Things I want to do before I die. Please let me know if you have any recommendations.

Chip Huyen inspired me to create this list. :)

  1. ✓ Watch a Christopher Nolan movie in IMAX
    • Oppenheimer was my first Nolan film in IMAX, though I walked in 15-20 minutes late thanks to Bangalore traffic. :(
    • Went solo for the Interstellar re-release in IMAX. It’s my favourite film of all time.
    • ✗ Still to do, as Nolan intended: watch one in IMAX 70mm.
  2. ✗ Study physics & astrophysics
  3. ✗ Become an Ultra-Marathon Runner
  4. ✗ Experience sky diving in Dubai & Franz Josef in New Zealand
  5. ✗ Learn a musical instrument (Piano/Guitar) ~ I’d like to play the Interstellar theme song someday
  6. ✗ Do at least 15 Himalayan treks (~3/15 done)
  7. ✗ Read the best 100 books
  8. ✗ Take a picture of a distant galaxy
  9. ✗ Learn astrophotography
  10. ✗ Study neuroscience & psychology to understand how our brain works
  11. ✗ Learn a foreign language
  12. ✗ Experience Zero-G
  13. ✗ Go on an overseas trip with my whole family
  14. ✗ Learn scuba diving
  15. ✗ Learn to drive a car
  16. ✗ Travel at least 50+ countries (~2/50 done)
  17. ✓ Watch Coldplay live - done in Manila, Philippines
  18. ✓ Watch Linkin Park live - done in Bangalore
  19. ✗ Fall in love & get married to the person I love
  20. ✗ Meet Lex Fridman
  21. ✗ Run a full, half marathon & a 10k
  22. ✗ Become an endurance athlete
  23. ✗ Go on an African safari
  24. ✗ Work towards being one of the best AI minds & add value to people’s lives through technology
  25. ✗ Write a book related to ML on First Principles
  26. ✗ Watch the Australia vs England Ashes cricket match at Lord’s & MCG
  27. ✗ Watch a game of Wimbledon at Centre Court
  28. ✗ Be kind
  29. ✗ Become a parent
  30. ✗ Sponsor an entire kid’s education
  31. ✗ Become financially independent
  32. ✗ Read Calvin & Hobbes, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
  33. ✗ Learn how to write & share about my work & learnings
  34. ✗ Backpack Latin America for at least 2-3 months
  35. ✗ Travel Europe
  36. ✗ Build my own house
  37. ✗ Hike to the Everest Base Camp
  38. ✗ Learn to play a sport well (Badminton / Tennis)
  39. ✗ Hike at least one 6000m mountain - Either in the Himalayas or Andes
  40. ✗ Make something people want - Build my own AI startup
  41. ✗ Do an Ironman
  42. ✗ Learn Swimming
  43. ✗ Explore the Amazon Rainforest & spend time with a local tribe
  44. ✗ Build my own library
  45. ✗ Visit Sir Isaac Newton’s home