- I have no desire to climb a mountain, in fact, I think people who do are crazy.
- 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/
- 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.
Here's to 2018: Cheers!!
And let's get rid of the bucket.
