100 Things To Do Before You Die

Karl Smith

100 Things To Do Before You Die

I’ve always loved the idea of a bucket list — not as a cliché, but as a reminder to actually do the things that make life interesting. A big inspiration for me has been Matt D’Avella, the filmmaker behind Minimalism and The Minimalists: Less Is Now on Netflix. He also made a video called Watch This Before You Die, which nudged me to revisit my own list and expand it properly.

So here it is:
100 things I want to do before I die.
Some I’ve already crossed off, some are in progress, and some are still waiting for the right moment.

My Bucket List

Completed items are shown with strikethrough.

1–50

  1. Scuba dive
  2. Drive a supercar
  3. See the Northern Lights
  4. Learn another language fluently
  5. Walk on the Great Wall of China
  6. Drink a Guinness in Dublin
  7. Make a video go viral
  8. Visit Stonehenge
  9. Full moon party in Thailand
  10. Get a tattoo
  11. Grow a mustache
  12. Get in a magazine
  13. Be a best man
  14. Spend the night in a haunted house
  15. Get in the Guinness World Records
  16. Accept a dare
  17. Complete a Tough Mudder
  18. Swim with a shark
  19. Make a million pounds
  20. Spend/give away a million pounds
  21. Fall in love
  22. Experience zero gravity
  23. Ride a roller coaster
  24. Win at Bingo
  25. Throw a wedding party
  26. Work for myself
  27. Live in another country
  28. Visit all 7 continents
  29. Get fit in my 40s
  30. Complete the 3 Peaks Challenge
  31. Destroy a computer
  32. Get drunk with someone famous
  33. Pay for someone’s shopping
  34. Ride on an elephant
  35. Meet Patrick Stewart
  36. Go on a blind date
  37. Visit the Colosseum in Rome
  38. Celebrate Loi Krathong
  39. Watch all 3 LOTR films back to back
  40. Attend a film premiere
  41. Meet the strongest man in the world
  42. Celebrate Songkran
  43. Learn Latin
  44. Have a book published
  45. Watch all 13 Star Trek films
  46. Fly on the Airbus A380
  47. Own a Bentley Continental
  48. Take a random flight
  49. Drive a tank
  50. Get into debt once

51–100

  1. Give up alcohol for a year
  2. Build a site with 1M visitors
  3. Complete the 100 push‑up challenge
  4. Dye my hair pink
  5. Adopt a minimalist lifestyle
  6. Stay awake for 24 hours
  7. Get arrested
  8. Try a sensory deprivation tank
  9. Karaoke
  10. Fly in a hot‑air balloon
  11. Learn a martial art
  12. Go on a cruise
  13. Give blood
  14. Learn sign language
  15. Raise £1000 for charity
  16. Build a website
  17. Eat an insect
  18. See the Grand Canyon
  19. Visit an active volcano
  20. New Year’s in Times Square
  21. Own Star Trek memorabilia
  22. Be an extra in a movie
  23. Live in Thailand permanently
  24. Own a 1979 car
  25. Go around the Nürburgring
  26. Own a bar
  27. Work from home
  28. Work from anywhere
  29. Taste a Scotch from 1979
  30. Meet the Prime Minister
  31. Watch the top 100 movies
  32. Name a star
  33. Stand under a waterfall
  34. Sleep in an igloo
  35. Take a falconry class
  36. Get ordained
  37. Create a family tree
  38. Make a photo calendar
  39. Attend a wedding abroad
  40. Visit NASA Space Center
  41. Make a will
  42. Ride the Trans‑Siberian Railway
  43. Learn First Aid
  44. Buy my wife a diamond ring
  45. See a tornado
  46. Do an ancestry DNA test
  47. Start a blog
  48. Fly first class
  49. See a tiger close up
  50. Go to space

Why Create a Bucket List?

A bucket list isn’t about counting achievements — it’s about direction. It gives you something to aim for, something to look forward to, and something that pulls you out of the everyday routine.

It can:

  • motivate you
  • push you outside your comfort zone
  • help you create memories you’ll actually remember
  • give you a sense of progress and purpose

How to Create Your Own Bucket List

  1. Brainstorm freely
  2. Group your ideas
  3. Prioritise what matters most
  4. Be realistic but ambitious
  5. Break goals into steps
  6. Stay flexible

Bucket List Ideas

  • Travel
  • New experiences
  • Personal milestones
  • Volunteering
  • Skills
  • Life goals

Tips for Achieving Your Goals

  • Make a plan
  • Break goals into steps
  • Share your list
  • Celebrate progress
  • Stay adaptable
  • Look after yourself

Conclusion

A bucket list is a simple idea, but it can shape your life in powerful ways. Dream big, write it down, and start taking steps — even small ones — toward the experiences that matter to you.

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