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...

These simple actions come from 'Change the World for a Fiver' and 'Change the World 9 to 5'
Click to see the list by book.

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	Decline plastic bags wherever possible.	37123
02	Read a story with a child	25586
03	Fit at least one energy-saving light bulb	19761
04	Learn basic first aid	10155
05	Smile and smile back	44732
06	Take public transport when you can	23322
07	Plant a tree	7869
08	Have a bath with someone you love	12161
09	If it says 30mph, do 30mph	16693
10	Turn your thermostat down by 1º	11845
11	Get fitter, feel better	15113
12	Turn off appliances at the mains	19920
13	Recycle your mobile phone	5621
14	Spend time with someone from a different generation	16889
15	Register online as an organ donor	5651
16	Give your change to charity	10110
17	Try watching less TV	19301
18	Learn to be friendly in another language	9030
19	Learn one good joke	7617
20	Find out how your money is invested	4258
21	Turn off unnecessary lights	33993
22	Use your will to good effect	5711
23	Have more meals together	17337
24	Put your gum in the bin	15138
25	Use a mug not a plastic cup	21888
26	Give blood	6743
27	Pay more when you buy at charity shops	3526
28	Seize the moment	7840
29	Recycle your computer	3657
30	Bake something for a friend	8450
31	Turn off the tap whilst you brushing your teeth	44267
32	Do something you think you are unable to do	7261
33	Recycle your books	11532
34	Buy fairly traded products	13742
35	Write to someone who inspired you	4841
36	Take time to listen	14020
37	Let at least one car in on every journey	8655
38	Don't overfill your kettle	18336
39	Shop locally	14695
40	Join something	7640
41	Hug someone	35704
42	Recycle your specs	3569
43	Grow something with a child	4203
44	Report dumped rubbish to your council	2573
45	Give your phone number to 5 people in your street	2386
46	Use both sides of every piece of paper	14846
47	Buy a copy of this book for a friend	2891
48	Send us an action	3096
49	Learn more, do more	7355
50	Do something for nothing	15086
51	Find out where your lunch has come from	3258
52	Recycle waste paper	22923
53	Calculate your carbon footprint	3342
54	Don't be an ideas killer	4987
55	Use a biro from start to finish	5599
61	Speak rather than email	5406
56	Start a car pool	1738
57	Enjoy a Fairtrade brew	12180
58	Pull the plug on mobile phone chargers	9588
59	Praise people	9732
60	Remember people's names	9289
62	Make a radio request for the person opposite you	1130
63	Practise good manners	12880
64	Recycle your printer cartridges	5547
65	Pass this book around	2178
66	Take breaks	7111
67	Share your lunch with someone	4096
68	Try a job swap	1368
69	Shut down your computer properly	18309
70	Give as you go	2930
71	Practise mobile manners	4931
72	Lose the plastic cup	6823
73	Leave work on time at least once a week	8462
74	Turn away from your screen and... blink	10500
75	Be nice to temps	5154
76	Use one of these email signatures	3671
77	Show empathy	7617
78	Photocopy on both sides	7617
79	Give up some spare time	4286
80	Choose your friends wisely	6770
81	Challenge your business about its 'lights on at night' policy	2326
82	'Aspire not to have more, but to be more.'	5334
83	Learn to save a life	3525
84	Smile when you answer the phone	9222
85	Support small businesses	5828
86	Avoid waste	8916
87	Play bullshit bingo	1539
88	Get off one stop early	2698
89	Ring the IT help desk just to see how they are	1814
90	Send this to your boss	1317
91	Take the stairs	23960
92	Bring your kids into work for the day	1564
93	Don't judge someone by the job they do	6157
94	Make a coffee for someone busier than you	6426
95	Earn fewer air miles	2206
96	Blow the whistle on workplace bullies	1996
97	Say thanks	136973
98	Spread the word	5194
99	Know how you fit into the bigger picture	4697
100	Fail	7332