Things I want to do before I die. Created on May 10, 2026.

Progress as of May 29, 2026: [17 out of 100]

Please let me know if you have any recommendation.

  1. ❌ Become a FAANG engineer
  2. ✅ Publish a personal portfolio website
  3. ✅ Climb Great wall, China
  4. ♾️ Improve discipline and routines
  5. ♾️ Build a consistent workout habit
  6. ❌ Build a futuristic portfolio website
  7. ❌ Learn how investing works
  8. ❌ Trading the stock market consistently
  9. ❌ Create a machine learning project
  10. ❌ Build an algorithmic trading system
  11. ❌ Visit New York City
  12. ❌ Visit Japan
  13. ❌ Build a custom PC
  14. ❌ Own a project car
  15. ❌ Own a car
  16. ❌ Own a house
  17. ❌ Become financially independent
  18. ❌ Live in another country
  19. ❌ Spend New Year’s in another country
  20. ❌ Visit 100 countries (~8% done)
  21. ❌ Visit a desert
  22. ❌ Swim in a natural cenote
  23. ✅ Ride in a hot-air balloon
  24. ❌ Visit a castle
  25. ❌ See snow falling in another country
  26. ❌ Walk through a rainforest
  27. ❌ Visit a volcano
  28. ❌ Travel alone at least once
  29. ❌ Take a train trip through mountains
  30. ✅ See the ocean at sunrise
  31. ✅ Go to a music festival
  32. ❌ Watch a Formula 1 race live
  33. ✅ Visit a famous tech company campus
  34. ✅ Build a successful software project
  35. ✅ Create a robotics project
  36. ❌ Contribute to open source
  37. ❌ Get paid for a software side project
  38. ❌ Build an AI assistant
  39. ❌ Learn cloud deployment
  40. ❌ Speak at a tech event
  41. ❌ Mentor someone learning programming
  42. ❌ Build a complete product from idea to deployment
  43. ♾️ Learn Linux deeply
  44. ❌ Build a smart home automation project
  45. ❌ Design a custom PCB
  46. ❌ Launch a startup idea
  47. ❌ Create a mobile app
  48. ❌ Learn cybersecurity fundamentals
  49. ❌ Build a project that helps people
  50. ❌ Have a workspace/setup you truly love
  51. ❌ Read 100 books from start to finish
  52. ❌ Learn conversational German
  53. ❌ Learn to cook 10 really good meals
  54. ❌ Learn to play the guitar
  55. ❌ Become comfortable speaking in public
  56. ❌ Learn emotional intelligence skills
  57. ❌ Write a journal consistently
  58. ❌ Learn basic UI/UX design principles
  59. ❌ Stop fearing failure
  60. ❌ Learn how to negotiate better
  61. ❌ Learn how businesses work
  62. ❌ Become more patient
  63. ❌ Build confidence in social situations
  64. ❌ Learn how to teach others
  65. ❌ Learn storytelling skills
  66. ❌ Learn to swim properly
  67. ❌ Improve posture and flexibility
  68. ✅ Hike a mountain
  69. ❌ Reach a healthy body composition
  70. ❌ Try martial arts
  71. ❌ Complete a long bicycle ride
  72. ❌ Reduce screen addiction
  73. ❌ Sleep consistently well
  74. ❌ Learn healthy cooking
  75. ✅ Drink more water daily
  76. ❌ Go one month without junk food
  77. ❌ Learn stress management
  78. ❌ Stay active into older age
  79. ❌ Design and sell desktop applications
  80. ❌ Design and sell mobile applications
  81. ❌ Design and publish a game
  82. ❌ Learn video editing
  83. ❌ Create cinematic travel videos
  84. ❌ Make a short film
  85. ❌ Create your dream room/office
  86. ❌ Learn digital art basics
  87. ❌ Record a podcast episode
  88. ❌ Make something viral online
  89. ❌ Create a personal brand
  90. ❌ Learn animation basics
  91. ✅ Fall deeply in love
  92. ❌ Help your parents financially
  93. ✅ Reconnect with an old friend
  94. ✅ Build lifelong friendships
  95. ❌ Volunteer for a meaningful cause
  96. ✅ Inspire someone younger than you
  97. ✅ Create memories with family
  98. ✅ Be remembered as a kind person
  99. ✅ Find peace with yourself
  100. ♾️ Live a life you’re proud of

P.S.: I spend a lot of time thinking about how to progress in life, and it is one of my biggest dreams, to write a book about it in the future even though I have written nothing at all yet.