Here are some ideas for you to do today:

  • Take a walk
  • Make a list
  • Knock items off the list
  • Call a friend
  • Call your mother
  • Call your son
  • Dream about the future
  • Read a chapter
  • Write a page
  • Tell someone “Thank You”
  • Say “Hi” to a stranger
  • Hold the door for someone
  • Have coffee or tea at the coffee shop
  • Clean out a drawer
  • Organize your desk
  • Stretch your back
  • Drink an extra glass of water
  • Cook a meal 
  • Try a new recipe
  • Donate something
  • Read a poem
  • Sit outside and watch the people, cars, or birds
  • Watch the sunset or sunrise
  • Play a song you loved in high school
  • Find a new song
  • Pray
  • Write down five things you’re grateful for
  • Write down five things you want to let go of
  • Plan your next trip (the big, exciting one)
  • Learn one new word
  • Forgive someone (in your head or out loud)
  • Forgive yourself
  • Plant something
  • Water your plants
  • Weed your garden
  • Cut the grass
  • Take a cold shower
  • Take a hot bath
  • Organize the garage or basement
  • Organize the spice rack/drawer/cabinet
  • Paint a wall or room
  • Throw away all of the old, useless paint
  • Rearrange the furniture
  • Pay a bill early
  • Roll the coins
  • Put $20 in a safe place for another day
  • Put your watch on the other wrist
  • Look through an old photo album
  • Back up your photo library
  • Delete old emails
  • Unsubscribe from 5 things
  • Change your phone wallpaper
  • Try a puzzle
  • Paint on canvas (by numbers, or freehand)
  • Sketch something
  • Design a flag for your household
  • Learn a card trick 
  • Build a house of cards
  • Ask ChatGPT/Claude/Perplexity to explain Bitcoin as if you’re 8 years old
  • Ask ChatGPT/Claude/Perplexity to explain why socks disappear in the laundry
  • Ask ChatGPT/Claude/Perplexity to help you design a new card game
  • Ask ChatGPT/Claude/Perplexity to research the history of your building, house, or plot of land
  • Go a different way
  • Get started

Today is a great day. What will you do?


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