Sometimes you have to shake it up to get “unstuck.” Summer is a great time to try new things. So break out of your comfort zone and try something new, even if it’s seemingly small or insignificant. In fact, doing one new thing often leads to another. Did we mention that More magazine recently asked us at the 52 Weeks for our suggestions to include in a feature article about how making one small change can make a difference in your life? We loved working with them and submitted many ideas – some adrenaline inducing, some not. And which of our ideas did they choose to include in their June article?
“Smile. The physical act can trick your brain’s neurotransmitters into thinking you’re happy!”
Out of all the more adventurous ideas we submitted, we found their choice amusing. But hey, experts say it works! Here’s our list of 52 New Things to Try. We left the smile advice only on More magazine’s list for now! What are you trying this summer?
- Go on a horseback ride
- Take up Saori Weaving
- Do a tandem dive
- Buy a lottery ticket
- Go skinny dipping
- Decoupage an old piece of furniture
- Eat something you’ve never tried before
- Read a classic novel
- Swim with dolphins
- Learn a romance language
- Travel cross country
- Make out with a stranger
- Take surfing lessons
- Enjoy a candle-lit dinner with your kids
- Go paragliding
- Mentor someone
- If you’re always at the farm stand buying veggies, plant your own instead
- Take a nude drawing class
- Donate your home or time to the Fresh Air Fund
- Get your caricature done by a street artist
- Become a pen pal to an overseas soldier
- Have a photographer take some hot photos of you
- See one of the 7 wonders of the world
- Watch a meteor shower
- Ride a mechanical bull
- Play strip poker
- Throw a surprise party
- Enroll in an improv or storytelling class
- Go for a dance lesson
- Patent an invention
- Write your memoir
- Schedule time with parents or grandparents and record the conversations
- Learn everything there is to know about every flower you see
- Take a flying lesson
- Do a random act of kindness
- Learn how to drive a “stick shift” car
- Do nothing
- Go whale watching
- Fill and bury a time capsule
- Go topless at a nude beach
- Give a compliment to someone you don’t like
- Fall in love
- Write a book
- Make a picnic by a pond or a lake
- Paint a room
- Book a cruise, a cooking tour, a bike tour, any tour
- Try scuba diving
- Get banned from somewhere
- Build a bonfire in your backyard and roast s’mores
- Get on a train and go somewhere new. Don’t map it out.
- Eat kimchi
- Learn how to play Texas Hold ‘Em
Look for our book this fall inspired by our blog! You can now pre-order from any of the booksellers listed below:
Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Goodreads, IndieBound
Posted: 06/19/13 11:31 AM
