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Hold a 20-minute conversation in Mandarin
About 25 minutes a day, from zero to a real 20-minute chat.
10 climbing9,000 min
Read 25 books
Twenty-five books this year. Any genre, any length. Finished means finished.
9 climbing25 books
Run 365 miles
A mile a day on average. Run it however your weeks allow.
8 climbing365 mi
Write 52 essays
One essay a week for a year. Short is fine. Published is the point.
6 climbing52 essays
Build a smart home from scratch
Twelve small projects that make home a little smarter, all running locally.
6 climbing12 projects
Learn 20 songs on guitar
From sore fingertips to twenty songs you can play start to finish.
6 climbing20 songs
Walk 10,000 steps a day
Ten thousand steps on 300 days of the year. Every step counts, not just the walks.
5 climbing300 days
Meditate 10 minutes a day
Ten minutes, most days of the year. Any style, any app, any chair.
5 climbing330 days
Visit all 50 states
Every state, at least one real stop. Gas stations don't count.
5 climbing50 states visited
Do 100 push-ups in a row
One unbroken set of 100 by the end of the year. Test once a week and log the whole set.
5 climbingReach 100 push-ups
Cook 100 meals from scratch
Two meals a week from raw ingredients. Simple counts. Jars don't.
5 climbing100 meals
Save three months of expenses
A cushion of three months, built one transfer at a time.
5 climbing9,000 dollars
Share 100 dinners with family
About two a week. Sit down together and stay for the whole meal.
5 climbing100 dinners
Hike 12 summits
A summit a month, on your own two feet. Every top counts once.
5 climbing12 summits
Hold a 15-minute conversation in Spanish
About 20 minutes a day, from hola to a real 15-minute chat.
4 climbing7,200 min
Keep screen time under 2 hours a day
Two hours of phone a day, tops. Get your evenings back.
4 climbing300 days
Visit 12 places you've never been
One new place a month. A town, a trail, a neighbourhood, a country.
4 climbing12 new places
Cook 52 new meals from scratch
Build real kitchen confidence by making one new dish every week instead of ordering in.
1 climbing52 meals
Run a strong half marathon
Prove you can go the distance and still have a life.
1 climbingReach 13 mi
Swim a full mile without stopping
A quiet mile under your own power, no wall grabs and no rush.
1 climbingReach 1 miZuckerberg's yearly challenges
One hard thing a year, 2009 to 2019. Make one yours.
2009Wear a tie every day
Put on a tie every day for a year, as a daily reminder that this year is serious.
2010Learn Mandarin
Go from zero to HSK 4: real conversations and a few hundred characters.
2011Only eat meat you hunted yourself
Know exactly where your food comes from. Eat only meat you killed yourself.
2012Write code every day
Write some code every single day. Ten lines counts.
2013Meet someone new every day
Meet one new person every day, outside work, and actually talk.
2014Write a thank-you note every day
One thank-you note a day. Be specific about what the person did.
2015Read a book every two weeks
Twenty-six books in a year, with an eye on other cultures, beliefs and histories.
2016Run 365 miles
A mile a day, on average. In 2016 thousands of people ran it together.
2016Build a simple AI for your home
A simple assistant that runs your home: lights, music, the door, and a voice to talk to.
2017Visit every US state
Visit every state, meet people where they live, and listen.
2019Host public conversations about tech
Host a public conversation about technology and the future, about once a month.