But he still finished.

If nothing else, this is a story about commitment.

Because even if you make a completely pointless pledge, you should bloody well see it through.

A year ago, Seattle man David Peterman vowed to take a selfie with every blue mailbox in his city every day for as long as it took to snap them all.

He set up a Tumblr account to document his quest, calling it Mailboxes Of Seattle - we heartily recommend you check it out.

“One-by-one, I am posing with every publicly accessible blue mailbox in Seattle,” he said.

“This is easily the most meaningless thing I have ever done.”

Yes.

This is exactly what the internet was created for.

On March 1, he posted that historical image and kicked off a project that would take a little less than a year.

(David Peterman/Mailboxes Of Seattle)

The photographer, who has previously exhibited his work in Seattle, said he’s fully aware that he devoted his time to something completely devoid of purpose.

But in the “Why” section on his Tumblr account, he said the quest has its perks.

“Even though I get around quite a bit, I’m well aware there are many parts of the city I’ve never been to.

“This project requires that I get out and see neighbourhoods that I’ve completely missed; if I’m lucky I might even discover some great new places to grab a pizza.”

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There have been some poignant shots, plenty of happy snaps, and photos that spoke to how deeply weird this whole thing was:

(David Peterman/Mailboxes Of Seattle)

It’s been a wild ride.

But now it’s over, with Peterman posting his last photo last month.

It was his 346th shot and even after reading his story, we’re still somehow slightly emotional about it:

(David Peterman/Mailboxes Of Seattle)

Beautiful stuff.

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Peterman’s story is now starting to spread from the streets of Seattle, appearing on the K5 News late last week.

“It makes no political statement, no social statement,” he told Jim Dever.

“Some people might consider this art… I don't know.”

The story clocked up more than 2500 upvotes after being posted to Reddit.

And even though Peterman never set out to do anything remarkable, it seems he’s been an inspiration.

“I would love to have the courage to do something this … abstract,” Redditor NoelGalaga said.

“When you just do enough meaningless things, they become meaningful,” JimSteak said.

“True hero,” Pimpumpam said.

We have to agree.

Well done mate - your dedication is something to be respected.