We Are What We Do

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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?
130	Add your own action	12502
129	Speak football	13060
128	Involve everyone	12174
127	Recycle your toys	14675
126	Write a letter	12593
125	Talk rubbish to your parents	12583
124	Don't worry if you make a mistake	12146
123	Don't start a war	12372
122	Don’t charge your phone overnight	12704
121	Stop junk mail	12288
120	Give lots of compliments	11935
119	Play	12433
118	Don't sing in the shower	11693
117	Read with a pal	11711
116	Find out about your food	11203
115	Teach your granny to text	11360
114	Love where you live	10866
113	Ask “Why?”	10799
112	Go to more parties	10757
111	Love your stuff	11309
110	Cook a meal from scratch	11393
109	Layer up	11167
108	Be friendly in sign language	11625
107	Look closer	11754
106	Test your teacher	11584
105	Switch things off when you leave the room	12865
104	Stand up for something	11296
103	Grow something & eat it	11176
102	Walk your dad	11647
101	Make someone smile	11068
100	Fail	15889
99	Know how you fit into the bigger picture	13743
98	Spread the word	14773
97	Say thanks	21065
96	Blow the whistle on workplace bullies	13541
95	Earn fewer air miles	13507
94	Make a coffee for someone busier than you	15889
93	Don't judge someone by the job they do	15009
92	Bring your kids into work for the day	12710
91	Take the stairs	16689
90	Send this to your boss	12342
89	Ring the IT help desk just to see how they are	11537
88	Get off one stop early	13973
87	Play bullshit bingo	13244
86	Avoid waste	16920
85	Support small businesses	14963
84	Smile when you answer the phone	15369
83	Learn to save a life	14922
82	'Aspire not to have more, but to be more.'	15463
81	Challenge your business about its 'lights on at night' policy	13362
80	Choose your friends wisely	15566
79	Give up some spare time	13833
78	Photocopy on both sides	16084
77	Show empathy	16388
76	Use one of these email signatures	13218
75	Be nice to temps	15428
74	Turn away from your screen and... blink	17193
73	Leave work on time at least once a week	15886
72	Lose the plastic cup	15925
71	Practise mobile manners	14831
70	Give as you go	13947
69	Shut down your computer properly	19332
68	Try a job swap	12013
67	Share your lunch with someone	13985
66	Take breaks	16591
65	Pass this book around	13212
64	Recycle your printer cartridges	15433
63	Practise good manners	18067
62	Make a radio request for the person opposite you	11565
61	Speak rather than email	15297
60	Remember people's names	17478
59	Praise people	17453
58	Pull the plug on mobile phone chargers	16582
57	Enjoy a Fairtrade brew	15807
56	Start a car pool	13076
55	Use a biro from start to finish	15480
54	Don't be an ideas killer	14519
53	Calculate your carbon footprint	14139
52	Recycle waste paper	20458
51	Find out where your lunch has come from	14125
50	Do something for nothing	20322
49	Learn more, do more	16757
48	Send us an action	13597
47	Buy a copy of this book for a friend	13449
46	Use both sides of every piece of paper	18319
45	Give your phone number to 5 people in your street	13426
44	Report dumped rubbish to your council	13590
43	Grow something with a child	14524
42	Recycle your specs	14596
41	Hug someone	21625
40	Join something	17053
39	Shop locally	19905
38	Don't overfill your kettle	19470
37	Let at least one car in on every journey	16308
36	Take time to listen	19563
35	Write to someone who inspired you	14969
34	Buy fairly traded products	18668
33	Recycle your books	18557
32	Do something you think you are unable to do	16646
31	Turn off the tap whilst you brushing your teeth	23373
30	Bake something for a friend	17599
29	Recycle your computer	14315
28	Seize the moment	16363
27	Pay more when you buy at charity shops	13759
26	Give blood	15940
25	Use a mug not a plastic cup	20953
24	Put your gum in the bin	20841
23	Have more meals together	19539
22	Use your will to good effect	15265
21	Turn off unnecessary lights	25411
20	Find out how your money is invested	14875
19	Learn one good joke	17099
18	Learn to be friendly in another language	17996
17	Try watching less TV	21749
16	Give your change to charity	18283
15	Register online as an organ donor	15260
14	Spend time with someone from a different generation	21006
13	Recycle your mobile phone	15690
12	Turn off appliances at the mains	18021
11	Get fitter, feel better	19672
10	Turn your thermostat down by 1º	18768
09	If it says 30mph, do 30mph	18743
08	Have a bath with someone you love	17455
07	Plant a tree	16070
06	Take public transport when you can	20714
05	Smile and smile back	26398
04	Learn basic first aid	19915
03	Fit at least one energy-saving light bulb	23115
02	Read a story with a child	21226
01	Decline plastic bags wherever possible.	27989