You Should Write A Bucket List (Even If You Don't Plan On Dying Soon)
Morbid? Sure. A good idea? I would say so.
I know it’s grim, but hear me out.
For those who don’t know, a bucket list is a list of things you want to do before you die.
A bucket list can help you get the most out of your life. Some of you may already have one! For those who don’t, listen up.
You can get so caught up in things like climbing the corporate ladder and doomscrolling that you forget you still have a life to live.
There is so much stuff out there for you to experience, you don’t even know. Hell, I don’t even know.
This leads me to my next point: a bucket list is something that you can start working towards now. You don’t have to wait until you’re about to actually “kick the bucket.”
So many people don’t get that concept. They wait and wait and wait for the right time to do something. “I’ll lose weight and get the body of my dreams in my late-20s. I’ll start a non-profit once my schedule clears up. Blah, blah, blah.”
Motherfucker, start NOW.
I promise you that you have more spare time on your hands than you think.
You don’t have to rush either! The point of this isn’t to be like “GO! GO! HURRY UP. YOU ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME!” I’m not trying to freak you out.
I would encourage you to start planning out the things you would like to do. Even if it’s something as simple as opening a note on your phone. Just start somewhere.
Then, actually try and do it.
For those wondering, here’s my personal bucket list:
BUCKET LIST:
Be a successful writer.
Sit courtside at any NBA game.
See the Northern Lights.
Play Magnus Carlsen, a World Chess Champion, in an over-the-board or online game of chess.
Visit the Seven Wonders of the World.
Break a Guinness World Record.
Play in a domino tournament at Domino Park.
Drink beer at Oktoberfest.
Visit and explore as much of Japan as possible.
Go on an episode of Jeopardy.
Feel free to share yours in the comments! I’d love to read them.
My final message: it may seem grim to write one now, but doing so can give you things to look forward to. It helps you think of the big picture that your life is.
Write a bucket list not because you’re going to die one day, but because you’re truly going to live.
I struggle with some of these issues you yourself have mentioned Brian. I think we get caught up in the perfectionism constantly shown to us framed on social media and perhaps feel that we may be incomplete enough to finally have the most optimized life experience. I think the first step into making a bucket list and enjoying life as you wrote, is that we need to first allow yourselves to tolerate that not everything will be “aesthetic✨⭐️🌟” and flawless but rather just go and enjoy it.