Posts Tagged ‘how to be happy’

“How To Be Miserable” Contest

Sunday, August 24th, 2008

Well gang, we’ve just seen 1,000 Ways To Be Happy. But in the interest of living a balanced life, we should now explore the art of being miserable.

I’m running a contest sponsored by professional life coach Tim Brownson. Tim is offering these terrific prizes:

  • A full life coaching session of one hour. (Tim suggests that helping the person understand their values would be most beneficial, but he’s happy to let them decide what they want the session to cover.)
  • A signed copy of his book “Don’t Ask Stupid Questions – There Are No Stupid Questions” (mailed anywhere in the world).
  • A copy of his ebook “Know Yourself – Change Yourself.”

The 1st place finisher will choose the prize they want, the 2nd place finisher will choose from the remaining two prizes, and the 3rd place finisher will get the remaining prize.

To enter the contest, you’ll write a post about how to be miserable. To see some sample ways to be miserable, and to get an idea about the spirit of the contest, watch Tim’s video Ways To Be Miserable.

There are three steps to entering:

1. Write a post about how to be miserable. The style and format is up to you. You might pick your favorite method of misery and describe it in detail, or you might write a list post, or you might record a video post…whatever works for you. Entries will be judged by Tim and me on the basis of originality, humor, and insight.

2. Link to both Tim and me in your post. Exactly how you do that is up to you, just use decent keywords in the link text.

3. Leave a comment below to tell us you’ve entered the contest. We want to be able to see all the entries in one place, so just leave a comment below saying “Hi, my post about how to be miserable is here: http://…” Of course, you’re welcome to leave a comment without having entered the contest. And don’t worry about someone else reading your post and stealing your ideas, because we’ll know who wrote what first.

I’ll write a misery post just for fun and to demonstrate a sample entry, not to actually enter the contest. On the other hand, if we don’t have at least three people enter, then heck yeah I’ll claim a prize–I want that coaching!

(BTW, in my last contest, I said that if you entered but didn’t win, your entry would roll forward to the next contest. Obviously that won’t work here since this isn’t a random drawing, so your entry from last time will roll forward to the next contest after this one.)

All entries must be received by 11:59 PM EST Monday, September 1, 2008. Good luck, and may the most miserable person win!

1,000 Ways To Be Happy

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

Because apparently the blogosphere doesn’t have enough already…

  1. Take a walk.
  2. Learn a new language.
  3. Talk to a child.
  4. Play with a child.
  5. Adopt a child.
  6. Work on your 5-year plan.
  7. Set realistic goals.
  8. Cross something off your todo list.
  9. Stop and smell the roses.
  10. Pretend to be a marine biologist.
  11. Hug someone.
  12. Kiss someone.
  13. Do something else with someone.
  14. Digg something.
  15. Forgive yourself.
  16. Forgive someone else.
  17. Empty your spam folder.
  18. Shake someone’s hand.
  19. Start a business.
  20. Make a list of things you’re thankful for.
  21. Stop complaining.
  22. Stretch.
  23. Make someone else happy.
  24. Bake a cake from scratch.
  25. Give excess stuff to charity.
  26. Volunteer at a soup kitchen.
  27. Play pinball.
  28. Sing.
  29. Listen to music.
  30. Listen to a car alarm as if it were music.
  31. Call a friend and just chat.
  32. Quit your job.
  33. Use positive affirmations.
  34. Do some spring cleaning.
  35. Tell a joke.
  36. Decide not to keep up with the Joneses.
  37. Buy an expensive car and give it to the Joneses, just to mess with them.
  38. Draw something.
  39. Start a garden.
  40. Quit smoking.
  41. Get some fresh air.
  42. Just decide to be happy.
  43. Practice origami.
  44. Jump in puddles.
  45. Stay focused on the moment.
  46. Dream.
  47. Buckle your seat belt.
  48. Balance your checkbook.
  49. Do laundry.
  50. Don’t sweat the small stuff.
  51. Put on a fake moustache and go around telling everyone you’re looking for your long lost twin.
  52. Go to church.
  53. Stop going to church.
  54. Only watch TV shows that make you feel better.
  55. Start hitting yourself, and see how good it feels when you stop.
  56. Get enough sleep.
  57. Cross the street.
  58. Obey the law.
  59. Lose weight.
  60. Gain weight.
  61. Refinance your mortgage.
  62. Pick your battles carefully.
  63. Find a feather.
  64. Go to the Super Bowl.
  65. Go to the World Series.
  66. Go to the Olympics.
  67. Go to a party.
  68. Have your portrait painted.
  69. Watch the launch of the space shuttle.
  70. Eat a box of donuts.
  71. Brew your own beer.
  72. Grow a beard.
  73. Write a fan letter.
  74. Do jury duty.
  75. Go to Oktoberfest.
  76. Be a mentor.
  77. Teach a kid to read.
  78. Write your mission statement.
  79. Watch a lunar eclipse.
  80. Celebrate a made-up holiday.
  81. Support a cause.
  82. Drive across America.
  83. Count the stars.
  84. FTP a file.
  85. Go to the beach.
  86. Ride a roller coaster.
  87. Go fishing.
  88. Go hot air ballooning.
  89. Go camping.
  90. Stop worrying about what other people think.
  91. Compliment someone.
  92. Take up photography.
  93. Dye your hair blue and pretend you don’t know it’s blue.
  94. Have phone sex with a telemarketer.
  95. Stop watching the news.
  96. Vote for someone who’s not George W. Bush.
  97. Switch to Gmail.
  98. Switch to Firefox.
  99. Switch shampoos.
  100. Clip coupons.
  101. Light a candle.
  102. Go to a museum.
  103. Change a tire.
  104. Change a diaper.
  105. Go dancing.
  106. Sneeze.
  107. Make a time capsule.
  108. Read articles about how to be happy.
  109. Stop being a perfectionist.
  110. Dress up like a clown.
  111. Floss.
  112. Stop being envious.
  113. Stop being fearful.
  114. Stop being angry.
  115. Stop being sad.
  116. Talk to someone about your problems and realize how stupid they sound.
  117. Drop out of school.
  118. Go back to school.
  119. Look at trees.
  120. Count to 1,000,000.
  121. Go quack at some ducks.
  122. Take the stairs instead of the elevator.
  123. Take a kid’s nose and eventually give it back.
  124. Do a good deed.
  125. Perform CPR on someone (when the situation warrants it).
  126. Become an organ donor.
  127. Visit the library.
  128. Embrace simplicity.
  129. Lower your expectations.
  130. Wash your hands.
  131. Read a random article on Wikipedia.
  132. See how fast you can run.
  133. See how high you can jump.
  134. Mow the lawn.
  135. Learn sign language.
  136. Learn Pig Latin.
  137. Teach your kids Pig Latin as their native language.
  138. Subscribe to a blog.
  139. Get married.
  140. Get divorced.
  141. Say please.
  142. Say thank you.
  143. Say you’re welcome.
  144. Leave comments on a blog.
  145. Read a blog post.
  146. Write a blog post.
  147. Read a book.
  148. Write a book.
  149. Watch a movie.
  150. Write a movie script.
  151. Read a haiku.
  152. Write a haiku.
  153. Read a sonnet.
  154. Write a sonnet.
  155. Visit Alabama.
  156. Visit Alaska.
  157. Visit Arizona.
  158. Visit Arkansas.
  159. Visit California.
  160. Visit Colorado.
  161. Visit Connecticut.
  162. Visit Delaware.
  163. Visit Florida.
  164. Visit Georgia.
  165. Visit Hawaii.
  166. Visit Idaho.
  167. Visit Illinois.
  168. Visit Indiana.
  169. Visit Iowa.
  170. Visit Kansas.
  171. Visit Kentucky.
  172. Visit Louisiana.
  173. Visit Maine.
  174. Visit Maryland.
  175. Visit Massachusetts.
  176. Visit Michigan.
  177. Visit Minnesota.
  178. Visit Mississippi.
  179. Visit Missouri.
  180. Visit Montana.
  181. Visit Nebraska.
  182. Visit Nevada.
  183. Visit New Hampshire.
  184. Visit New Jersey.
  185. Visit New Mexico.
  186. Visit New York.
  187. Visit North Carolina.
  188. Visit North Dakota.
  189. Visit Ohio.
  190. Visit Oklahoma.
  191. Visit Oregon.
  192. Visit Pennsylvania.
  193. Visit Rhode Island.
  194. Visit South Carolina.
  195. Visit South Dakota.
  196. Visit Tennessee.
  197. Visit Texas.
  198. Visit Utah.
  199. Visit Vermont.
  200. Visit Virginia.
  201. Visit Washington, D.C.
  202. Visit Washington state.
  203. Visit West Virginia.
  204. Visit Wisconsin.
  205. Visit Wyoming.
  206. Visit Albania.
  207. Visit Algeria.
  208. Visit Andorra.
  209. Visit Angola.
  210. Visit Antigua and Barbuda.
  211. Visit Argentina.
  212. Visit Armenia.
  213. Visit Australia.
  214. Visit Austria.
  215. Visit Azerbaijan.
  216. Visit the Bahamas.
  217. Visit Bahrain.
  218. Visit Bangladesh.
  219. Visit Barbados.
  220. Visit Belarus.
  221. Visit Belgium.
  222. Visit Belize.
  223. Visit Benin.
  224. Visit Bhutan.
  225. Visit Bolivia.
  226. Visit Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  227. Visit Botswana.
  228. Visit Brazil.
  229. Visit Brunei.
  230. Visit Bulgaria.
  231. Visit Burkina Faso.
  232. Visit Burundi.
  233. Visit Cambodia.
  234. Visit Cameroon.
  235. Visit Canada.
  236. Visit Cape Verde.
  237. Visit Chad.
  238. Visit Chile.
  239. Visit China.
  240. Visit Colombia.
  241. Visit Comoros.
  242. Visit Costa Rica.
  243. Visit Côte d’Ivoire.
  244. Visit Croatia.
  245. Visit Cuba.
  246. Visit Cyprus.
  247. Visit Czech Republic.
  248. Visit Denmark.
  249. Visit Djibouti.
  250. Visit Dominica.
  251. Visit the Dominican Republic.
  252. Visit East Timor.
  253. Visit Ecuador.
  254. Visit Egypt.
  255. Visit El Salvador.
  256. Visit Equatorial Guinea.
  257. Visit Eritrea.
  258. Visit Estonia.
  259. Visit Ethiopia.
  260. Visit Fiji.
  261. Visit Finland.
  262. Visit France.
  263. Visit Gabon.
  264. Visit the Gambia.
  265. Visit Germany.
  266. Visit Greece.
  267. Visit Grenada.
  268. Visit Guatemala.
  269. Visit Guinea.
  270. Visit Guinea-Bissau.
  271. Visit Guyana.
  272. Visit Honduras.
  273. Visit Hungary.
  274. Visit Iceland.
  275. Visit India.
  276. Visit Indonesia.
  277. Visit Ireland.
  278. Visit Israel.
  279. Visit Italy.
  280. Visit Jamaica.
  281. Visit Japan.
  282. Visit Jordan.
  283. Visit Kazakhstan.
  284. Visit Kenya.
  285. Visit Kiribati.
  286. Visit Kuwait.
  287. Visit Kyrgyzstan.
  288. Visit Laos.
  289. Visit Latvia.
  290. Visit Lesotho.
  291. Visit Liberia.
  292. Visit Liechtenstein.
  293. Visit Lithuania.
  294. Visit Luxembourg.
  295. Visit Macedonia.
  296. Visit Madagascar.
  297. Visit Malawi.
  298. Visit Malaysia.
  299. Visit Maldives.
  300. Visit Mali.
  301. Visit Malta.
  302. Visit the Marshall Islands.
  303. Visit Mauritania.
  304. Visit Mauritius.
  305. Visit Mexico.
  306. Visit Micronesia.
  307. Visit Moldova.
  308. Visit Monaco.
  309. Visit Mongolia.
  310. Visit Montenegro.
  311. Visit Morocco.
  312. Visit Mozambique.
  313. Visit Namibia.
  314. Visit Nauru.
  315. Visit Nepal.
  316. Visit the Netherlands.
  317. Visit New Zealand.
  318. Visit Nicaragua.
  319. Visit Niger.
  320. Visit Nigeria.
  321. Visit Norway.
  322. Visit Oman.
  323. Visit Palau.
  324. Visit Panama.
  325. Visit Papua New Guinea.
  326. Visit Paraguay.
  327. Visit Peru.
  328. Visit the Philippines.
  329. Visit Poland.
  330. Visit Portugal.
  331. Visit Qatar.
  332. Visit Romania.
  333. Visit Russia.
  334. Visit Rwanda.
  335. Visit Saint Kitts and Nevis.
  336. Visit Saint Lucia.
  337. Visit Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
  338. Visit Samoa.
  339. Visit San Marino.
  340. Visit São Tomé and Príncipe.
  341. Visit Senegal.
  342. Visit Serbia.
  343. Visit Seychelles.
  344. Visit Sierra Leone.
  345. Visit Singapore.
  346. Visit Slovakia.
  347. Visit Slovenia.
  348. Visit the Solomon Islands.
  349. Visit South Africa.
  350. Visit Spain.
  351. Visit Suriname.
  352. Visit Swaziland.
  353. Visit Sweden.
  354. Visit Switzerland.
  355. Visit Syria.
  356. Visit Tajikistan.
  357. Visit Tanzania.
  358. Visit Thailand.
  359. Visit Togo.
  360. Visit Tonga.
  361. Visit Trinidad and Tobago.
  362. Visit Tunisia.
  363. Visit Turkey.
  364. Visit Turkmenistan.
  365. Visit Tuvalu.
  366. Visit Uganda.
  367. Visit the Ukraine.
  368. Visit the United Kingdom.
  369. Visit Uruguay.
  370. Visit Uzbekistan.
  371. Visit Vanuatu.
  372. Visit Vatican City.
  373. Visit Venezuela.
  374. Visit Vietnam.
  375. Visit Zambia.
  376. Stumble something.
  377. Do pushups.
  378. Go jogging.
  379. Smile.
  380. Laugh.
  381. Swim (backstroke).
  382. Swim (breaststroke).
  383. Swim (butterfly).
  384. Swim (freestyle).
  385. Go diving.
  386. Take deep breaths.
  387. Meditate.
  388. Do jumping jacks.
  389. Do cartwheels.
  390. Stretch.
  391. Go canoeing.
  392. Lie in a hammock.
  393. Go to the zoo.
  394. Solve the Towers of Babylon.
  395. Play basketball.
  396. Play baseball.
  397. Go bowling.
  398. Play volleyball.
  399. Play beach volleyball.
  400. Play tennis.
  401. Ride a horse.
  402. Play rugby.
  403. Play cricket.
  404. Do crunches.
  405. Go on a picnic.
  406. Learn how to juggle.
  407. Learn how to solve Rubik’s Cube.
  408. Practice speedcubing.
  409. Play soccer.
  410. Do a jigsaw puzzle.
  411. Do sudoku.
  412. Do a crossword puzzle.
  413. Play golf.
  414. Practice yoga.
  415. Do a headstand.
  416. Throw away your PDA.
  417. Play ultimate frisbee.
  418. Play underwater football.
  419. Play underwater rugby.
  420. Play water polo.
  421. Learn how to ride a unicycle.
  422. Learn morse code.
  423. Go scuba diving.
  424. Go snorkeling.
  425. Take up archery.
  426. Take up painting.
  427. Take up sculpture.
  428. Take up auto racing.
  429. Go surfing.
  430. Go bodyboarding.
  431. Go skateboarding.
  432. Go hang gliding.
  433. Go skiing.
  434. Go cross-country skiing.
  435. Go snowboarding.
  436. Make a snowman.
  437. Make snow angels.
  438. Go sailing.
  439. Play bocce.
  440. Play dodgeball.
  441. Play kickball.
  442. Have a snowball fight.
  443. Have a food fight.
  444. Go rock climbing.
  445. Go skydiving.
  446. Upgrade WordPress.
  447. Install a new WordPress plugin.
  448. Look at something with binoculars.
  449. Play chess.
  450. Play checkers.
  451. Ride a bike.
  452. Solve a mystery.
  453. Be there for someone.
  454. Ride a train.
  455. Get on a plane.
  456. Take up wrestling.
  457. Take up sumo wrestling.
  458. Take up judo.
  459. Play laser tag.
  460. Play paintball.
  461. Clean out your garage.
  462. Clean your refrigerator.
  463. Vacuum the carpet.
  464. Polish the banister.
  465. Clean a toilet.
  466. Take up ballet.
  467. Take up ballroom dancing.
  468. Take up breakdancing.
  469. Take up Irish dancing.
  470. Take up Latin dancing.
  471. Take up salsa dancing.
  472. Take up tap dancing.
  473. Take up hip-hop.
  474. Take up fencing.
  475. Take up kendo.
  476. Take up boxing.
  477. Take up karate.
  478. Take up kickboxing.
  479. Take up kung fu.
  480. Take up taekwondo.
  481. Take up hapkido.
  482. Take up jeet kune do.
  483. Take up ninjitsu.
  484. Practice with nunchakus.
  485. Play straight pool.
  486. Play eight-ball.
  487. Play nine-ball.
  488. Play three-ball.
  489. Play seven-ball.
  490. Play ten-ball.
  491. Play cribbage.
  492. Play cutthroat.
  493. Play Russian pyramid.
  494. Play bumper pool.
  495. Take up bullfighting.
  496. Take up gymnastics (balance beam).
  497. Take up gymnastics (floor).
  498. Take up gymnastics (high bar).
  499. Take up gymnastics (parallel bars).
  500. Take up gymnastics (pommel horse).
  501. Take up gymnastics (rings).
  502. Take up gymnastics (uneven bars).
  503. Take up gymnastics (vault).
  504. Take up cheerleading.
  505. Take up rope jumping.
  506. Take up rhythmic gymnastics.
  507. Take up trampolining.
  508. Take up the trapeze.
  509. Play handball.
  510. Play four square.
  511. Play field hockey.
  512. Play lacrosse.
  513. Play indoor field hockey.
  514. Play indoor soccer.
  515. Play hurling.
  516. Go rollerblading.
  517. Go roller skating.
  518. Go ice skating.
  519. Play ice hockey.
  520. Play underwater hockey.
  521. Play street hockey.
  522. Go hunting.
  523. Fly a kite.
  524. Defuse a bomb.
  525. Be a volunteer firefighter.
  526. Enter a biathlon.
  527. Enter a triathlon.
  528. Enter a pentathlon.
  529. Enter a decathlon.
  530. Enter a marathon.
  531. Enter a half marathon.
  532. Enter an ultramarathon.
  533. Enter a 10K race.
  534. Enter a 5 mile race.
  535. Enter a 1 mile race.
  536. Enter a 1500 meter race.
  537. Enter a 400 meter race.
  538. Enter a 100 meter dash.
  539. Enter a 100 yard dash.
  540. Enter a 50 meter dash.
  541. Enter a 50 yard dash.
  542. Go motorboating.
  543. Go waterskiing.
  544. Ride a motorcycle.
  545. Go kayaking.
  546. Go whitewater rafting.
  547. Row, row, row your boat, gently down the stream.
  548. Go paragliding.
  549. Go parasailing.
  550. Go skysurfing.
  551. Play badminton.
  552. Play jai alai.
  553. Play with a Ouija board.
  554. Play paddleball.
  555. Play ping pong.
  556. Play platform tennis.
  557. Recycle.
  558. Turn off lights when not in use.
  559. Plant a tree.
  560. Help someone with their homework.
  561. Help someone with their Eagle Scout project.
  562. Update a Wikipedia entry.
  563. Play racquetball.
  564. Play squash.
  565. Play softball.
  566. Play t-ball.
  567. Play speedball.
  568. Play speedminton.
  569. Play speed golf.
  570. Play speed chess.
  571. Play Chinese checkers.
  572. Use a GPS navigation system.
  573. Enter a hurdles race.
  574. Go yachting.
  575. Try ski jumping.
  576. Go sledding.
  577. Go bobsledding.
  578. Do clay pigeon shooting.
  579. Play hide and seek.
  580. Play red rover.
  581. Play tag.
  582. Play freeze tag.
  583. Go hiking.
  584. Go to a waterfall.
  585. Play backgammon.
  586. Play Parcheesi.
  587. Play Chutes and Ladders.
  588. Play Go.
  589. Play Monopoly.
  590. Go to a rodeo.
  591. Join AARP.
  592. Renew some kind of membership.
  593. Register a domain name.
  594. Do a high jump.
  595. Do a long jump.
  596. Do a triple jump.
  597. Do a pole vault.
  598. Play hopscotch.
  599. Do a discus throw.
  600. Do a hammer throw.
  601. Do a javelin throw.
  602. Do a shot put.
  603. Carry the Olympic torch.
  604. Open a high-yield savings account.
  605. Go racewalking.
  606. Take up ham radio.
  607. Go orienteering.
  608. Enter a wheelchair race.
  609. Play shuffleboard.
  610. Twirl a baton.
  611. Throw a boomerang.
  612. Go bungee jumping.
  613. Enter an eating contest.
  614. Enter an egg and spoon race.
  615. Play hackysack.
  616. Go lumberjacking.
  617. Go spelunking.
  618. Buy a new mattress.
  619. Play tetherball.
  620. Enter a three-legged race.
  621. Enter a sack race.
  622. Enter a typing contest.
  623. Play pin the tail on the donkey.
  624. Play wallball.
  625. Take up synchronized swimming.
  626. Take up inline speed skating.
  627. Take up figure skating.
  628. Take up arm wrestling.
  629. Take up thumb wrestling.
  630. Take up bodybuilding.
  631. Take up weightlifting.
  632. Take up powerlifting.
  633. Take up toe wrestling.
  634. Play tug of war.
  635. Play air hockey.
  636. Play Connect Four.
  637. Play dominoes.
  638. Play Scrabble.
  639. Play Stratego.
  640. Play Risk.
  641. Play foosball.
  642. Play croquet.
  643. Play darts.
  644. Play horseshoes.
  645. Take up knife throwing.
  646. Play marbles.
  647. Play jacks.
  648. Play mini-golf.
  649. Play beach handball.
  650. Ride a dune buggy.
  651. Play beach soccer.
  652. Play beach rugby.
  653. Join a marching band.
  654. Join the circus.
  655. Play polo.
  656. Join Toastmasters.
  657. Play ultimate football.
  658. Play fantasy football.
  659. Play wheelchair tennis.
  660. Play wheelchair rugby.
  661. Play wiffle ball.
  662. Play flag football.
  663. Play touch football.
  664. Ride a jet ski.
  665. Follow someone on Twitter.
  666. Eat a banana.
  667. Eat an apple.
  668. Eat a pear.
  669. Eat an orange.
  670. Eat grapes.
  671. Eat blueberries.
  672. Eat strawberries.
  673. Eat a kiwi.
  674. Eat a watermelon.
  675. Eat a cantaloupe.
  676. Eat an apricot.
  677. Eat cherries.
  678. Eat a plum.
  679. Eat a nectarine.
  680. Eat a tangerine.
  681. Eat blackberries.
  682. Eat raspberries.
  683. Eat cranberries.
  684. Eat gooseberries.
  685. Eat non-poisonous honeysuckle berries.
  686. Eat mulberries.
  687. Eat a coconut.
  688. Eat a mango.
  689. Eat mangosteen.
  690. Eat rhubarb.
  691. Eat figs.
  692. Eat a honeydew melon.
  693. Eat raisins.
  694. Eat dates.
  695. Eat olives.
  696. Eat pomegranate seeds.
  697. Eat blood oranges.
  698. Eat a clementine.
  699. Eat grapefruit.
  700. Eat a tangelo.
  701. Eat an avocado.
  702. Eat a guava.
  703. Eat a kumquat.
  704. Eat a passion fruit.
  705. Eat peanuts.
  706. Eat a tomato.
  707. Eat cashews.
  708. Eat chili peppers.
  709. Eat macadamia nuts.
  710. Eat a pineapple.
  711. Eat a plantain.
  712. Eat tofu.
  713. Eat squash.
  714. Eat beets.
  715. Eat broccoli.
  716. Eat asparagus.
  717. Eat a salad.
  718. Eat brussel sprouts.
  719. Eat corn.
  720. Eat cabbage.
  721. Eat lettuce.
  722. Eat spinach.
  723. Eat endive.
  724. Eat peas.
  725. Eat turnips.
  726. Eat pickles.
  727. Eat cucumbers.
  728. Eat eggplant.
  729. Eat a bell pepper.
  730. Eat a cayenne pepper.
  731. Eat a chili pepper.
  732. Eat zucchini.
  733. Eat black-eyed peas.
  734. Eat chickpeas.
  735. Eat lentils.
  736. Eat rice.
  737. Eat celery.
  738. Eat an onion.
  739. Eat a carrot.
  740. Eat an artichoke.
  741. Eat ginger.
  742. Eat a potato.
  743. Eat a sweet potato.
  744. Eat a radish.
  745. Get off caffeine.
  746. Eat less sugar.
  747. Eat chocolate (but cut back on sugar overall).
  748. Eat less processed food.
  749. Eat a peach.
  750. Eat less meat.
  751. Drink less alcohol.
  752. Drink more water.
  753. Become a vegetarian.
  754. Become a vegan.
  755. Become a raw foodist.
  756. Lower your cholesterol.
  757. Lower your blood pressure.
  758. Drink orange juice.
  759. Eat salmon.
  760. Play with a dog.
  761. Play with a puppy.
  762. Play with a cat.
  763. Play with a kitten.
  764. Start an ant farm.
  765. Look for an alligator.
  766. Look for an antelope.
  767. Look for an ape.
  768. Look for a baboon.
  769. Look for a badger.
  770. Look for a bat.
  771. Look for a bear.
  772. Look for a beaver.
  773. Look for a bee.
  774. Look for a beetle.
  775. Look for a bird.
  776. Look for a bison.
  777. Look for a bluebird.
  778. Look for a buffalo.
  779. Look for a butterfly.
  780. Look for a buzzard.
  781. Look for a camel.
  782. Look for a caterpillar.
  783. Look for a cheetah.
  784. Look for a chicken.
  785. Look for a cobra.
  786. Look for a coyote.
  787. Look for a crane.
  788. Look for a crocodile.
  789. Look for a deer.
  790. Look for a dolphin.
  791. Look for a donkey.
  792. Look for a dove.
  793. Look for a duck.
  794. Look for a duckling.
  795. Look for a eagle.
  796. Look for an eel.
  797. Look for an elephant.
  798. Look for an elk.
  799. Look for an emu.
  800. Look for a falcon.
  801. Look for a ferret.
  802. Look for a finch.
  803. Look for a fish.
  804. Look for a flamingo.
  805. Look for a fox.
  806. Look for a frog.
  807. Look for a tadpole.
  808. Look for a gazelle.
  809. Look for a gerbil.
  810. Look for a giraffe.
  811. Look for a goat.
  812. Look for a goldfinch.
  813. Look for a goose.
  814. Look for a gorilla.
  815. Look for a guinea pig.
  816. Look for a gull.
  817. Look for a hamster.
  818. Look for a hare.
  819. Look for a hawk.
  820. Look for a heron.
  821. Look for a hippo.
  822. Look for a hog.
  823. Look for a hornet.
  824. Look for a horse.
  825. Look for a hummingbird.
  826. Look for a hyena.
  827. Look for a jackal.
  828. Look for a jaguar.
  829. Look for a jay.
  830. Look for a jellyfish.
  831. Look for a kangaroo.
  832. Look for a ladybug.
  833. Look for a lark.
  834. Look for a leopard.
  835. Look for a lion.
  836. Look for a llama.
  837. Look for a lobster.
  838. Look for a magpie.
  839. Look for a mallard.
  840. Look for a manatee.
  841. Look for a mink.
  842. Look for a mole.
  843. Look for a monkey.
  844. Look for a moose.
  845. Look for a mouse.
  846. Look for a mule.
  847. Look for a nightingale.
  848. Look for an opossum.
  849. Look for an ostrich.
  850. Look for an otter.
  851. Look for an owl.
  852. Look for an ox.
  853. Look for an oyster.
  854. Look for a panda.
  855. Look for a panther.
  856. Look for a parrot.
  857. Look for a partridge.
  858. Look for a peafowl.
  859. Look for a pelican.
  860. Look for a penguin.
  861. Look for a pheasant.
  862. Look for a pig.
  863. Look for a pigeon.
  864. Look for a polecat.
  865. Look for a pony.
  866. Look for a quail.
  867. Look for a rabbit.
  868. Look for a bunny.
  869. Look for a raccoon.
  870. Look for a ram.
  871. Look for a rat.
  872. Look for a raven.
  873. Look for a reindeer.
  874. Look for a rhinoceros.
  875. Look for a sea lion.
  876. Look for a sea urchin.
  877. Look for a walrus.
  878. Look for a shark.
  879. Look for a sheep.
  880. Look for a skunk.
  881. Look for a snake.
  882. Look for a sparrow.
  883. Look for a squirrel.
  884. Look for a swallow.
  885. Look for a swan.
  886. Look for a tiger.
  887. Look for a toad.
  888. Look for a tadpole.
  889. Look for a turkey.
  890. Look for a turtle.
  891. Look for a weasel.
  892. Look for a whale.
  893. Look for a wolf.
  894. Look for a wombat.
  895. Look for a wren.
  896. Look for a yak.
  897. Look for a zebra.
  898. Play straight poker.
  899. Play stud poker.
  900. Play draw poker.
  901. Play community poker.
  902. Play bridge.
  903. Play euchre.
  904. Play hearts.
  905. Play pinochle.
  906. Play spades.
  907. Play rummy.
  908. Play 500 rummy.
  909. Play gin rummy.
  910. Play gin.
  911. Play Mah-Jongg.
  912. Play Go Fish.
  913. Play Old Maid.
  914. Play Crazy Eights.
  915. Play Bingo.
  916. Play Mao.
  917. Play Uno.
  918. Play war.
  919. Play slapjack.
  920. Play Egyptian ratscrew.
  921. Play blackjack.
  922. Play solitaire.
  923. Play FreeCell.
  924. Play Seven Up.
  925. Play the flute.
  926. Play the Irish flute.
  927. Play the fife.
  928. Play the pipe organ.
  929. Play the pan pipes.
  930. Play the recorder.
  931. Play the slide whistle.
  932. Play the tin whistle.
  933. Play the piccolo.
  934. Play the alto flute.
  935. Play the bass flute.
  936. Blow a whistle.
  937. Play the piccolo clarinet.
  938. Play the soprano clarinet.
  939. Play the saxonette.
  940. Play the basset clarinet.
  941. Play the basset horn.
  942. Play the alto clarinet.
  943. Play the bass clarinet.
  944. Play the saxophone.
  945. Play the alto saxophone.
  946. Play the tenor saxophone.
  947. Play the bass saxophone.
  948. Play the oboe.
  949. Play the bagpipes.
  950. Play the bugle.
  951. Play the French horn.
  952. Play the mellophone.
  953. Play the sousaphone.
  954. Play the trombone.
  955. Play the trumpet.
  956. Play the tuba.
  957. Play the accordion.
  958. Play the harmonica.
  959. Play the banjo.
  960. Play the clavichord.
  961. Play the fiddle.
  962. Play the acoustic guitar.
  963. Play the electric guitar.
  964. Play the harp.
  965. Play the harpsichord.
  966. Play the lute.
  967. Play the mandola.
  968. Play the mandolin.
  969. Play the piano.
  970. Play the viola.
  971. Play the violin.
  972. Play the piccolo.
  973. Play the zither.
  974. Play the bass drum.
  975. Play the bongo drum.
  976. Play the snare drum.
  977. Play the steel drum.
  978. Play the timpani.
  979. Play the triangle.
  980. Play the xylophone.
  981. Play the castanets.
  982. Play the chimes.
  983. Play the cowbell.
  984. Play the cymbals.
  985. Play the glass harmonica.
  986. Play the glockenspiel.
  987. Play the gong.
  988. Play the handbell.
  989. Play the maracas.
  990. Play the metallophone.
  991. Play the rainstick.
  992. Play the rattle.
  993. Play the spoons.
  994. Play the tambourine.
  995. Play the vibraphone.
  996. Play the electronic organ.
  997. Play the electric piano.
  998. Play the mellotron.
  999. Play the synthesizer.
  1000. Play the laser harp.

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