The Anti Bucket List

It's not that hard to make up a Bucket List, things you'd like to do before you kick the bucket. What about an anti-bucket list?  It means: What are things you don't want to do, ever? Here are some of mine:

• I have no desire to climb a mountain, in fact, I think people who do are crazy.

                                                                                                                   How is this fun????

• Also, it would be just fine with me if I never flew in a 4-seater plane again.
• As a sub-category, I plan to live happily without discovering zip lines, carnival rides, bungie jumping, sky-diving, or anything else involving being many feet above the ground. 
• I intend to never eat an insect, in any form, even chocolate-coated.
• I can be content to never go on safari, great photo ops or not

• Nor do I have a burning desire to visit Siberia.
• I am one of about five people on earth with no body piercings whatsoever, and I'm fine with that.
• I'll never get a tattoo.
• Cruise? No, thanks. A couple of thousand people stuck on one ship? No.
• Or, take a ride in a submarine. Nope.
• I'll never run for political office.
• I'll never enjoy meetings.
• And I'm never going to like ice-breaker activities.
• Hitch-hiking, no.
• I'll never be a smoker. Doesn't appeal to me a bit.
• Drinking alcohol or taking drugs, nope. 
• Las Vegas has about zero appeal to me. Pay for a plane to take me somewhere to waste money?
• Swimming with sharks? Um, no.
• Attend a high school reunion.
• Run a marathon. Or, run a 3K. Or, just run. I don't run.

• Become even remotely interested in sports, but especially football, basketball, soccer, cricket, volleyball, or boxing.
• Become a slave to my phone.
• Eat one of those 1000 year old eggs. Yech.
• Get arrested or go to jail
• Learn how to use Excel. I just can't think of much that's more boring than queries and formulas. Blech.
• Learn how to play the bagpipes. It's a shame, I know.

Here's a good assessment of why 'traditional' bucket lists are basically stupid: https://zenhabits.net/anti-bucket/

 

What about some anti-bucket items that might make life a little better? I hope I never...

• Contribute to someone's unhappiness
• Avoid helping when I can help
• Ignore those who are in need
• Turn a blind eye to a problem
• Become apathetic about justice
• Turn cynical and give up on a frustrating world
• Lose my sense of humor

• Decide to do nothing at all rather than something 'small'
• Forget how good I have it
• Become unappreciative of my health, and forget to take care of myself
• Stop learning
• Stop sharing knowledge
• Stop noticing the world and people around me
• Dismiss nature: The perfection of a flower, the sun, the moon and stars and clouds, the busyness of animals and insects, their perfect instincts

• Become less than kind and respectful as much as possible
• Miss an opportunity to say I Love You to people that matter to me
• Lose gratefulness for every little thing, because they are big things
• Give up on anything, especially myself.

What would you put on an anti-bucket list?


Here's to 2018: Cheers!!
And let's get rid of the bucket.