# Dream List




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This is a list of things I want to do in my life. 

Call it a to-do list, a bucket list, or whatever you like. 

I love the fact that this list grows day by day and, in a way, gives me a sense of direction and excitement for the future. 

While I know I would never achieve everything on this list in my lifetime, it's still a fun exercise.

The finite nature of life gives it purpose and makes me feel profoundly grateful for everything I pursue. 

It's a random mix of things mostly into travel, hiking, fitness, etc. I've crossed the ones which I've already done!

If you have a similar list, I would love to read it, so [send them](/contact) to me!


1. ~~Start a business~~. Started my company called [Slash Make(/make)](https://slashmake.co) on 01-06-2026, yaayy!
2. Watch Northern Lights dancing across the sky.
3. Run a full marathon (~42.2km)
4. Jump into ocean without a life jacket and relax!
5. Swim for 1km in Ocean
6. Become an [Half IronMan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ironman_Triathlon)
7. Become an [IronMan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ironman_Triathlon)
8. ~~Become a [Super Randonneur](https://www.audax.uk/awards-pages/international-super-randoneur/).~~ *Done on 03-10-2022. [Read about it](https://rishikeshs.com/super-randonneur/) here.*
9. Climb a mountain with an elevation >6000m
10. Complete Everest Base Camp (EBC) trek and Annapurna Circuit.
11. Learn to snowboard.
12. Eat at a Michelin Star Restaurant, ideally at [Noma](https://noma.dk/), [The Fat Duck](https://thefatduck.co.uk/), or [Alinea](https://www.alinearestaurant.com/).
13. Start a co-living space and live together with like-minded individuals, something like [Archive](https://archive.house/) in San Francisco.
14. Go to space someday. Quite possible these days if you have the money.
15. Learn how to sail.
16. Earn a [Six Star Medal](https://www.worldmarathonmajors.com/six-star) by running all World Marathon Majors.
17. Run an ultramarathon.
18. Contribute to at least one [vital article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Vital_articles) on Wikipedia.
19. Learn to play a musical instrument.
20. Invent a new musical instrument.
21. Visit all the continents of the world.
22. Self-publish a book end-to-end, from writing, editing, designing, printing, to publishing.
23. Build an incremental game, something like [CivClicker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CivClicker) with [Man From the Future](/man-from-the-future) as the theme.
24. Attend the Burning Man Festival.
25. Design and build a card game like [Cards Against Humanity](https://www.cardsagainsthumanity.com/).
26. Make my own font probably inspired by [Kokorobot](https://kokorobot.ca/site/making_a_font.html).
27. Learn to create electronic music, publish, become famous, and remain anonymous.
28. Get a Ham Radio License and become a ham radio operator.
29. Launch my own stationery brand.
30. Learn to shoot in analog and start developing photographs myself.
31. Start a Podcast and get [Derek Sivers](https://sive.rs) on the pod.
32. Build a small outhouse from scratch.
33. Learn how to build trails and build one.
34. Cross a pass in the Himalayas self-supported. Definitely inspired by [Peter Van Geit](https://ultrajourneys.org/)
35. Learn Horology and become a watchmaker.
36. Travel, ideally walk along with the monsoon through India, inspired by [Chasing the Monsoon: A Modern Pilgrimage Through India](https://geni.us/rsh-monsoon) by Alexander Frater. 
37. Bicycle tour through [Route 66](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle_Route_66).
38. An all-India bicycle expedition covering all states of India.
39. Walk on foot along the path of River Ganga, from Gangotri Glacier to Sundarbans.
40. Complete the [496](https://www.seanconway.com/the-496-challenge.html) challenge.
41. Walk the [Bibbulmun Trail](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibbulmun_Track).
42. Ride the entire Eurovelo [Iron Curtain Trail](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EV13_The_Iron_Curtain_Trail)
43. Finish both [Paris-Brest-Paris](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris%E2%80%93Brest%E2%80%93Paris) and [London-Edinburgh-London](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London%E2%80%93Edinburgh%E2%80%93London) events.
44. Hike the entire [Pacific Crest Trail](https://geni.us/rsh-wild-pct). Dreaming of it ever since I finished [Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail](https://geni.us/rsh-wild-pct) by Cheryl Strayed.
45. Stay in Japan for a month.
46. Start a silent cafe with a bookshop.
47. Own a dog.
48. Buy a huge piece of land in a remote area, try out permaculture, farmsteading, and try to live off-grid as much as possible.
49. Start earning online, live as a digital nomad, and travel with [Yeti](https://tibetanyeti.com) in Southeast Asia.
50. Setup a pickle business for mom.
51. Get a publishing deal with a major publisher and write a book.
52. Publish a research paper in a major journal.
53. Exhibit my art in a prestigious national or international exhibition.
54. Get to 15% body fat.
55. Run a marathon under 3 hours.
56. Ride 100kms on bike under 3 hours.
57. Learn [falconry(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartender#Mixologist)].
58. Start a Cult.
59. Create a personal NFT collection for 1000 fans.
60. Write a [Haiku](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiku)
61. Circumnavigate navigate earth on cycle - min 29,000 kilometers, cross 2 antipodal points and travel in one direction.
62. Become a [mixologist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartender#Mixologist).
63. Learn to speak, read and write [Tamil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_language), my wife's mother tongue, and also one of the oldest languages in the world.
64. Learn [Foiling](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhSuIcryDAM).
65. Walk the [Pampir Trail](https://www.pamirtrail.org/the-trail) once the mapping is complete.
66. Do a tandem bikepacking tip with [Yeti](https://tibetanyeti.com)
67. Start a [Little Free Library](https://littlefreelibrary.org/start/)
68. Travel around the world for a year with a [World Ticket.](https://roundtheworld.staralliance.com/staralliance/en/round-the-world)
69. Attend [Olympics], ideally to watch 100m event.
70. Design a tattoo myself and get inked.
71. Write, shoot, direct, edit and self-publish a short-film or a documentary.
72. Contribute to [OpenStreetMaps](https://www.openstreetmap.org/)
73. Build my own comment system for the blog.
74. Patent an idea.
75. Build a search engine for personal blogs.
76. Create a solar version of my blog.
77. Run ["Tour De Stade"](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tour_de_stade) in a big enough stadium. 
78. Crowdfund and Ship a product on Kickstarter!
79. ~~Launch a product on ProductHunt!~~ The launch sucked, but launch is a launch. Launched [StackStats](https://www.producthunt.com/products/stackstats?launch=stackstats) on 24-03-2026!
80. Do 10 pullups in a row!
81. See my abs before I die!   
82. ~~Publish a Python Package.~~  *Published on 08-11-2024: [WebPAll](https://pypi.org/project/webpall/)*
83. Create a personal coat of arms and add it to the footer. I need to study [heraldry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heraldry) in detail for this! 
84. Learn to whistle.
85. Walk the [Camino de Santiago.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camino_de_Santiago)
86. Learn to play [handpan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handpan)
87. ~~Complete[ 12 hour walk](https://12hourwalk.com/) challenge.~~ *Done on 07-01-2025. Read more about it [here](/12-hour-walk/).*
88. Learn to play [Renju](https://www.renju.net/rules/)
89. Complete 100k steps a day challenge.
90. Learn to [Taxidermy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxidermy)
91. Contribute to [Indic Digital Archive](https://indicarchive.org/)
92. Go on a [Lost](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_(TV_series)) Tour in Hawaii.
93. Squat 1.5x, Deadlift 2x, Bench Press 1x, and Overhead Press 0.75x my bodyweight.
94. Run 10km in 50 minutes.
95. 500-m row in 90s.
96. Visit New 7 Wonders of the World - Great Wall of China, Petra, ~~Colosseum~~, Chichén Itzá, Machu Picchu, ~~Taj Mahal~~ and Christ the Redeemer. (2/7)
97. Try to visit every country in the world. (11/195)
98. Walk the 300km [Pekoe Trail](https://thepekoetrail.org/) in Sri Lanka.
99. Cycle the entire coastline of Sri Lanka
100. Attend [Electromagnetic Field](https://www.emfcamp.org) camp.
101. Hike all [Seven Hills in Edinburgh](https://www.seven-hills.org.uk/course0)
102. Atleast for once, hit a $1,000 MRR from all my small products via [/make](https://slashmake.co)
103. Cycle or Walk from Abu Dhabi to Dubai or vice-versa
104. Walk 100k steps in one day.
105. Deadlift 100kg someday!
106. Read a QR code with eyes! Inspired from [Code](https://l.rishikeshs.com/code-book) by Charles Petzold and [Abhinav's bucket list](https://abhinavsarkar.net/notes/2026-impossible-bucket-list/).


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- Abhinav Sarkar's [Bucket List](https://abhinavsarkar.net/notes/2026-impossible-bucket-list/)