Life Hack #2: Bucket Lists

Do you have a bucket list? If not, here are a few ideas to get you started.

First, get a bucket. If you don’t have one, you can buy one at almost any big box retailer but probably not at a guitar store. If shopping in stores is not your thing, you can find many buckets available for sale online at sites such as Amazon. If that still doesn’t work for you, go to a thrift store and buy an old ash tray.

Once you’ve decided on a bucket and have successfully purchased it, you’re ready for step two: the list.

The list is the second most important part of the process. The most important part was obtaining the bucket, because that’s where you’ll be storing your list.

To make the list, you will need something to write with and something to write on. A piece of paper and a pen will work just fine. If you don’t have a pen or pencil, pause the video and find them. I’m waiting. Very impatiently. But I am waiting. Ok, you are ready now? Let’s begin.

The list is composed of whatever you want. If you saw the movie, “The Bucket List,” you may have thought that this life hack was going to be like that. Well, that’s a silly thought. What a silly goose you are. Ha ha, silly goose!

Now let’s get serious about making your list. First, decide what your list is going to be about. You can make a bucket list about anything. It doesn’t have to be about lofty goals like bungee jumping into a huge canyon from a bridge or making the biggest ball of noodles possible at the buffet. It could be as simple as a list of bands whose concerts you never got to see when they were still touring, or a list of all the times you said the “F” word at school.

Now that you have some ideas for your first list, write them down. When you are finished with your list, place it in the bucket. If you opted for the ash tray, roll the list up like a fake cigarette and staple it to keep it from unrolling. Then set the tip of the paper on fire and watch it burn down in the ash tray with all your unfulfilled dreams. This is where you can stop, ash tray user. The rest of this video is for the bucket owners. Go bucket owners! You rock!

Now that you have placed your first list in your bucket, you have satisfied life’s obligation to make a bucket list. You can stop here, or continue for more bucket-lovin’ hi-jinks. I’ll wait a moment while you make your decision.

You’ve made a wise choice to continue. If you’ve made it this far in the video, click that thumbs up button and make sure you’re subscribed with notifications turned on. You wouldn’t want to miss out on quality content like this, now would you? Ha ha ha! I am so jocular.

Continuing on now, let’s first take a moment to recap. First, you obtained a bucket, then made a list, and then put the list in the bucket. This is a winning formula for as many lists as you can think up. My bucket runneth over. With time and patience, yours can too.

For some additional list ideas, think about all the things you haven’t made lists of yet, plus a few you have. Write them all down. If you carry a purse or backpack, check and see if you have some pre-written lists to place in your bucket. See how easy this is? Just like an old card catalog. It can be your new hobby. Do it for an afternoon, or make it your life’s work.

Did you know there are books containing lists of lists? It’s true. You’re now part of a fine tradition of list-making going back thousands of years. Except they didn’t have that fine bucket hanging between two trees to put their lists in.

On the flip side, your lists will crumble to dust one day, if you don’t use them as kindling to start a campfire first. Meanwhile, ancient civilizations had to use a stylus to impress cuneiform characters onto clay tablets. And you thought your life was a dirty business. What if you had to make bucketless lists on clay tablets instead of a piece of paper and write with a pen? Your privilege is showing. I’m done talking to you.

Thank you for watching. Bye for now.