Life is too short to live someone else’s dream; to do something we don’t love & to forget to challenge ourselves!”

1. Write & constantly update a compelling list of 66 things to do before 22
   

   Art & Sport

2. Learn the basics of a martial art.
3. Learn how to play Guitar; then sing & record a signature song
4. Draw some “masterpiece” pictures   // which I feel outstanding regarding my drawing ability 
5. Take a dance class/ Learn how to dance
6. Get in great (sexy – healthy) shape! 
7. Get 6-pack abs [got 4 abs already] 
8. Learn to play piano
9. Push up by 3 fingers [1 attempt failed]
10. Do a 100 consecutive push ups [‘ve failed three times (twice in 2010 & May 2012) but will def try again – 70%]
11. Earn a medal and a trophy // football
    

    Languages

12. Be able to speak 4 foreign languages (basics) (English, French, Chinese, Japanese …) [60%]
13. Know how to say “Hi, Good Bye” in 50 different languages [40%]
    

    Traveling

14. Take a trip throughout Vietnam (North to South) to visit more than 40 provinces & cities
15. Go to unvisited places in Hue [60%]
16. Live in a foreign country
17. Travel to 10 different foreign countries (Singapore, Malaysia, Myanmar, Indonesia, Laos, Campuchia, Thailand, Philippines, China, Australia) [30%] => Travel to 10 different foreign cities (Malaka, KL, Tioman, Langkawi, SGP, Phuket, Bangkok, Changmai, Taiwan, Hongkong, Borocay)
    Watch some World Cup 2014 matches (Go to Brazil)
    Watch some Manchester United matches (Go to England)

    Life & Entertainment

18. Have some photos taken of me that I really like [80%] // see my photos 😀
19. Meet one of my idols // shit i missed the chance!!! grummmmmmmmmm
20. Learn to drive
21. Shoot a gun (real one)
22. Stand up in front of a large audience and tell a great joke
23. Master a few fancy dinner recipes // made with <3
    Drink a full bottle of wine
24. Master at least 1 really cool magic trick // I failed badly when performed it in front of ‘real audiences’ 😀
25. Make others drunk while I’m still fine
26. Get a new stuff (car, mobile, etc.) where I am the first owner
27. Walk in a girl’s shoes !?
28. Go on a ghost tour
29. Ride a horse
30. Get a tattoo => wear earrings!?
    

    Education

31. Get a degree in 2 years
32. Write 10 awesome articles that I can be proud of [100%] // done, the list is coming soon 🙂
    

    Career

33. Be asked to teach others something (be their teacher)
34. Write a 20-page book // I’m writing sth called “How to date any girls you like” to help you vastly improve your relationship. However, I may not be able to publish soon as it’s related to some ppl around me.
35. Write a short story // Got one… sad <3 story – wanna write 1 more…
    
36. Start a blog // used to be hoanghuuthinh@blogspot.com & now this site 🙂
    
37. Own a (personal) website // huuthinhhouse.com
    
38. Make money from selling something I make // I make quite a few but never sell leh 🙁
39. Make passive income // Yea I did! :xx
40. Get a job before 20
    Ask for a raise
41. Become a public speaker => give my first public talk // trying!!
42. Win an award or a contest I enter (online & offline)
43. Have an editorial published in the paper/magazine
44. Find my loves (those I can spend a straight 24 hours with them everyday!) [80%] // I did ya. I did.
    

    Personal Development

45. Take an IQ test  // Guess what my IQ was? 😉 I took it @ http://iqtest.dk for quite a long while before. My English was not so good back then, which probably decreased my IQ. haha. Should take another one soon 🙂
46. Understand how fortunate I really am
47. Break my “dull” patterns of activities often
48. Make new year resolutions – write down, do then review them later on // 2011 resolutions..
49. Read & Write reviews for 20 books  [80%] // soon soon
    
50. Write in a journal for a full month // keep a good note from now onwards
51. Live with purpose
52. Learn how to say good “NOs”
53. Possess some powers of persuasion
54. Make an impact on others’ lives // Give, sometimes sacrifice & don’t expect the return
55. Be a man – Be a gentleman ^^
    

    Love & Relationship

56. Fall in love – true love // to love & to be loved
57. Make someone really happy // yup, I think I did!
58. Date someone older than me
59. Go on blind dates // want some more. lol
60. Kiss someone in the snow <3
61. Research my family tree
62. Forgive my parents for whatever they did wrong
63. Find someone who can really understands me
64. Develop a close friendship with people of different generations
    

    Contributions

65. Donate little by little till S$ 1.000
66. Give blood

Updated Fri, Apr 6 2012, Sun, July 15 2012 Thu, Nov 17 2012, Sun, April 14 2013, Wed, May 1st 2013, Wed, May 22nd 2013

* The red ones are those I am attempting to do
* The strike-through ones are those I have completed
// My comment on a challenge
[ ] My progress
[] Deleted task

YOU SHOULD HAVE A SIMILAR LIST OF YOUR OWN! Share it with me in the comment below.

Tips:
– The first thing that I’ve learned from writing and doing this list is to try not to get yourself overwhelmed. Writing 66 things to do is so exciting; but looking at brand new 66 things to be completed is scary. So what I did is I recalled if I have done anything special before, wrote it down and crossed it (but I don’t think any single task in my list is straightforward. It’s kinda challenging for anyone to complete it). Doing that made me motivated to keep doing other tasks and less overwhelmed, which would likely cause procrastination. But don’t overdo it, self-satisfaction also leads to procrastination.

– The second thing is to try to break a big task into smaller & easier ones that you feel it’s can be achievable in the near future. Say if you’re overweight, don’t try to get 6-pack abs straight away. Instead, try to lose weight first. In fact, many tasks in this list are subsets of big challenges that I want to do in my lifetime. Again don’t overwhelm yourself, writing “to be a millionaire” while you’re broke is utterly impractical and useless as you’re unlikely to achieve it soon.

– Last but not least, it’s not necessary to have competitive tasks. Generally, for those that’s in my speciality, I usually set higher standard or more difficult tasks than the rest. Moreover, in my opinion, the important thing is for you to challenge yourself. So try to get out of your comfort zones and do different kinds of new stuff. Don’t just go around doing things that you’re good at. Set and do formidable tasks! (Feel free to change to more interesting tasks)

I’ll upload & share with you guys about those challenges I’ve completed. Just click on the strike-through titles to view it. Stay tuned!