GO! Do 5 Different Things Today - Because you CAN!
April 19th, 2008 by arvind
Arvind here planning to do a few things differently today!
Do you always do the same things day in and day out?
Or do you things the same way every day?
Are you ready to be “adventurous” and do 5 things differently today?
Here are 5 things that I have already done different today - because I can!
1. Jumped out of bed from the left hand side rather than the right.
2. I had ice cream for breakfast 
3. I am using the mouse for my computer with my left hand rather than right.
4. I deleted all the emails in my in-box without looking at them and worrying about anything important being deleted.
5. I flicked through a tabloid newspaper and even read a few of the celebrity gossip stories about who is supposedly bonking whom!
The point is that so many of us go through life with the same old routine and behaviours established years ago. But by taking a simple new approach we can all bring more variety, adventure and fun in our lives. These new things do not have to be major or life changing - just simple things as listed above.
So what 5 things will YOU differently today - because you can?!
Do share…
Hi Arvind,i’m with you on this,i read years ago that if you break routines,like looking at different things on your daily drive to work,it adds years to your life….or something like that. Variety is the spice of life eh!
Right,thanks for the advice i’m off to do the following…
1. Shave with my eyes closed.
2. Not pay for my weekly “big shop”
3. Drive the wrong way down the by-pass,in next door’s car.
4. Streak at the local footy match
5. Put all the money i’ve saved for the wedding on Calzaghe to win on points tonight.
I’ll let you know how i get on.
LOL Bo - you’ll be front page news and up there with the Darwin awards if you did that!
How about a blog post old chap?
Great list Bo - very adventurous and daring off you.
Do give us update from jail or the doghouse or hospital or wherever you end up
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Most days are different for me, China is anything but routine.
I spend a fair amount of time trying to get routine, trouble is in Asia in general you always see something or have some event that is unique/crazy and either makes you laugh, cringe or wince.
Hmmm.
Routine yep thats my life… and it is deadset boring at the moment…..
more on that later…
but I did have left over Apple Pie for breakfast with whipped cream… you see I walked to the fridge forthe milk and there it was calling my name……and it was brillant… just the thing after the first coffee….
I dont normally eat breakfast…
Jim here after a 4pm random shower - only another 4 to GO! as my obsessive compulsive phase kicks in…
Well, what a refreshing change to have such a pleasant, inspiring and ‘fresh’ site on the web !
Totally enjoy all the posistive attitudes of everyone involved and will be back daily !!
Jacquie X
Welcome Jackie..
look forward to reading your comments….
Yes, doing different things every each day really is good for variation and creativity. Life will not be dull. And more things will be learned along the way. It helps in the thinking process too, I believe. Great idea to practice and be discipline with.
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Like the post at your site, funnily enough I was trying to do some cost saving ideas just last week in work and had tasked half of the available CAD engineers to examine ways to reduce mass but keep the same surface area on some plastic mouldings we make. Will point a few of them to your site, great posts.
Welcome to flowers.
Mike,
Might also be of interest to you mate.
Yeah thanks Gareth - bit of calculus anyone?
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I e-mailed you a list Arvind. they should be in your Inbox
Thanks Emma F but I have not received anything
I have even checked my spamarrest inbox.
Can you please resend your list. Thanks.
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Wow, this was a difficult one for me. I’m not the adventurous type and I’ve been sitting here for several minutes staring at this reply box without any changes coming to mind……
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Hi Empress - maybe switching off the computer and NOT staring at the reply box could be a major change for you ?!
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Hey! Are you some kind of health guru or something?!
Thanks for the uplifting post.
I did several things differently this weekend and happy about it.
It’s nice to read such posts!
Me a guru?! Recognition from someone at last
Good to connect with you on here,princess (i*maginate).
Do share with us what you did differently today.
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Having started today by getting out of the bed from the left hand side rather than the right hand side, I spent the rest of the day as a Tiger!!!
IKEA had a big 21st birthday celebration today in all their UK to celebrate their 21 years of business in the UK. And they had 21% off everything in the store.
I went along to check out the store and went prepard for the large crowds and long checkout queues. It was however a really pleasant day with a party atmosphere.
They had some facepainters for kids and the sign said you had to be 3 and over to have your face painted for free.
I said that since I was over 3, I was surely eligible – and I had my face painted as a Tiger!
The rest of the day was amazing day as I amused a lot of kids and bemused countless adults who didn’t know whether to smile, snigger, ignore me or look away.
So I chose to be a Tiger for the day - because I can!
What animal would you be if you had a choice?
I can sense another post coming up
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