75-day challenge ideas: daily tasks and three sample lists
Short answer
A 75-day challenge is a short list of tasks you do every day for 75 days in a row. You can build one around anything you can tick off daily: reading, spending, a tidy home, a creative project. Pick three to five tasks that pass the bad-day test (could you still do it on your worst day?) and write each one so the answer is yes or no.
The test for each task
Run each task past these four questions:
- Can I do it every day? Including weekends, busy days and the day the car breaks down. If you travel, decide up front what a home task means on the road.
- Is it yes or no? "Read 10 pages" is. "Read more" isn't.
- Is it mine? Copying someone else's list is fine as a start, but a task you don't care about is the first one you'll skip.
- Does it fit in a few words? It has to work as a column heading on a checklist.
Reading and learning
- Read 10 pages of a book
- 15 minutes on a language course
- Write down one thing you learned
- Practise an instrument for 20 minutes
- Watch one lesson of an online course
Money
- No takeout
- Log every purchase
- No non-essential spending
- Move a set amount to savings
- Check the bank balance
Home
- Declutter 10 items
- Kitchen clean before bed
- Make the bed
- One room reset (10 minutes)
- Something sold, donated or binned
Focus and screens
- No social media before noon
- Phone out of the bedroom
- 20 focused minutes on one task
- Inbox cleared
- Screens off by 10 pm
Creative work
- Write 300 words
- One sketch
- One photo taken and edited
- 30 minutes on the side project
- Post or share one finished thing
People and outdoors
- Walk outside
- Message one friend
- Phone-free dinner
- Journal one line
Three sample lists
| Reading 75 | Money 75 | Home reset 75 |
|---|---|---|
| Read 10 pages Write down one thing you learned Phone out of the bedroom Walk outside |
No takeout Log every purchase No non-essential spending Journal one line |
Declutter 10 items Kitchen clean before bed Make the bed Screens off by 10 pm |
Each one has four tasks from at least two areas. Swap in your own lines and keep the shape: three to five tasks, more than one area.
Before Day 1
- Pick a start date and work out the finish date. Start on Monday 2 November 2026 and Day 75 is Friday 15 January 2027.
- Decide what happens if you miss a task: restart from Day 1, or carry on and mark it.
- Print or draw the tracker before you start, so Day 1 has a box to fill.
Turn your list into a dated tracker
Type your tasks into the Streaksheet builder's 75-day challenge pack, give the challenge a name and pick Day 1. It lays out a two-page checklist with every day dated, a 75-box progress map and a weekly check-in sheet. Up to 8 tasks.
Previews are free and update as you type. Printing costs $7 once for 31 days, or $5 a month.
Build your challenge →Questions
How many tasks should a 75-day challenge have?
Three to five is a workable range. More than that and one bad day can wipe out the whole list. The Streaksheet challenge pack takes up to 8.
Can a challenge mix different kinds of task?
Yes. Mixing areas, say one reading task, one money task and one home task, keeps the challenge from being about one part of your life only.
Can I change a task partway through?
That's your call and your rules. If you do, note the day you changed it on the checklist so the record stays honest.
Does Streaksheet suggest tasks?
Only as placeholder examples in empty fields. The tasks on your sheets are the ones you type.