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]
Camp a night without a tent in sub-zero degree weather(-14°C) (2012-02-23)Get married(2012-06-09) – Although we got divorced in 2017Shower in a waterfallWitness a solar eclipse(2008-08-01)Have my picture on the front page of a newspaper(Playing Cello with my brother)Take my wife canoeing– She loved it! (2013-06-15)Witness a meteor shower(2013-08-12)Ride an elephant(2015-12-10)- Climb Kebnekaise (the tallest mountain in Sweden – 2102 meters)
- Climb to the top of the Pyramids
- Take an “Awake Challege” (see how long I can go without sleep – 72 hours minimum)
- Spend a night in the desert
- Test drive a Lamborghini (Veneno if possible)
- Visit Six Flags in the US
- Meet an orangutan in the Borneo Rain Forest
- Ride horses in Iceland
- See gorillas in the wild
- Go moose hunting
- Hunt and grill an animal while on a hike
- Bathe in a natural hot spring
- Visit an Onsen in the mountains of Japan
- Spend a week in the wild
- Go for a full day chocolate tasting
- Attend a Cirque du Soleil show
- Swim with dolphins
- Watch Killer Whales in Norway
- Mine gold or opals in the Australian outback
- Climb a volcano
- Go to space
- Grow a bonsai tree
- Travel for 1 year straight
- Travel the transsibirian railroad
- Stay in the Ice Hotel in Jukkasjärvi
- Go on a Safari in Africa
- Make a full-time living online
- Have a walk in closet
- Get something named after me
- Go without internet for a month
Crafts & Projects [4/12]
Send a message in a bottle(2009)Solve Rubik’s Cube(2010)Juggling 3 balls(2013)Pick locks(2015)- 3D print a globe from the thingiverse
- Build a two-way radio
- Perfect Pitch
- Launch a rocket into space
- Do a few magic tricks well
- Circular Breathing
- Morse Code
- Design my own home, make it fully automatic
Creative [1/12]
Help someone write a killer CV(2013-10-15)- Create an amazing treasure hunt
- Write 500 words per day for a month
- Learn another instrument (Piano, Drums, Trumpet)
- Learn to write shorthand
- Master a strategy game (link wiki)
- Master Chess
- Receive a patent for an invention
- Invent something that could change the world
- Set up a nest egg in more than 3 countries
- Break / Take a Guinness World Record
- Buy something cool at an auction
Photo / Video [0/5]
- Create an interesting survival video
- Photograph Aurora Borealis north of the Arctic circle
- Master Photography
- Create premium quality videos
- Create a video that gets more than 1 million views
Physical Limits [5/21]
20 consecutive chinups(2013-07-31)Run a 5k(2013-09-14) (John Brobergs Minne – 29th place at 29:56 minutes)Get a six pack(2013-10-01) Now it needs to get even more defined!100 consecutive pushups(2013-12-11 10:09)200 consecutive squats(2013-12-11)Achieve my goal weight of 65 kg(2016-02-04)- Complete A Swedish Classic
- Run a 10k
- 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)
- Run a marathon
- Learn Parkour and make an awesome video montage
- Black belt (or similar level) in a martial art
- 30 consecutive chinups
- 3 one-handed chinups
- 10 one-handed chinups
- Do a Muscle-Up (example)
- Do a Muscle-Up in Roman Rings (example)
- Do an Iron Cross in Roman Rings (example)
- Do a Planche pushup (example)
- Do a hand stand starting from sitting position (example)
- Do 10 handstand push ups (with and without wall for support)
Adrenaline Rushes [6/14]
Cliff jump(15 meters) (2006-06-11)Rafting in Norway(2007-07-16)Hot air balloon ride(2008-07-23)Sky Diving(2008-08-23)Scuba DivingParasailing- Learn freediving
- Challenge a world champion
- Take a helicopter ride
- Skydive with wingsuit
- Go scuba-diving in the Seychelles
- Cliffdiving
- Paramotor flying
- Zorbing
Languages To Learn [4/9]
JapaneseSpanishHindiVietnamese- Russian [Ongoing]
- Sign language
- Mandarin
- Farsi
- Swahili
Places To Go [6/13]
- Visit 50+ countries (18 countries so far) Bigger Map here.
- Visit all 7 continents (Africa,
Asia,Europe, North America, South America, Oceania, Antarctica) [2/7] - See the (remaining) Wonders of the Ancient, Medieval and Modern World [2/11]
StonehengeColloseum(2012-07-22)Taj Mahal(2015-12-09)
- 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
Swim in the Dead Sea, Israel(2000)Dome of the Rock, Israel(2000)Parthenon, Greece(2007-09-24)Loch Ness – ScotlandSt. Peter’s Basilica – Vatican City(2012-07-23)- Mount Kilimajaro – Tanzania
- Amazon rainforest
- Forbidden City – China
- Grand Canyon
- Maldives
Pass Something On [1/3]
Donate Blood(Regularly)- Change 1 person’s life for the better
- Write and publish a book
Start a Successful Blog [3/8]
Get 100 visitors in one day(2012-06-27)Get 250 visitors in one day(2013-02-18)Get 500 visitors in one day(2013-05-11)
Current record: 607 visitors in one day (2013-05-11)
- Get 1000 visitors in one day
- Get 10’000 visitors in one day
- 100 subscribers
- 1’000 subscribers
- 10’000 subscribers
Business [1/5]
Make $100 from my online business(2013-09-01)- Make $1000 from my online business
- Make $10’000 from my online business
- Have a monthly passive income of $500 from my online business
- Make money from 5 online projects
People to Meet [1/5]
Other People’s Bucketlists
There are other people who have amazing and inspiring bucketlists, so I thought I’d share them with you.
- 225 things to do before you die – Lifed
- Impossible list – Impossible HQ
- Bucket list videos – Daring to live fully
- Yours! Please make your own bucketlist and send it to me! I’d love to see it!
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!
Wow!!! Your list is very awesome, too large to me, but is great!!! I wish you can do them all!!!
Inspirational 😀