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.	34644
02	Read a story with a child	23915
03	Fit at least one energy-saving light bulb	19020
04	Learn basic first aid	9748
05	Smile and smile back	38807
06	Take public transport when you can	21417
07	Plant a tree	7511
08	Have a bath with someone you love	11820
09	If it says 30mph, do 30mph	15241
10	Turn your thermostat down by 1º	10996
11	Get fitter, feel better	13836
12	Turn off appliances at the mains	17631
13	Recycle your mobile phone	5305
14	Spend time with someone from a different generation	15812
15	Register online as an organ donor	5354
16	Give your change to charity	9585
17	Try watching less TV	17749
18	Learn to be friendly in another language	8540
19	Learn one good joke	6977
20	Find out how your money is invested	4034
21	Turn off unnecessary lights	29075
22	Use your will to good effect	5407
23	Have more meals together	14850
24	Put your gum in the bin	13841
25	Use a mug not a plastic cup	19013
26	Give blood	6461
27	Pay more when you buy at charity shops	3280
28	Seize the moment	7355
29	Recycle your computer	3438
30	Bake something for a friend	8025
31	Turn off the tap whilst you brushing your teeth	34797
32	Do something you think you are unable to do	6789
33	Recycle your books	10982
34	Buy fairly traded products	12746
35	Write to someone who inspired you	4574
36	Take time to listen	13218
37	Let at least one car in on every journey	8124
38	Don't overfill your kettle	16258
39	Shop locally	13862
40	Join something	7231
41	Hug someone	30978
42	Recycle your specs	3331
43	Grow something with a child	3943
44	Report dumped rubbish to your council	2357
45	Give your phone number to 5 people in your street	2195
46	Use both sides of every piece of paper	12192
47	Buy a copy of this book for a friend	2740
48	Send us an action	2903
49	Learn more, do more	6918
50	Do something for nothing	13335
51	Find out where your lunch has come from	2925
52	Recycle waste paper	18472
53	Calculate your carbon footprint	2980
54	Don't be an ideas killer	4489
55	Use a biro from start to finish	5209
61	Speak rather than email	4974
56	Start a car pool	1570
57	Enjoy a Fairtrade brew	9228
58	Pull the plug on mobile phone chargers	8406
59	Praise people	8767
60	Remember people's names	7833
62	Make a radio request for the person opposite you	966
63	Practise good manners	10790
64	Recycle your printer cartridges	5057
65	Pass this book around	1999
66	Take breaks	6447
67	Share your lunch with someone	3774
68	Try a job swap	1216
69	Shut down your computer properly	15414
70	Give as you go	2713
71	Practise mobile manners	4451
72	Lose the plastic cup	5967
73	Leave work on time at least once a week	7429
74	Turn away from your screen and... blink	8771
75	Be nice to temps	4784
76	Use one of these email signatures	3299
77	Show empathy	6758
78	Photocopy on both sides	6529
79	Give up some spare time	3909
80	Choose your friends wisely	5829
81	Challenge your business about its 'lights on at night' policy	2116
82	'Aspire not to have more, but to be more.'	4802
83	Learn to save a life	3267
84	Smile when you answer the phone	7524
85	Support small businesses	5204
86	Avoid waste	8002
87	Play bullshit bingo	1382
88	Get off one stop early	2423
89	Ring the IT help desk just to see how they are	1679
90	Send this to your boss	1204
91	Take the stairs	22467
92	Bring your kids into work for the day	1430
93	Don't judge someone by the job they do	5529
94	Make a coffee for someone busier than you	5755
95	Earn fewer air miles	2041
96	Blow the whistle on workplace bullies	1743
97	Say thanks	28206
98	Spread the word	4571
99	Know how you fit into the bigger picture	4411
100	Fail	6816