Actions to change the world

Here's our list of simple, everyday actions you can do to help change the world (and have fun while you're doing it). It could be doing something for the community like shopping locally, something for the environment like avoiding plastic bags, or something for you, like learning to paint, sing or speak Spanish...

So how does this work? Click on an action to see what it's all about or, if you 're ready to do the do, tick each action you have completed and press the "Done!" button down below. Your actions will be added to the total, there on the top-right. Just like that.

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Action		Total	Add?
100	Fail	607
99	Know how you fit into the bigger picture	533
98	Give your brain a workout	623
97	Say thanks	819
96	Blow the whistle on workplace bullies	459
95	Earn fewer frequent flyer points	499
94	Make a coffee for someone busier than you	606
93	Don’t judge someone by the job they do	624
92	Bring your kids into work for the day	409
91	Take the stairs	698
90	Send this to your boss	445
89	Ring the IT help desk just to see how they are	426
88	Get off one stop early	466
87	Play bullshit bingo	474
86	Avoid waste	594
85	Support small businesses	622
84	Smile when you answer the phone	617
83	Lobby for a doona day	412
82	‘Aspire not to have more, but to be more.’	573
81	Challenge your business about its ‘lights on at night’ policy	467
80	Choose your friends wisely	657
79	Give up some spare time	546
78	Photocopy on both sides	639
77	Show empathy	635
76	Use one of these email signatures	408
75	Be nice to temps	622
74	Turn away from your screen and... blink	648
73	Leave work on time at least once a week	668
72	Lose the plastic cup	520
71	Practice mobile manners	537
70	Give as you go	467
69	Shut down your computer properly	756
68	Try a job swap	402
67	Share your lunch with someone	452
66	Take breaks	558
65	Pass this book around	444
64	Recycle your printer cartridges	554
63	Practice good manners	754
62	Make a radio request for the person opposite you	462
61	Speak rather than email	527
60	Remember people’s names	653
59	Praise people	665
58	Pull the plug on mobile phone chargers	533
57	Enjoy a Fair-trade brew	500
56	Start a car pool	469
55	Use a biro from start to finish	589
54	Don’t be an ideas killer	555
53	Calculate your carbon footprint	496
52	Recycle waste paper	778
51	Find out where your lunch has come from	462
50	Do something for nothing	1789
49	Learn more, do more	1247
48	Send us an action	741
47	Buy a copy of this book for a friend	678
46	Use both sides of every piece of paper	1340
45	Give your phone number to 5 people in your street	735
44	Take part in Clean Up Australia Day	806
43	Buy fairly traded products	1122
42	Recycle your specs	812
41	Hug someone	2064
40	Join something	1363
39	Shop locally	2066
38	Let at least one car in on every journey	1472
37	Don't overfill your kettle	1696
36	Take time to listen	1671
35	Write to someone who inspired you	932
34	Offer to mow your neighbour's lawn	782
33	Recycle your books	1662
32	Mend something rather than replace it	1762
31	Turn off the tap whilst you brushing your teeth	2645
30	Bake something for a friend	1392
29	Recycle your computer	861
28	Seize the moment	1231
27	Pay more when you buy at op shops	856
26	Give blood	1065
25	Recycle your clothes and toys	2217
24	Dispose of cigarettes appropriately	1051
23	Have more meals together	1795
22	Use your will to good effect	943
21	Find out how your money is invested	1057
20	Turn off unnecessary lights	2530
19	Learn one good joke	1189
18	Learn to be friendly in another language	1090
17	Try watching less TV	1870
16	Give your change to charity	1485
15	Register online as an organ donor	1262
14	Spend time with someone from a different generation	1771
13	Recycle your mobile phone	949
12	Turn off appliances at the mains	1440
11	Get fitter, feel better	1783
10	Turn your thermostat down by 1º	1180
09	Learn the traditional owners of your area	865
08	Have a bath with someone you love	1242
07	Plant something	1829
06	Take public transport when you can	1693
05	Smile and smile back	2695
04	Fit at least one energy saving light bulb globe	1844
03	Read a story with a child	1919
02	Decline plastic bags wherever possible	2340
01	Learn mouth to mouth	1834

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