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?
01	Learn mouth to mouth	2281
02	Decline plastic bags wherever possible	4731
03	Read a story with a child	3573
04	Fit at least one energy saving light bulb globe	3027
05	Smile and smile back	6112
06	Take public transport when you can	3942
07	Plant something	2963
08	Have a bath with someone you love	1575
09	Learn the traditional owners of your area	965
10	Turn your thermostat down by 1º	1817
11	Get fitter, feel better	3040
12	Turn off appliances at the mains	3119
13	Recycle your mobile phone	1057
14	Spend time with someone from a different generation	3475
15	Register online as an organ donor	1518
16	Give your change to charity	2840
17	Try watching less TV	3182
18	Learn to be friendly in another language	1299
19	Learn one good joke	1550
20	Turn off unnecessary lights	5309
21	Find out how your money is invested	1164
22	Use your will to good effect	1049
23	Have more meals together	2926
24	Dispose of cigarettes appropriately	2764
25	Recycle your clothes and toys	2925
26	Give blood	1385
27	Pay more when you buy at op shops	978
28	Seize the moment	1746
29	Recycle your computer	894
30	Bake something for a friend	1843
31	Turn off the tap whilst you brushing your teeth	6459
32	Mend something rather than replace it	2161
33	Recycle your books	2191
34	Offer to mow your neighbour's lawn	771
35	Write to someone who inspired you	1023
36	Take time to listen	2801
37	Don't overfill your kettle	3070
38	Let at least one car in on every journey	2146
39	Shop locally	3511
40	Join something	1710
41	Hug someone	4393
42	Recycle your specs	829
43	Buy fairly traded products	1452
44	Take part in Clean Up Australia Day	861
45	Give your phone number to 5 people in your street	744
46	Use both sides of every piece of paper	2644
47	Buy a copy of this book for a friend	736
48	Send us an action	834
49	Learn more, do more	1664
50	Do something for nothing	2645
51	Find out where your lunch has come from	469
52	Recycle waste paper	1347
53	Calculate your carbon footprint	522
54	Don’t be an ideas killer	628
55	Use a biro from start to finish	741
56	Start a car pool	455
57	Enjoy a Fair-trade brew	630
58	Pull the plug on mobile phone chargers	772
59	Praise people	992
60	Remember people’s names	849
61	Speak rather than email	638
62	Make a radio request for the person opposite you	432
63	Practice good manners	1069
64	Recycle your printer cartridges	582
65	Pass this book around	436
66	Take breaks	790
67	Share your lunch with someone	481
68	Try a job swap	369
69	Shut down your computer properly	1260
70	Give as you go	476
71	Practice mobile manners	607
72	Lose the plastic cup	628
73	Leave work on time at least once a week	842
74	Turn away from your screen and... blink	865
75	Be nice to temps	751
76	Use one of these email signatures	443
77	Show empathy	773
78	Photocopy on both sides	775
79	Give up some spare time	585
80	Choose your friends wisely	787
81	Challenge your business about its ‘lights on at night’ policy	448
82	‘Aspire not to have more, but to be more.’	657
83	Lobby for a doona day	387
84	Smile when you answer the phone	831
85	Support small businesses	771
86	Avoid waste	779
87	Play bullshit bingo	478
88	Get off one stop early	493
89	Ring the IT help desk just to see how they are	415
90	Send this to your boss	421
91	Take the stairs	882
92	Bring your kids into work for the day	404
93	Don’t judge someone by the job they do	714
94	Make a coffee for someone busier than you	654
95	Earn fewer frequent flyer points	473
96	Blow the whistle on workplace bullies	458
97	Say thanks	1476
98	Give your brain a workout	788
99	Know how you fit into the bigger picture	589
100	Fail	719

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