My Bucket List for the 1000 Days

My Bucket List for the 1000 Days

Alongside health, finances, mindset, and career, there's one more thing that'll accompany the 1000 days: my bucket list. I've been collecting it for a while, but now, right before the start, I went through it completely, sorted it, and added to it. Some of it is concretely plannable, some of it is more of a point on the horizon — but that's exactly what 1000 days are long enough for.

Endurance & Body

A few points are directly tied to what I've already started with health — from running goals to strength to tennis, which I'm currently just learning.

• Run 5 km under 25 minutes
• Run 10 km under 50 minutes
• Run a half marathon – a half marathon first
• Run a marathon – 26.2 miles, the ultimate endurance goal
• Learn to play tennis – properly: technique, serve, actual matches
• Keep playing tennis – stick with it, not just learn it once and quit
• Master a handstand – freestanding, strength, balance, and patience in one
• 50 push-ups in a row
• Do 10 pull-ups in a row
• 1-minute plank
• Bench press my own bodyweight
• 30 days without sugar

Travel & Experiences

This is where it gets the most extensive: from faraway continents to small but special moments back home.

• Travel to at least three continents – Europe doesn't count, three more before turning 30
• Visit Edinburgh – Scotland: castle, whisky, Highlands
• Visit Rome – Colosseum, pasta, espresso, la dolce vita
• Travel through Japan – for a few weeks
• See the Northern Lights – Norway, Iceland
• Take a road trip in a camper van
• Go camping – one night in a tent under the stars, far from city lights
• Spend a night in a mountain hut
• Soak in a hot spring
• Travel alone for a week – solo, entirely my own pace, my own route
• Visit Disney World – Magic Kingdom, inner child approved
• Go hiking – hike up a mountain and watch the sunrise
• Watch the sunrise at the ocean
• Go wine tasting – with an actual expert, or at a vineyard
• Eat at a Michelin-starred restaurant
• Get a proper massage – actually relax for once, Thai, hot stone, doesn't matter
• Take my parents out for an upscale dinner – one evening that's truly special, for them

Learning & Trying New Things

A few skills I want to pick up simply because they're fun or because they appeal to me.

• Learn a new language – fluently, not just "hello" and "thank you"
• Master latte art – heart, tulip, rosetta, barista-worthy
• Make the perfect espresso
• Take a pottery class – try pottery at least once
• Take a baking class
• Bake the perfect sourdough bread
• Take a cooking class
• Cook 10 recipes from 10 different countries
• Make ramen completely from scratch – broth and noodles included, not from a packet
• Develop my own recipe
• Grow my own food – tomatoes, herbs, whatever — homegrown just tastes different
• Draw 151 sketches
• Read 100 books
• Keep a journal for a full year
• Have a go-to favorite whisky – the one bottle you can always recommend

Finances & Projects

There's also one clear item here that ties directly into what I already mentioned in the finances section, plus a few content and creative goals.

• Save 10k – build up €10,000 in savings
• Finish renovating the kitchen
• Finish renovating the attic
• Publish my own website
• Start a blog – share my own thoughts on design, gaming, or growth
• Get a reel to 100k views
• Put together a memory box for the 1000 days

Pokémon

And because my Pokémon account has become more than just a hobby by now, it gets its own spot on the list too.

• Own a PSA-10 graded card – any Pokémon, but ideally one I graded myself
• Complete the full Pokédex binder
• Own a master set
• Open a display live – maybe even in Japan
• Visit a Pokémon Center in Japan – pairs nicely with "travel through Japan" above
• Visit a Pokémon Café – also in Japan
• Keep streaming Pokémon

I won't get through all of this in 1000 days, and that's fine. The list isn't a pressure tool, it's a reminder of what matters enough to me to write it down in the first place.