$ cat ~/.bucket-list.txt

bucket list

Things I want to learn, build, or do. Some are professional, some are not. The honest version, including the ones I'm bad at and embarrassed about. Click any item with a chevron for the why.

[ ] todo[~] in progress[x] done·22 total · 4 doing · 0 done

$ ls engineering/

[~]
Become a true full-stack engineer— currently rounding out via .NET
[~]
Learn .NET deeply (C#, ASP.NET Core, EF Core)
[~]
Ship a public side project (this site!)
[~]
Use AI tools well, not just often— Claude Code · Cursor · ChatGPT, daily
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Contribute to a major open source project
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Speak at a developer meetup or conference
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Build a real SaaS — even if just for one customer
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Get comfortable with system design + distributed systems
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Pick up Rust, deeply enough to ship something
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Ship a small game (Unreal first)
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Write a long-form essay or e-book on something I know well
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Mentor more engineers — pay forward what Udacity gave me
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Get hands-on with Kubernetes / cloud infra

$ ls personal/

[ ]
Visit Japan
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Hike a major Himalayan trek (Triund → Hampta → ?)
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Pick up a musical instrument
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Watch through every Studio Ghibli film— progress: ~6 / 24
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Read 30 books in a single year
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Get comfortably fluent in a third language
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Run a half-marathon
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Cook 25 dishes really well
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Build something with my hands — woodworking or electronics

This list is alive — I edit it. If I commit to it here, I'm more likely to actually do it.