Do You Have a Bucket List? Healthy Reasons to Start One Today

Vitamin G, Glamour Magazine

by Lexi Petronis

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Making a list of all the things you want to accomplish or experience before you die sounds a little macabre--when, really, it's anything but.

Research has shown that taking a few minutes to write down just three good things about your day can do a world of good in busting stress and boosting happiness levels. The same principle applies to a bucket list! Writing one gives you the chance to think about your goals and the things you enjoy (or think you could enjoy)--and brainstorming these things, and how you'll actually accomplish them, bolsters your creativity too.

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So what does one put on a bucket list, anyway? Eventbrite, the world's largest event marketplace, conducted a survey of 2,366 registered U.S. users over the age of 18 and discovered that the must-dos seem to be many! Take a look:

53 percent: Travel to every continent
44 percent: Write a book
44 percent: Fall in love and get married
40 percent: Visit all 50 states
37 percent: Go on safari
31 percent: Go to a concert featuring a favorite artist/band
26 percent: Go sky-diving
23 percent: Run a marathon
21.3 percent: Throw a dart at a world map and go wherever it lands
19 percent: Climb a large mountain
18 percent: Experience zero gravity
17 percent: Learn to dance
16 percent: Learn to surf
16 percent: Other
14 percent: Go skinny-dipping

And a cute infographic with all that info too.

Do you have a bucket list? What's on it?

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