"The impossible list is a challenge. This list of impossible things contains all the things I ever thought I couldn’t do because it was “impossible.” The sort of things that I assumed the cool guys on TV only ever got to do. The things I never thought that I would be able to do." - Joel Runyon
Last 5 Goals Completed:
- Visit Czech Republic (visited Prague on the weekend of 11-12 November 2023)
- Shoot using an Assault Rifle
- Complete the A1 German course
- Publish an iOS app on the App Store (Sound Doctrine Online)
TOP PRIORITY GOALS:
- Finish Master’s degree by Winter 2025
- Start soul winning in German
- Complete book 3 of the Complete Church Piano Course
- Publish MVP of Win Souls app
Adventure Goals
- Ride an enduro motorbike
- Complete a parkour circuit
- Jump from a flying vehicle
Cook eggs(So many times)- Chop down a tree
- Paddle a canoe
- Kill 50 cockroaches (24 done)
Change a flat tire(Many times)- Build a shelter
- Build a campfire
- Make fire without matches
- Drive on snow
- Pick a lock
- Play Poker
- Play blackjack
Shoot using an air gun(Thüringen, Germany) (July 2023)- Shoot using a Pistol
- Shoot using a Sniper
Shoot using an Assault Rifle(AR15 at Schützenhaus Holzthaleben, 5th December 2023)Shoot using a Shotgun(Nazi rifle at Schützenhaus Holzthaleben, 5th December 2023)Ride a camel(Dubai Trip 2016)Ride a horse(Ooty Trip)Ride an ATV(Pondicherry Trip)- Learn to skateboard
- Complete a beginner’s martial arts course (Hapkido: in progress)
Fitness/Health Goals
- Pull-Ups
Do 5 Pull-ups in a setDo 10 Pull-ups in a setDo 15 Pull-ups in a set- Do 20 Pull-ups in a set
- Push-Ups
Do 25 push-upsin a setDo 40 push-ups in a setDo 50 push-ups in a set- Do 60 push-ups in a set
Fit into a 32 size pant comfortablyBeat 5-minute KM run(4 min 14 sec)- Beat 4-minute KM run.
Run a 10K Run(Chennai Half Marathon 2018)Come in the top 10% of a 10K Run(Chennai Marathon 2019)- Run a Sub 1-hour 10K Run
Run a Half Marathon(Chennai Marathon 2020)- Run a Sub 2-hour 40-minute half marathon
- Run a Marathon (Hopefully Chennai Marathon 2024)
Video Game Goals
100% Mafia 2100% Watch Dogs100% Driver 76100% Prince of Persia RevelationsStop playing video games(Achieved for the most part)100% Quantum Break
Travel Goals
- Visit all states in India
Tamil Nadu(Born and raised)Mumbai(School Trip, 2008)Rajasthan(Smart India Hackathon, 2018)Karnataka(Visited Heritage Baptist Church and Brother Denwyn on October 22, 2022)
- Goa
Visit UAE(first time sometime when I was a baby, last time on February 2022)Visit Germany(landed on March 23rd 2023 for pursuing Master’s)- Visit Japan
- Visit the USA
- Visit Switzerland
- Visit Austria
- Visit Poland
Visit Czech Republic(visited Prague on the weekend of 11-12 November 2023)- Visit France
General Goals
Read the Bible cover to cover(Supplementary Audiobook, Plan)Memorize 1 chapter of the Bible- Memorize 5 chapters of the Bible
Talk on stage 30 times(Have definitely done it more than 30 times that at this point (August 2023))Get into soul-winningStart soul winning in Tamil(December 2022)Start soul winning in English(January 2023)- Start soul winning in German
- Learn German
Complete A1 Level(10th October 2023)- Complete A2 Level
- Complete B1 Level
- Complete B2 Level
- Complete C1 Level
- Complete C2 Level
- Learn Hindi to the point where you are able to make small talk with people of your age
- Publish MVP of Win Souls app
Academic Goals
Complete semester 1 with at least 8.5 GPA(8.81)Complete semester 2 with at least 8.0 GPA(7.88,close enough)Win a programming contest(1st place in Junior year intra-department coding contest)Win a mini-project competition(2nd Prize)(Space Pong)Complete an online course(Programming in C++ in NPTEL, Elite with Gold)Publish a research paper(Memorization technique for large texts)Participate in a hackathon(Smart India Hackathon 2018)- Win a hackathon
Participate in ACM ICPCOrganize an event(Xenioz 2k17)Do an internship in a company/Institute(Hasura)- Get a Master’s degree
Creative Goals
Publish 15 articles(July 13, 2017)Publish 30 articles(November 12, 2018)Publish 50 articles- Publish 100 articles
Play the Mario Theme song on the keyboard(right hand only)Right and left hand
Start a YouTube channel and upload a videoMake a video showing your face(3 Benefits of Running)
Upload 5 YouTube videosMake a tutorial video series related to programming- Make a tutorial video series related to Piano
- Make a tutorial video series related to fitness/running
- Learn to compose electronic music
- Complete all 3 books from the Complete Church Piano Course
Complete book 1Complete book 2- Complete book 3
- Learn shuffle dancing
Financial Goals
Professional Goals
Create and publish a website for free in WordPress(November 14, 2015)Secure a website domain name- Secure an email domain name
Include pages:AboutResumePortfolioContactHire meImpossible list
Link to your social media profilesAdd a blog section to your website
Get a Good First Job- Build a Business
Technical Goals
- Use functional programming language in a project (Eg. Haskell)
- Use machine learning in a project
- Work on an open-source project
Make an Internet Radio Station(Created one using Azuracast and wrote the blog post Internet Radio Station 101 from the learnings from it. Decided to terminate it since Azuracast had a lot of bugs at the time)- Make a Progressive Web App
Make a mobile app(GirdThySword)Publish an iOS app on the App Store(Sound Doctrine Online)
Make a 2D game(Space Pong)- Make a 3D game
Complete Microsoft Azure Fundamentals certificationComplete Azure Developer Associate certification
Coming to think of it, memorizing 5 chapters from the Bible wouldn’t be an impossible task.
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That’s true. My plan is to set higher goals once I complete the 5. Sadly haven’t gotten do the first 5 still.
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Amazing !! i never knew impossible list can be divided into so many sections with lot of crazy things(to be particular on cockroach one).This blog inspires me to the core and makes me think “There is so much to do in life”
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I am glad that this inspired you! Had put in the “killing cockroaches” one since I was (and maybe partially still am) a little afraid of cockroaches 😛
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