DO: Can you write your life story in just three sentences?
DO: Can you write your life story in just three sentences? You only have one minute… GO!
THINK: How easy or hard did you find it reduce your life to so few words? What did you leave out? What was important to you?
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“Life is 10% what happens to you, and 90% how you react to it.” – Charles R. Swindoll
DO: Your task is to pay a stranger a compliment.
DO: Your task is to pay a stranger a compliment. It could be someone you meet in a café, a shop or simply the next person who crosses your path. Be thoughtful and honest. What do you appreciate about them? (If you’re feeling really adventurous you could try doing this for a whole day!)
THINK: How did the task make you feel? Was it easy to pay someone a compliment? How did the other person react?
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“I can live for two months on a good compliment.” – Mark Twain
DO: Your challenge is to create a mind map in 3 minutes.
DO: Your challenge is to create a mind map in 3 minutes. Pick a theme and write it at the centre of a blank piece of paper. Set a timer. Using different colours, words and images, come up with as many ideas as possible related to that theme in 3 minutes. Don’t be perfect. Let your imagination roam.
THINK: How did you find the experience of picturing your thoughts in this way? Did it throw up some interesting insights?
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New to mind mapping? Watch this TED talk by the mindmap master, Tony Buzan:
DO: What’s the most inventive use you can make of an old, empty bottle?
DO: What’s the most inventive use you can make of an old, empty bottle? Try to be as imaginative as possible.
THINK: Did you manage to make something decorative or useful? Are there other objects you could recycle or transform?
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“Never refuse to reuse.” – Anon.
DO: Make a paper aeroplane and see how far you can fly it.
DO: Make a paper aeroplane and see how far you can fly it. Involve your friends or colleagues and have a competition.
THINK: How did you find the challenge? Did you make a successful paper plane?
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If you need some inspiration, watch How to Fold a Paper Aeroplane:
DO: Collect items to create a collage.
DO: Collect items to create a collage. Create your picture – let your imagination fly.
THINK: How did you find the experience of making a collage? Did you feel inspired?
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Collage: /kɒlɑːʒ/ – noun – A piece of art made by sticking various different materials such as photographs and pieces of paper or fabric on to a backing.
DO: Put on some music and do a dance that you associate with your culture or personality.
DO: Put on some music and do a dance that you associate with your culture or personality. Try a traditional dance of the country you’re from or remember something you danced to in your childhood. Let yourself go!
THINK: How did you find the experience? Was it easy? Hard? Fun?!
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“Dancing is like dreaming with your feet.” – Anon.
DO: Take a photo of, or with something that represents ‘good health’ – try not to overthink it, just use whatever comes to mind!
DO: Take a photo of, or with something that represents ‘good health’ – try not to overthink it, just use whatever comes to mind!
THINK: What do you associate with being healthy? How do you feel when your at your best?
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DO: Create your own superhero and consider the superhuman powers that they might have.
DO: Create your own superhero and consider the superhuman powers that they might have. Draw your character, dress up as them or write a description.
THINK: What would your superpower be? Where would you go and what would you do?
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The Top 10 Superheroes of All Time:
DO: Go outside, move away from your desk or your current position, and perform a random act of kindness.
DO: Go outside, move away from your desk or your current position, and perform a random act of kindness. Offer a favour, a gift, a compliment, or a smile to someone you have never seen or spoken to before. Invite kindness into your day and theirs.
THINK: How did it feel to be kind? How did the other person react?
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“Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.” – Dalai Lama
DO: Go for a walk and photograph or collect as many items as you can in under 15 minutes, each starting with a different letter of the alphabet.
DO: Go for a walk and photograph or collect as many items as you can in under 15 minutes, each starting with a different letter of the alphabet.
THINK: How did you find the experience? Did you complete the challenge?
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“There is another alphabet, whispering from every leaf, singing from every river, shimmering from every sky.” – Dejan Stojanovic
DO: Draw or write about something you can see with your left hand (if you’re right-handed), or your right (if you’re left-handed).
DO: Draw or write about something you can see with your left hand (if you’re right-handed), or your right (if you’re left-handed).
THINK: How did you find the challenge? Was it easy? Hard?
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Here’s a short film from How Your Body Works! about left-handers:
DO: Set a timer and sit quietly for five minutes.
DO: Set a timer and sit quietly for five minutes. Reflect and take in your surroundings. Notice the sounds as well as the sights – enjoy just being in the moment.
THINK: What did you notice? Did you find it easy to sit quietly?
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“Meditation is a way for nourishing and blossoming the divine within you.” – Amit Ray
DO: Write a five-line poem in 15 minutes.
DO: Write a five-line poem in 15 minutes. That’s it. There are no rules, no expectations and no set topic. This is simply your chance to write about anything that comes to mind, or anything that is on your mind.
THINK: Did you find your inner poet? Did the challenge inspire any thoughts or memories?
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For inspiration, watch this TED talk by Daniel Tysdal about writing poetry:
DO: Be creative with your food, can you make it look like something else?
DO: Be creative with your food, can you make it look like something else? Consider the different colours and textures on the plate in front of you and make something new.
THINK: How did you find the challenge? Were there any surprises?
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DO: Take a piece of paper and see what you can turn it into.
DO: Take a piece of paper and see what you can turn it into. Fold it, tear it, cut it (but watch your fingers!) What could it be? What would you like it to be? Perhaps you could create your own piece of art, desk decoration or mini sculpture – or maybe something entirely different from your own imagination.
THINK: What did you come up with for this challenge? Did you let your imagination roam?
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DO: From memory, or by going to see it, draw, paint or create a landscape of your (nearest) city.
DO: From memory, or by going to see it, draw, paint or create a landscape of your (nearest) city. It might be the view of a bridge, or a cultural landmark, or just the view from your window wherever you are.
THINK: How did you find the experience? How do you feel about the place you live? Where are your favourite places?
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