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	605
99	Know how you fit into the bigger picture	532
98	Give your brain a workout	622
97	Say thanks	818
96	Blow the whistle on workplace bullies	457
95	Earn fewer frequent flyer points	498
94	Make a coffee for someone busier than you	602
93	Don’t judge someone by the job they do	623
92	Bring your kids into work for the day	406
91	Take the stairs	695
90	Send this to your boss	444
89	Ring the IT help desk just to see how they are	426
88	Get off one stop early	464
87	Play bullshit bingo	473
86	Avoid waste	594
85	Support small businesses	618
84	Smile when you answer the phone	615
83	Lobby for a doona day	411
82	‘Aspire not to have more, but to be more.’	570
81	Challenge your business about its ‘lights on at night’ policy	466
80	Choose your friends wisely	654
79	Give up some spare time	543
78	Photocopy on both sides	638
77	Show empathy	634
76	Use one of these email signatures	406
75	Be nice to temps	621
74	Turn away from your screen and... blink	646
73	Leave work on time at least once a week	664
72	Lose the plastic cup	518
71	Practice mobile manners	536
70	Give as you go	467
69	Shut down your computer properly	754
68	Try a job swap	401
67	Share your lunch with someone	449
66	Take breaks	557
65	Pass this book around	442
64	Recycle your printer cartridges	553
63	Practice good manners	752
62	Make a radio request for the person opposite you	461
61	Speak rather than email	524
60	Remember people’s names	651
59	Praise people	664
58	Pull the plug on mobile phone chargers	531
57	Enjoy a Fair-trade brew	499
56	Start a car pool	467
55	Use a biro from start to finish	588
54	Don’t be an ideas killer	554
53	Calculate your carbon footprint	493
52	Recycle waste paper	777
51	Find out where your lunch has come from	461
50	Do something for nothing	1785
49	Learn more, do more	1247
48	Send us an action	739
47	Buy a copy of this book for a friend	675
46	Use both sides of every piece of paper	1338
45	Give your phone number to 5 people in your street	732
44	Take part in Clean Up Australia Day	803
43	Buy fairly traded products	1120
42	Recycle your specs	812
41	Hug someone	2060
40	Join something	1360
39	Shop locally	2065
38	Let at least one car in on every journey	1472
37	Don't overfill your kettle	1695
36	Take time to listen	1669
35	Write to someone who inspired you	929
34	Offer to mow your neighbour's lawn	781
33	Recycle your books	1660
32	Mend something rather than replace it	1760
31	Turn off the tap whilst you brushing your teeth	2644
30	Bake something for a friend	1391
29	Recycle your computer	858
28	Seize the moment	1229
27	Pay more when you buy at op shops	853
26	Give blood	1064
25	Recycle your clothes and toys	2217
24	Dispose of cigarettes appropriately	1049
23	Have more meals together	1793
22	Use your will to good effect	941
21	Find out how your money is invested	1054
20	Turn off unnecessary lights	2528
19	Learn one good joke	1188
18	Learn to be friendly in another language	1089
17	Try watching less TV	1868
16	Give your change to charity	1484
15	Register online as an organ donor	1260
14	Spend time with someone from a different generation	1768
13	Recycle your mobile phone	945
12	Turn off appliances at the mains	1439
11	Get fitter, feel better	1782
10	Turn your thermostat down by 1º	1178
09	Learn the traditional owners of your area	865
08	Have a bath with someone you love	1239
07	Plant something	1828
06	Take public transport when you can	1691
05	Smile and smile back	2694
04	Fit at least one energy saving light bulb globe	1844
03	Read a story with a child	1918
02	Decline plastic bags wherever possible	2339
01	Learn mouth to mouth	1833

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