List 99
The items live in data/list99.yaml now, so the counts and the progress bar stay honest. Edit that file, not this one.
List 99
Things I want to do before I die. Flexible. Some won't happen.
45 / 99Build
- 07 Start a nonprofit organization Working on building Unpatterned
- 08 Start a company
- 23 Publish a scientific article
- 34 Build my own home
- 38 Get featured in a top tier publication
- 39 Publish an R package tidycountries 2024, overturemapsr 2025
- 40 Publish a Python Package graphfaker - 2025
- 69 Start a foundation to help people in need
- 75 Build a community graphgeeks, osm nigeria, africa R
- 76 Launch an open source project
- 77 Contribute to about 5 open source package uk_address_matcher, anyflights, osm
- 79 Build a profitable Company
- 88 Design an algorithm and open source it
- 93 Publish an open dataset other people build on
- 94 Hire my first employee
Give
- 05 Volunteer in a church
- 29 Volunteer for a cause I believe in OpenstreetMap, Open Source
- 31 Help someone in need
- 46 Host a dinner at my home
- 54 Buy a drink for a stranger
- 55 Be a mentor to someone
- 56 Make a difference in someone's life
- 57 Perform a kind deed without expecting anything in return
- 58 Connect with some past teachers
- 70 Bake a cake for someone special
- 80 Be a friend
- 81 Buy my mum a car
- 95 Teach 100+ people about data and AI 60+ / 100
- 96 Teach a university course
- 97 Back someone else's first project
Make
- 06 Speak in at least 50 conferences / seminars and meetups 10/50
- 11 Learn to drive a car
- 12 Get a PhD unlikely
- 13 Learn to Salsa, Tango
- 14 Create a mixtape DJ
- 15 Take beautiful photos
- 20 Read 998 books -> Started 2025 35/998
- 22 Write a book Data for the Rest of Us, 2026
- 27 Get a Master degree 2022-2024
- 30 Learn a new language
- 33 Learn to swim 2021
- 36 Drive a motorcycle
- 41 Street photography
- 49 Bowling highest 198/300 pins
- 52 Speak in front of 500+ people or more
- 59 Learn how to solve the rubik cube
- 60 Learn to play scramble and Chess I know the movies
- 61 Play a musical instrument
- 62 Learn kick boxing
- 64 Know data structures and algorithms cold
- 65 Read a book on a subject I had never thought of reading read Leaving the Tarmac
- 66 Learn wine appreciation stopped drinking wine
- 82 Learn to Cook (I make killer Nigerian Jollof Rice)
- 85 Type 70 wpm
- 98 Learn enough maths to read and implement a paper
Go
- 02 Travel to 20 countries across the world 8/20
- 09 Live in another country Residence of Portugal
- 17 Visit Singapore or Japan
- 18 Visit South Africa
- 24 Go on a trip overseas with the love of my life vacation
- 28 Go on a cruise
- 35 Travel to India or Brazil
- 42 Spend a night at a 5 star hotel
- 43 Visit Kenya resort
- 47 Go Jet Sking
- 50 Fly first class
- 51 Drive long distance (Travel from Benin City, to Akure, and to Abuja - ~600Kilometers)
- 63 Have a snow experience Birmingham, UK 2025
- 68 Visit a castle
- 71 Pack my bags and set off to a random location with no itinerary
- 73 Fly in a helicopter
- 74 Visit a vineyard
- 78 Visit a tea Garden
- 83 Go on a vacation
- 84 Travel to the Maldives
- 91 Road trip Across Country while driving
- 92 Visit a Garden
Live
- 01 Tell my parents that I love them
- 03 Find the love of my life
- 04 Discover my purpose in life (overrate)
- 10 Become a parent
- 16 Work in a bar, restuarant, or Cafe etc
- 19 Take a walk in the rain
- 21 Run half a marathon
- 25 Get married to someone I love
- 26 Be consistent for 30 days in a row
- 32 Ride a horse
- 37 Be happy I am Happy
- 44 Ask a stranger out She said yes
- 45 See a live Lionel Messi game
- 48 Be a better version of myself
- 53 Throw a crazy party 24th birthday was good
- 67 Walk barefoot in the rain
- 72 Do something completely crazy and out of character
- 86 Run a Marathon
- 87 Be human first
- 89 Be awesome
- 90 Always Be kind
- 99 Take a full month off, no laptop