Bucketlist

I have created a list of things that I want to do at some point in my life. I strongly believe that this kind of list is not supposed to just sit in a corner somewhere, just waiting to be worked on “some day”, but instead it’s a list of things to work towards right now!

Written first: 2011. Last updated: February, 2016. Items completed: [41/145]

Latest item completed: Reach my goal weight of 65 kg (2016-02-04)

Experiences / Adventures [8/38]

  1. Camp a night without a tent in sub-zero degree weather (-14°C) (2012-02-23)2013-02-23 15.34.02
  2. Get married (2012-06-09) – Although we got divorced in 2017Getting Married
  3. Shower in a waterfall
  4. Witness a solar eclipse (2008-08-01)
  5. Have my picture on the front page of a newspaper (Playing Cello with my brother)
  6. Take my wife canoeing – She loved it! (2013-06-15)Canoe trip
  7. Witness a meteor shower (2013-08-12)
  8. Ride an elephant (2015-12-10)
  9. Climb Kebnekaise (the tallest mountain in Sweden – 2102 meters)
  10. Climb to the top of the Pyramids
  11. Take an “Awake Challege” (see how long I can go without sleep – 72 hours minimum)
  12. Spend a night in the desert
  13. Test drive a Lamborghini (Veneno if possible)
  14. Visit Six Flags in the US
  15. Meet an orangutan in the Borneo Rain Forest
  16. Ride horses in Iceland
  17. See gorillas in the wild
  18. Go moose hunting
  19. Hunt and grill an animal while on a hike
  20. Bathe in a natural hot spring
  21. Visit an Onsen in the mountains of Japan
  22. Spend a week in the wild
  23. Go for a full day chocolate tasting
  24. Attend a Cirque du Soleil show
  25. Swim with dolphins
  26. Watch Killer Whales in Norway
  27. Mine gold or opals in the Australian outback
  28. Climb a volcano
  29. Go to space
  30. Grow a bonsai tree
  31. Travel for 1 year straight
  32. Travel the transsibirian railroad
  33. Stay in the Ice Hotel in Jukkasjärvi
  34. Go on a Safari in Africa
  35. Make a full-time living online
  36. Have a walk in closet
  37. Get something named after me
  38. Go without internet for a month

Crafts & Projects [4/12]

  1. Send a message in a bottle (2009)
  2. Solve Rubik’s Cube (2010)
  3. Juggling 3 balls (2013)
  4. Pick locks (2015)
  5. 3D print a globe from the thingiverse
  6. Build a two-way radio
  7. Perfect Pitch
  8. Launch a rocket into space
  9. Do a few magic tricks well
  10. Circular Breathing
  11. Morse Code
  12. Design my own home, make it fully automatic

Creative [1/12]

  1. Help someone write a killer CV (2013-10-15)
  2. Create an amazing treasure hunt
  3. Write 500 words per day for a month
  4. Learn another instrument (Piano, Drums, Trumpet)
  5. Learn to write shorthand
  6. Master a strategy game (link wiki)
  7. Master Chess
  8. Receive a patent for an invention
  9. Invent something that could change the world
  10. Set up a nest egg in more than 3 countries
  11. Break / Take a Guinness World Record
  12. Buy something cool at an auction

Photo / Video [0/5]

  1. Create an interesting survival video
  2. Photograph Aurora Borealis north of the Arctic circle
  3. Master Photography
  4. Create premium quality videos
  5. Create a video that gets more than 1 million views

Physical Limits [5/21]

  1. 20 consecutive chinups (2013-07-31)
  2. Run a 5k (2013-09-14) (John Brobergs Minne – 29th place at 29:56 minutes)
  3. Get a six pack (2013-10-01) Now it needs to get even more defined!
  4. 100 consecutive pushups (2013-12-11 10:09)
  5. 200 consecutive squats (2013-12-11)
  6. Achieve my goal weight of 65 kg (2016-02-04)
  7. Complete A Swedish Classic
  8. Run a 10k
  9. Run a sub 6-minute mile (1609 m) (4 minute mile was thought to be impossible, world record is 3:43.13) (For a 6 minute mile, you have to keep an average speed of 16 km/h)
  10. Run a marathon
  11. Learn Parkour and make an awesome video montage
  12. Black belt (or similar level) in a martial art
  13. 30 consecutive chinups
  14. 3 one-handed chinups
  15. 10 one-handed chinups
  16. Do a Muscle-Up (example)
  17. Do a Muscle-Up in Roman Rings (example)
  18. Do an Iron Cross in Roman Rings (example)
  19. Do a Planche pushup (example)
  20. Do a hand stand starting from sitting position (example)
  21. Do 10 handstand push ups (with and without wall for support)

Adrenaline Rushes [6/14]

  1. Cliff jump (15 meters) (2006-06-11)cliff
  2. Rafting in Norway (2007-07-16)Picture 1985
  3. Hot air balloon ride (2008-07-23)Hot Air Balloon
  4. Sky Diving (2008-08-23)skydive
  5. Scuba Diving
  6. Parasailing
  7. Learn freediving
  8. Challenge a world champion
  9. Take a helicopter ride
  10. Skydive with wingsuit
  11. Go scuba-diving in the Seychelles
  12. Cliffdiving
  13. Paramotor flying
  14. Zorbing

Languages To Learn [4/9]

  1. Japanese
  2. Spanish
  3. Hindi
  4. Vietnamese
  5. Russian [Ongoing]
  6. Sign language
  7. Mandarin
  8. Farsi
  9. Swahili

Places To Go [6/13]

  1. Visit 50+ countries (18 countries so far) Bigger Map here.
  2. Visit all 7 continents (Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Oceania, Antarctica) [2/7]
  3. See the (remaining) Wonders of the Ancient, Medieval and Modern World [2/11]
    • Stonehenge
    • Colloseum (2012-07-22)IMG_1694
    • Taj Mahal (2015-12-09)
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    • The Great Pyramid of Giza
    • The Great Wall of China
    • Hagia Sophia – Turkey
    • Leaning Tower of Pisa
    • Machu Picchu – Peru
    • Petra – Jordan
    • Christ Redeemer – Rio de Janeiro
    • Chichen Itza – Mexico
  4. Swim in the Dead Sea, Israel (2000)
  5. Dome of the Rock, Israel (2000)
  6. Parthenon, Greece (2007-09-24)Picture 740
  7. Loch Ness – Scotland
  8. St. Peter’s Basilica – Vatican City (2012-07-23)St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City
  9. Mount Kilimajaro – Tanzania
  10. Amazon rainforest
  11. Forbidden City – China
  12. Grand Canyon
  13. Maldives

Pass Something On [1/3]

  1. Donate Blood (Regularly)
  2. Change 1 person’s life for the better
  3. Write and publish a book

Start a Successful Blog [3/8]

    1. Get 100 visitors in one day (2012-06-27)
    2. Get 250 visitors in one day (2013-02-18)
    3. Get 500 visitors in one day (2013-05-11)

Current record: 607 visitors in one day (2013-05-11)

  1. Get 1000 visitors in one day
  2. Get 10’000 visitors in one day
  3. 100 subscribers
  4. 1’000 subscribers
  5. 10’000 subscribers

Business [1/5]

  1. Make $100 from my online business (2013-09-01)
  2. Make $1000 from my online business
  3. Make $10’000 from my online business
  4. Have a monthly passive income of $500 from my online business
  5. Make money from 5 online projects

People to Meet [1/5]

  1. Bob Harrison (2011-10-11)20111010_113023
  2. Derren Brown
  3. Tim Ferriss
  4. Robert Downey Jr
  5. Neil Patrick Harris

Other People’s Bucketlists

There are other people who have amazing and inspiring bucketlists, so I thought I’d share them with you.

  1. 225 things to do before you die – Lifed
  2. Impossible list – Impossible HQ
  3. Bucket list videos – Daring to live fully
  4. Yours! Please make your own bucketlist and send it to me! I’d love to see it!

3 thoughts on “Bucketlist”

  1. You have done so many cool things! I’m going to bookmark your blog and examine it more in depth. All the best in the future!

  2. Wow!!! Your list is very awesome, too large to me, but is great!!! I wish you can do them all!!!

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