So there's this idea that is supposed to be an improvement on a bucket list. It's called the Impossible List. It's meant to be a list of impossible goals broken down into smaller chunks that are crossed off with the date of completion and then expanded upon across various categories in your life.
For example, say you wanted to lose weight. Your first goal might be, "I want to lose 5 pounds". You make a public list, tell everybody you're working on it and when you reach your goal you mark it off and write down the date. Then underneath you expand that goal into, "I want to lose 10 pounds". This continues until you lose steam in the idea, perhaps you reach your target weight, or perhaps you'll branch off and turn it into achieving other health goals, or maybe you'll keep running with it and your goal eventually becomes, "I want to compete in the Mr. Universe competition".
The entire idea reads like it was written by a guy who wears Oakleys and refers to everyone as "Bro". You can check him out for yourself: https://impossiblehq.com/impossible-list/ And as cringe as that might be, I really do like the idea and welcome you to judge me based on my own random life goals.
Professional
| Speak at a Technical Conference |
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Build a bliss-symbolics keyboard |
Completed - 22-12-2022 |
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Build an autonomous business |
Completed - 01-09-2022 |
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Build a personal blog website |
Completed - 01-10-2020 |
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Write 6 monthly blogs |
Completed - 01-01-2021 |
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Write 12 monthly blogs |
Completed - 01-07-2021 |
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Health / Fitness
| Climb the Scottish Munros |
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| Run the Run the Borders |
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| Run the Glen Ogle 33 |
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| Complete the TGO Challenge |
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Run the Loch Rannoch Marathon |
Completed - 13-10-2024 |
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Don't drink for a year |
Completed - 01-01-2022 |
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Go for an intentional walk every weekday for a month |
Completed - 24-09-2021 |
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Get down to 14 stone in weight |
Completed - 15-03-2021 |
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Get down to 13 stone in weight |
Completed - 01-07-2021 |
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| Get down to 12 stone 7 pounds in weight |
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| Get down to 12 stone in weight |
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| Get down to 11 stone 11 pounds in weight |
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Personal Skills
| Write a fiction book |
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| Take and edit 1000 photos |
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Travel / Events
| Climb the Irish Furths |
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| Climb the Welsh 3000s |
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Climb Mont Blanc |
Completed - 24-06-2025 |
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Climb the English Furths |
Completed - 26-04-2025 |
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Climb San Luis Peak |
Completed - 29-08-2023 |
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Attend the Sami Reindeer Races in Tromsø, Norway |
Completed - 13-02-2023 |
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Attend the Wigtown Book Festival |
Completed - 03-10-2021 |
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Climb Mt. Toubkal |
Completed - 06-09-2021 |
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Volunteering / Charity
| Increase membership to 100 at Tayside Re-Users |
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| Increase board members to 10 at Tayside Re-Users |
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Education / Languages
| Achieve conversational level of Russian |
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Complete Duolingo Russian |
Completed - 01-02-2025 |
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Take a Russian Language Course at University |
Completed - 30-11-2021 |
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Take a statistics course |
Completed - 20-02-2021 |
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Take a course on Python OOP |
Completed - 27-11-2020 |
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Financial
| Clear my credit card |
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| Save up a £1,000 emergency fund |
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| Buy a house |
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Become a UK citizen |
Completed - 05-07-2023 |
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Achieve an annual income of £40,000 |
Completed - 01-04-2021 |
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Achieve an annual income of £60,000 |
Completed - 28-06-2021 |
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| Achieve an annual income of £80,000 |
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