for one month
88
Visit Hitchin Lavender
89
Go on the St Albans Cathedral Tower Tour
91
Visit all the local pubs in Welwyn Garden City
92
Visit the London Aquarium
93
Visit the Sky Garden
94
No internet connection for a whole weekend
95
Visit St Paul’s Cathedral
96
Visit the capital of each county
97
Walk every street in Welwyn Garden City
98
Walk home from work
99
Buy a house with a garden
100
Get someone else to start a list
Are you inspired?
Good luck with the list for 2017! Can’t wait to see that shaved head 🙂
Haha. That one has been on there for a while. Not sure it will be high on my priority list. How is your list coming along?
The 2017 list is on “the list” of to do’s – 2016 was a good year though 🙂
Will keep my eyes peeled for your Nou Camp one when in town!