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.	37940
02	Read a story with a child	26006
03	Fit at least one energy-saving light bulb	20231
04	Learn basic first aid	10405
05	Smile and smile back	47246
06	Take public transport when you can	23793
07	Plant a tree	8039
08	Have a bath with someone you love	12386
09	If it says 30mph, do 30mph	17245
10	Turn your thermostat down by 1º	12178
11	Get fitter, feel better	15459
12	Turn off appliances at the mains	20487
13	Recycle your mobile phone	5775
14	Spend time with someone from a different generation	17607
15	Register online as an organ donor	5810
16	Give your change to charity	10447
17	Try watching less TV	20444
18	Learn to be friendly in another language	9238
19	Learn one good joke	7780
20	Find out how your money is invested	4411
21	Turn off unnecessary lights	35182
22	Use your will to good effect	5853
23	Have more meals together	18217
24	Put your gum in the bin	15598
25	Use a mug not a plastic cup	22597
26	Give blood	6951
27	Pay more when you buy at charity shops	3635
28	Seize the moment	8050
29	Recycle your computer	3773
30	Bake something for a friend	8696
31	Turn off the tap whilst you brushing your teeth	45949
32	Do something you think you are unable to do	7465
33	Recycle your books	11845
34	Buy fairly traded products	14090
35	Write to someone who inspired you	5005
36	Take time to listen	14403
37	Let at least one car in on every journey	8958
38	Don't overfill your kettle	20750
39	Shop locally	15110
40	Join something	7886
41	Hug someone	37122
42	Recycle your specs	3677
43	Grow something with a child	4350
44	Report dumped rubbish to your council	2637
45	Give your phone number to 5 people in your street	2449
46	Use both sides of every piece of paper	15660
47	Buy a copy of this book for a friend	2946
48	Send us an action	3142
49	Learn more, do more	7884
50	Do something for nothing	16063
51	Find out where your lunch has come from	3733
52	Recycle waste paper	24100
53	Calculate your carbon footprint	3519
54	Don't be an ideas killer	5170
55	Use a biro from start to finish	5714
61	Speak rather than email	5601
56	Start a car pool	1824
57	Enjoy a Fairtrade brew	12551
58	Pull the plug on mobile phone chargers	9849
59	Praise people	10114
60	Remember people's names	9602
62	Make a radio request for the person opposite you	1176
63	Practise good manners	13671
64	Recycle your printer cartridges	5789
65	Pass this book around	2315
66	Take breaks	7432
67	Share your lunch with someone	4268
68	Try a job swap	1419
69	Shut down your computer properly	19460
70	Give as you go	3070
71	Practise mobile manners	5485
72	Lose the plastic cup	7397
73	Leave work on time at least once a week	8783
74	Turn away from your screen and... blink	10904
75	Be nice to temps	5711
76	Use one of these email signatures	3780
77	Show empathy	8248
78	Photocopy on both sides	7815
79	Give up some spare time	4513
80	Choose your friends wisely	7406
81	Challenge your business about its 'lights on at night' policy	2408
82	'Aspire not to have more, but to be more.'	6152
83	Learn to save a life	3666
84	Smile when you answer the phone	9733
85	Support small businesses	6094
86	Avoid waste	9694
87	Play bullshit bingo	1609
88	Get off one stop early	2802
89	Ring the IT help desk just to see how they are	1877
90	Send this to your boss	1358
91	Take the stairs	24576
92	Bring your kids into work for the day	1637
93	Don't judge someone by the job they do	6743
94	Make a coffee for someone busier than you	6829
95	Earn fewer air miles	2274
96	Blow the whistle on workplace bullies	2070
97	Say thanks	138479
98	Spread the word	5377
99	Know how you fit into the bigger picture	4848
100	Fail	7652