The Impossible List is like a bucket list on steroids. The first Impossible List was created by Joel Runyon, and I learned about it by watching one of Thomas Frank's videos.
I liked the idea, so I stole it from them.
It's very important to note that:
- My impossible list contains goals or items that would push my personal limits.
- It is something that is very personal, yet I still would love to share it with the world to feel more accountable to get them done!
I might not ever get to cross-off all or even most of the items below, but that's not the point. I just want to enjoy the process of pursuing all of these awesome things!
Life
- <strikethrough>Study abroad — Bucknell University<strikethrough> [Aug 2015]
- <strikethrough>Study abroad while studying abroad — University of St Andrews<strikethrough> [Sep 2017]
- <strikethrough>Graduate college — Cum Laude<strikethrough> [May 2019]
- <strikethrough>Become 100% financially independent<strikethrough> [Sep 2019]
- Become financially free (i.e. be able to live comfortably without a 9-5)
- Get a second citizenship
- Write an e-book
- Write and publish a physical book
Professional and Academic
- <strikethrough>Publish research at a world-class conference<strikethrough> [May 2019]
- <strikethrough>Receive a Best Paper Award<strikethrough> [May 2019] (Source)
- <strikethrough>Become a Product Manager<strikethrough> [Sep 23, 2019]
- Become my own boss
- Give a talk at Mind the Product
- Become a thought leader for Product Management
Content Creation
- <strikethrough>Design a personal website from scratch<strikethrough> [July 2020]
- <strikethrough>Publish a personal website<strikethrough> [Oct 2020]
- Make full-time living online
- <strikethrough>Start a YouTube Channel<strikethrough> [Jul 1, 2017]
- <strikethrough>Gain 500 subs on YouTube<strikethrough> [Jan 11, 2020]
- <strikethrough>Gain 1,000 subs on YouTube<strikethrough> [Jun 4, 2020]
- <strikethrough>Gain 2,500 subs on YouTube<strikethrough> [Dec 15, 2020]
- Gain 5,000 subs on YouTube
- Gain 10,000 subs on YouTube
- Gain 50,000 subs on YouTube
- Gain 100,000 subs on YouTube
- <strikethrough>Start a personal blog<strikethrough> [Oct 2020]
- Publish 10 blog posts
- Publish 25 blog posts
- Publish 50 blog posts
- Publish 100+ blog posts
- Start a podcast
Fitness
- Learn Parkour
- Learn Brazilian jiu-jitsu
- Learn Rock-climbing
- <strikethrough>Learn to Ski<strikethrough> [Feb 2019]
- <strikethrough>Ski a black diamond<strikethrough> [Mar 13, 2021]
- Ski a double black diamond
Travel
- Solo travel
- Solo travel to a non-Enlish/Arabic speaking country
- <strikethrough>Visit 5 countries<strikethrough> [Sep 2017]
- Visit 10 countries
- Visit 25 countries
- Visit 50 countries
- Visit 100 countries
- Visit all countries (Current total: 9)
- Visit every continent (Current total: 4)
- Visit all US States (Current total: 13)
Adrenaline
- <strikethrough>Go Parasailing<strikethrough> [2010]
- Go Paragliding
- Go Bungee Jumping
- <strikethrough>Go Skydiving<strikethrough> [Jul 2020]
- Get a Skydiving A-license
Renaissance Man
- Learn to sing
- <strikethrough>Learn to play the piano<strikethrough> [2003]
- <strikethrough>Learn to cook<strikethrough> [Jan 2017]
- Learn to play the guitar
- Learn to play the ukulele
- Become a licensed pilot
- Get a motorcycle license
- Learn to paint
- Learn Bhangra dancing
Languages
- <strikethrough>Arabic<strikethrough>
- <strikethrough>English<strikethrough>
- French
- Urdu
- Spanish
Reading
Follow me on goodreads or checkout my Reads page if you're interest in what I am currently reading
- <strikethrough>Read 12 books in a year<strikethrough> [Sep 2019]
- <strikethrough>Read 52 books in a year<strikethrough> [Oct 2020]
- Read 104 books in a year
- Take (and publish) 5 elaborate book notes
- <strikethrough>Read 100 books<strikethrough> [Nov 16, 2020]
- Read 250 books
- Read 500 books
- Read 1000+ books
Legacy
- Build a school in Egypt
- Start a scholarship fund for young women in the Middle East
