Where to Find Bucket List Ideas When You Can't Think of Any
This article is for anyone who sat down to write a bucket list and couldn't think of anything to put on it. Most articles on bucket list ideas give you popular ones, such as skydiving or a trip to Santorini. This one shows you how to find your own ideas in the photos on your phone, the pages you've saved, and the things in your room.
If you don't write ideas down, you forget them
Being unable to think of ideas doesn't mean you have none. You see a tourist spot in a YouTube video and think it looks nice. You bookmark a café someone posted on Instagram because you'd like to go too. Lying in bed, you think, "I haven't done that in a while." You think of things you'd like to do several times a day.
The problem is that you forget them right away. When you try to remember them later, nothing comes, because you didn't write them down at the time. So instead of searching your memory, look through what's already saved on your phone and in your room.
Three places to look
1. Scroll back through your photo library
You took these photos because you wanted to keep something. Scroll back to around this time last year and pick out anything that makes you think, "I'd like to go back there" or "I'd like to do more of this."
2. Look at what you saved "for later"
Items left in your cart, articles you saved but never read, and screenshots of shop pages you closed are all things you kept because you meant to buy, read, or visit them someday. Your Safari or Chrome history and the things you've asked ChatGPT count too. Anything you've looked up could go on your list.
3. Look around your room
You'll find ideas outside your phone too. Books you haven't read, a kitchen gadget you bought and never used, and a project you started and put away are all things you once wanted to read, use, or finish.
When you can't think of anything, looking through your photos, your saved items, and your room is easier than trying to remember.
You don't need impressive ideas
If nothing comes up, check whether you're looking only for things that seem worth putting on a list. Trips around the world and professional certificates aren't the only things that belong on a bucket list. "Make one recipe I saved" is a good item too. We suggest writing down things you could do soon first. If the list has things you could do this weekend, you can look at it and put one straight into your plans.
Next time, write the idea down right away
From now on, if you write one line as soon as you think "that looks nice," you won't have to search your photos and saved pages later. You don't need to write it neatly. A quick note like "bakery near work" is enough.
itsuka is a wish list app built for writing down a wish in one line as soon as you think of it. Tap the add button and start typing. You can choose the category and deadline later. A notes app or paper works the same way. What matters is writing everything in one place.
Start by scrolling back through your photo library for five minutes and writing down one place you'd like to go back to or one dish you'd like to make again.
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