Here I am, eating Shin Ramyun (a.k.a. better quality Ramen) at 10:59 at night, sitting across from my roommate (who is using her chopsticks as walrus tusks), writing this piece to encourage you (yeah, you!) to mix it up.
Once in a while, I get caught in a rut. I become bored with my life, I begin seeing my world the same way, and I grow into being a more stagnant and generally less excited person. Naybe if you're like me, you have felt the same way. Maybe you feel this often. Maybe you feel it right now!
But guess what: you've just picked the right article! I'm here to equip you to shake off the tedium today! Trying something new can give you a new experience, fresh perspective on your own life or the lives of others and maybe you'll even gain a new friend. Ultimately, whether you do something new just once or for every day for the next year, your life WILL BE CHANGED!
And even if you have a wonderful outlook on life right now and the excitement in you is burgeoning from your bowels to your eyeballs, I bet this post will serve as an inspiration for adventure nonetheless.
So, without further ado, here are a bunch of ideas for changing up your norm, ranging from least to most absurd/adventurous.
1. Eat new food.
2. Love yourself.
3. Listen to music when you usually don't.
4. Listen to silence when you usually listen to music.
5. Make a new meal or craft.
6. Set an easy goal and congratulate yourself after you do it.
7. Do a random act of kindness.
8. Clean that place that hasn't been cleaned for like five years.
9. Stop for one moment and just positive self-talk.
10. Wake up ten minutes earlier than usual and do something relaxing.
11. Smile at all the people when you're on the sidewalk.
12. Volunteer at that place you think is cool.
13. Use a new word in a conversation.
14. Buy a fish.
15. Talk to a stranger.
16. Stretch.
17. Style your hair a different way.
18. Learn a joke really well and tell it to your friend, mom, or really, anyone.
19. Use your other hand to eat.
20. Change the way you dress for a day.
21. Call/meet a friend, set a timer for one minute, and compliment them the whole time.
22. Go to a pet store and hold a puppy.
23. Go to a pet store and see how many puppies the worker will let you hold at one time.
24. Do a new workout routine.
25. Sign up for some class that you never thought you would (tae-kwon-do, baking, meditation, etc.)
26. Go on YouTube and look up that dance you've been wanting to learn. Just do it.
27. Start a new show on Netflix.
28. Tip your server really well.
29. Ask a friend why they are so cool.
30. Run around in the rain. Jumping in at least three puddles is obligatory.
31. Learn a weird skill like inhaling a bottle of water in one gulp. (YouTube it.)
32. Don't sit down for a whole day.
33. Stop watching that show on Netflix. (Gasp!!!!!)
34. Hide in your friend's closet.
35. Take your friend's clothes and wear them next time you get together.
36. Don't spend money for as long as you can.
37. Donate that money to something cool!
38. Go trick-or-treating on a day other than Halloween.
39. Pet a wild animal (whether you fail or succeed, it'll make a good story)!
40. Cut your own hair.
41. Cut your friend's hair (with their permission, maybe :P).
42. Pretend that you have something on your back and just whirl around.
43. Wear two different shoes and go out in public.
44. Scream out your window how you are feeling.
45. Buy a capybara because yes, they can be legal house pets.
46. Go buy a 64 oz jar of peanut butter and just submerge your hands and feet in it. (Make sure you have a friend with you; this is too great a joy to do alone - trust me, I speak from experience.)
You are now equipped with a plethora of ideas on how to switch up your day/week/life.
Happy trails!
