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More things to do when you’re thinking of things to do

RECOVERY LITERATURE

The real source of almost all our crimes, if the trouble is taken to trace them to a common origin, will be found to be in idleness. —Walter Gaston Shotwell

Reduce consumptionTHIS WORLD WILL BE A BETTER PLACE

Buy localFRESH AS FRESH CAN BE

Start a blog about your hobby WORDPRESS IS A GREAT STARTING POINT

Get a smartphone NOT THAT WE’RE STUPID

Macro shots of insectsSHOOT PICTURES OF THE TINIEST UNKNOWN INSECTS

VisualizeYOU CAN FOOL YOUR BODY

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Hit up FacebookTHE TIME AND APPROVAL VORTEX

Improve abodeSTART SLOW — 3 ITEMS PER DAY

Let spiders liveTHEY ARE MOST DEFINITELY MAGICAL

Sign a petition HELP SOMEONE AND THEIR CAUSE

Believe IT’S BETTER THAN THE ALTERNATIVE

Touch a tree IT KNOW THE RULES OF LIFE

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“Keep doing some kind of work, that the devil may always find you employed.”

—St. Jerome

Lift weights 3 MINUTES IS ENOUGH EACH DAY

Follow a trailBUT BEWARE OF WOLVES

Believe in the AfterlifeREMAIN IN THE PRESENT

Listen to KaskadeÜBER-TALENTED

Take a typing class HUNT AND PECK? GOODBYE!

Act on your ideasI’VE GOT MY WORK CUT OUT FOR ME

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Buy a magazineI MAY BE BIASED, BUT I BUY THEM

Feel the grass, shoes offCONNECT TO MOTHER EARTH

Be reminded: Relationships are for givingNOT EXPECTING

We are all perfectYOU HEARD ME!

Katy PerryCHEERY POP

Follow the ShaytardsYOUTUBE CAN BE ULTIMATELY FUNNY

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“One thing I had learned from watching chimpanzees with their infants is that having a child should be fun.”

—Jane Goodall

“Nobody can think straight who does not work. Idleness warps the mind.“

—Henry Ford

Forget about your storageSERIOUSLY PEOPLE - THEY’RE HAVING WARS ABOUT IT

Feel the sunrays on your skinYUP. IN WINTER TOO

Have a goalWRITE IT DOWN, GO OVER IT IN YOUR MIND WHEN YOU CAN

Buy that appIT’S ONLY $10

Common courtesyACKNOWLEDGE KIND PEOPLE AND NON ALIKE

We are grown babiesTHAT’S ALL WE ARE. STOP FIGHTING AND LEARN TO WALK

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Listen to a musicianSOME ELEVATION REQUIRED

Draw somethingDOODLE A NOODLE

Think of othersWE ALL CRAVE CONNECTION

Learn from a masterHARD TO FIND BUT WORTH THE HUNT

Love your lifeTHINK OF THE ALTERNATIVE!

Enjoy solitudeQUIETLY SEEKING DETACHMENT

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“Stay busy boys.”

—Girls

“You don’t need a plan. You have the Puck with you, remember? I’m an expert at this. And I’ve never needed an elaborate plan to pull anything off.” —Julie Kagawa

Delegate or deleteACT NOW, OR FOREVER HOLD YOUR PEACE

Love the UniverseFEEL THE LOVE SHE GIVES YOU

Think about the SunPRETTY NUTTY

Write thank you notes for favorsIT’S NICE TO BE NOTICED

Positivity in a great tonicTHERE’S ALWAYS ROOM FOR DREAMING

Take actionMAKE IT HAPPEN

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Watch the sun riseWITH A CAMERA AND THEN PASS THEM ON

Love things as they areIT SO MUCH EASIER

The only person to change is youIF THERE’S SOMETHING WRONG IN YOUR LIFE, CHANGE IT

Feel something newTRY A FABRIC STORE OR APPLE

Listen to college radioTHEY JUST WARMING UP TO THE BIGTIME

Get a weather appSAVES YOU GUESSING

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Dare yourself SEPARATE AND ORDER

Google Earth itLIFE IS BEAUTIFUL FROM 80,000 MILES UP THERE

Do it. Today is specialUSE UP ALL THE GOOD STUFF

Value your happinessBE OF SERVICE

The Generous SpiritCHRISTMAS ISN’T THE ONLY TIME

HugSO GOOD

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“A real girl isn’t perfect and a perfect girl isn’t real.”

—Harry Styles

Even plastic has feelingsTREAT ALL WITH COMPASSION AND UNDERSTANDING

Combine for inventionsCARDUCK: IT’S A SWIMMING MACHINE

Grocery shop... for 3 hoursSEE WHAT HAPPENS?

Send your body thanksYOU’RE WELCOME! NOW STOP ABUSING ME!

Load a video onto youtubeIT’S CONTAGIOUS

Give positive feedbackFOCUS ON WHAT’S WORKING

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“There is a working class

—strong and happy—among both rich and poor: there is an idle class—weak, wicked, and miserable— among both rich and poor.”

— John Ruskin

Be kind and caring IT MIGHT BE THE KEY TO LIFE

Blood sugar balanceKEEPIN’ YOU HEALTHY

When drained, drain!LET YOUR BODY SPEAK TO YOU

Get a comfortable chairBUT GET UP EVERY HOUR AND WALK AROUND

When painting, paintSO ZEN

“Writers write”MUSICIANS MUSIC

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“It’s sometimes funny to watch some people doing something the wrong way but doing it confidently. Even more funny, they succeeded.”

—Toba Beta

Keep at itJUST DO IT, AGAIN AND AGAIN

Clean your computerFILES CAN DISAPPEAR

Say yes to lifeIT’S THE MAIN WAY TO GET THROUGH IT

Be thankful for your workIT’S A GOOD IDEA TO CREATE ENDLESSLY

People love youSEEK THEM AND APPRECIATE THEM

Use the libraryGREAT RESOURCES AND KNOWLEDGE ENVIRONMENT

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“No one got there by not trying.” —Anon

“No one got there by not trying.” —Anon

“Be happy with what you have and are, be generous with both, and you won’t have to hunt for happiness.”

—William E. Gladstone

Feel the takeoff FLYING

Take frequent breaksFILL WITH FRESH FRUIT AND REST

BreathePRESENT MOMENT

Love yourself and othersIT’S THE LAW OF THE UNIVERSE

Notice the positiveYOUR FOCUS DETERMINES YOUR FUTURE

Go shoppingWHY NOT?

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Use your noggin’IT HAS GOOD IDEAS

Let God into your heartULTIMATE PEACE

Pray in expecting KEEP IN THE PRESENT AND YOU WITH RECEIVE

Organize somethingTHERE’S PLEASURE IN SEEING THE CLEANLINESS

Do one thing you don’t want to doIT’S GOOD PRACTICE

Don’t like payment, but desire outcomeMAYBE MOTIVATES YOU THAT LITTLE BIT

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Stay busy my friendsTHEN YOU’LL HAVE TIME ON YOUR SIDE

Feel the chillTHEN WARM UP

Congratulate yourselfYOU DO HARD STUFF!

AcceptOR CHANGE, FIGURE OUT WHICH

Eat at restaurantsMAYBE JUST ON SUPER-SPECIAL DAYS

Sit with good postureMINDSET CAN HELP

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“It is an un-doubted truth, that the less one has to do, the less time one finds to do it in.”

—Earl of Chesterfield

Realize that everyone needs your loveJUST LIKE YOU NEED THEIRS

80% it CHUCK THE OTHER 20

Good enough is good enoughBUT IF GREATER EVEN BETTER

Consistency builds habitHABITS CHANGE LIVES

Locked door on the way aroundMAYBE JUST KNOCK AT THE FRONT FIRST

Busyness —I can breathe the happinessFOCUS ON YOUR TASKS DETERMINES YOUR FUTURE

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“Life is more fun if you play games.” —Roald Dahl

Bless those around youINCLUDING YOUR NEIGHBOR, THE UNIVERSE

Stick to your wordIT MAKES YOU A BETTER PERSON

Tend to something livingSMALL STEPS TO RESPONSIBILITY

BeginIDEAS A GREAT, BUT THEY MUST BE REALIZED

Self-congratulateYOU DO GOOD WORK SON

Let it fall into placeWHEN IT’S OUT OF YOUR HANDS, MOVE ON

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“What may be done at any time will be done at no time.”

—Scottish Proverb

Finish something YOU’LL FEEL ACCOMPLISHED, THEN MOVE ON

Approve of yourselfLOVE AND KINDNESS IS ALL YOU ARE, OH DID I SAY LOVE?

Pick a favorite colourYOU’LL HAVE AN ANSWER AT SOME POINT TO SOMEONE’S QUESTION

Be impressed not impressiveKEY TO FRIENDSHIPS

Be in the winFEEL HOW YOUR GOAL WOULD FEEL

Build your future selfYOU’VE GOT LOTS OF TOOLS ALREADY

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“The best way to get something done is to begin.” —Author Unknown

Hire a professionalCREDENTIALS MATTER, BUT NOT COMPLETELY

Thank your doctorTHEY WORK HARD

Be a healerUSE YOUR CHI TO HEAL, AND PRAY

Water your plantsWE ARE JUST LIKE THEM

Look upTHERE’S CLOUDS AND STARS AND THE MOON AND STUFF

Imagine other planetsIF YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT SCALE...

“A table, a chair, a bowl of fruit and a violin; what else does a man need to be happy?”—Albert Einstein

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VacationEVEN IF IT’S ONLY AT HOME

Keep your eneregy in balanceEXERCISE, EAT, DRINK, SLEEP, LOVE

Feel a rockIT’S PROBABLY PRETTY OLD

What you do matters LOVE YOURSELF AND LET GOD IN

Be wholeEMBRACE ALL FEELINGS

Be willingYOU ARE ABLE

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“Eventually, time takes care of everything. The trouble with procrastination is that people give up on it too soon.” —Robert Brault

Visit a zooNATIONAL PARKS ARE COOL TOO

Love your familyWITHOUT THEM YOU’D BE NOWHERE

Act as if you countWE BRING OURSELVES UP

DoTHEN DO SOME MORE

Reach outWITH SUPPLIES

Thank your bossSHE DESERVES IT

“Keep your best wishes, close to your heart and watch what happens” —Tony DeLiso

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Every day in every way...I’M GETTING STRONGER AND STRONGER

Build bridges, not bombsCULTIVATE FRIENDSHIPS BY CONNECTING REGULARLY

Share joyIT CAN HELP OTHERS FEEL GOOD

Don’t forget about God!HE MAY JUST BE AN ENERGY BALL BUT HE SURE IS COOL!

Imagine a 300 foot tall creatureSTRANGE EH?

Netflix it upYOU’RE STREET LEGAL

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2 hours a day of study will bring you to excellence.

Smell goodTHERE’S NOTHING LIKE VANILLA

See people for who they really areSTEREOTYPES OUT THE WINDOW PLEASE

Question? Google.SURF FOR ANSWERS

Live life with no regretsDO THE THINGS YOU THINK YOU CAN’T

Take lots of picturesYOU COULD WRITE AN EBOOK SOMEDAY

Self-help yourselfEXPERIENCE

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