The Impossible List is a concept first created by Joel Runyon. I first heard about the Impossible List from Thomas Frank and was inspired to create my own.
For people who haven’t heard of an Impossible List before, it’s similar to a bucket list but with some major differences:
- A bucket list gets shorter as you accomplish as each item is crossed off, so there is no follow-up. An Impossible List can be updated, which means once a goal is achieved, a more challenging goal can be issued.
- A bucket list is about the event and the ending, while the Impossible List is about growth process and the journey.
- The most important difference is that a bucket list catalogs experiences you want in the future. An Impossible List encourages you to take action now.
To make my Impossible List a little more effective, I created a list of things I’m currently working on.
Skills
Health/Fitness
- Run a 5k
- Complete a Spartan Sprint
- Run a mile under 8 minutes
- Do 50 consecutive push-ups
Do 5 pull-ups [10/31/2018]
Do 10 pull-ups [11/1/2019]- Do 15 pull-ups
Do 10 chin-ups- Get a 6-pack
- Do a morning workout routine 50 days in a row
Professional
Graduate without failing a class [6/16/2018]Graduate with 3.5+ GPA [6/16/2018]Make a business card [1/15/2017]- Hand out a business card outside of events
- Be an expert in a field
Create a personal website [6/20/16]
Make it look much better [9/2/2018]
Life
- Pay off my student debts
- Have a meal with 5 people I normally wouldn't within a month
Have a candlelit dinner [12/7/2018]- Learn ballroom dance
Invest in stocks [12/1/2018]