The only true test of intelligence is if you get what you want out of life - Naval Ravikant

Attributed to: Huyen Chip - List 100

List 100

Some of the things I want to do before I die (Progress as of Nov 8, 2025) :

  1. ✗ Learn to play a musical instrument (Guitar or Piano)
  2. ✓ Watch Messi play live
  3. ✗ Visit 100 countries (~25%)
  4. ✗ Travel all 50 US states (~10%)
  5. ✗ Make friends from 50 different countries (~80%)
  6. ✗ Read 750 non-academic books
  7. ✗ Write 300–500 blog posts
  8. ✗ Write a book
  9. ✗ Run a marathon
  10. ✗ Get a PhD
  11. ✗ Marry
  12. ✗ Have kids
  13. ✗ Learn to swim
  14. ✗ Start a company
  15. ✗ Learn to ski
  16. ✗ Visit Argentina
  17. ✓ Learn to drive a car
  18. ✓ TA a course
  19. ✗ Teach a course
  20. ✓ Mentor students
  21. ✗ Contribute on GitHub to reach 10000 total stars
  22. ✗ Contribute research-wise
  23. ✗ Climb the Great Wall of China
  24. ✓ Be capable of running 12 km/hr till 40 yo ~
  25. ✓ Invest, invest, invest
  26. ✓ Robots, robots, robots
  27. ✗ Meet Lex and say I love you
  28. ✗ Voluteer 1000 hours (~30%)
  29. ✗ Skydiving
  30. ✗ Roadtrip across all Cali ;)
  31. ✗ Cycle 30,000 miles (~5%)
  32. ✗ Watch Barca at Camp Nou
  33. ✗ Visit Japan
  34. ✗ Visit Dagestan
  35. ✓ Give up coffee (11/15/2025)

People who know me, please let me know if you have any recommendation ;).