Things to make lists of
Happy:
Lists are the easiest thing there is, so get you a new (or old) notebook or do it digitally, and make a list (and keep it going) of things to be happy about - things, people, movies, quotations, a moment of peace, a good sneeze. All of it!
Learn:
Compile a learn list of things you want to learn - facts, skills, crafts, words, languages. Anything you like. Start learning one.
Questions:
Start and keep a list of any random questions that come to you. Spend a day once in a while looking up the answers.
Life lists:
You could make lists of favourite words and phrases, holiday activities / traditions, life lessons, sounds, fictional items you'd like to own, quotations, ways to unwind, things you like that no one else seems to, food combos you'd like to try,
More journal junk lists:
You could compile lists of things you'd take to a desert island, what the best things in life are, what you do when you want to be alone, your favourite solo activities or hobbies, things you're proud of, your fears, things that make you laugh, something beautiful you saw today, things that make you feel at peace, or what you're looking forward to.
Favourites:
Create a list of your all-time favourite books, movies, or songs. Share it.
Or not:
Make a list of favourites, or even things that aren't.
Name it:
A favourite thing for each of the letters of your first name.
Prefer:
Make a list of "I prefer - this to that". Like: I prefer black ink pens to blue, oranges to apples, punk to metal.
Keep:
Make a list of things to keep. It doesn't have to be thing things, it could include promises.
Help:
Create a support list. What is important to you? What causes, what people can best do to help, etc.
Work:
Make a list of the things you'd want in a workplace, work life. Collective? Socialist? Flexible?
More / Less:
Make a more of / less of list for the year ahead, or month, or just overall. Let's see: more reading, more making art, more community involvement, less sedentaryness.
Out and about:
Create a list of activities or places to visit where you live that are free to do or enter. Try them out. Share the list and your adventures.
Lost:
Things you've lost or forgotten, like the words to a once favourite song, your childhood phone number, etc.
You could make lists of:
- Things to be happy about - things, quotations, lyrics, moments, more
- I prefer, this to that
- 5 things I - love, hate, want, need, hope, am
- Reasons why you will, why you won't
- I am - I will, I can, I love
- Things to put on a lampshade you're decorating for fun
- Favourite local things to do
- Bits of ephemera I've gathered
- Things to believe
- Themes for playlists
- Things to photograph
- An apocalist (or bucket list)
- Favourites, or even things that aren't
- 100 things about me
- A list for your go bag (including the fun things)
- Adventures - big, small, done, undone (for now)
- Best decisions you've ever made
- Boredom busters to bust your boredom with
- Short and long-term goals.
- Current curiosities
- Things to start and/or stop
- Desert island lists
- Different things to decorate a pair of jeans with
- Dream jobs I'd have if I could do anything
- Favourite board games
- Favourite cosy things
- Favourite fictional items
- Favourite first things to do in a new city
- Favourite foods from around the world I've tried
- Favourite fun facts
- Favourite historical events
- Favourite hobbies and pastimes
- Favourite holiday activities / traditions
- Favourite inventions
- Favourite kinds of quiet and silence
- Favourite life lessons
- Favourite natural wonders
- Favourite pieces of advice
- Favourite places to be outdoors
- Favourite scientific discoveries
- Favourite smells
- Favourite song lyrics
- Favourite songs that remind me of specific places
- Favourite songs to sing along to
- Favourite things about the weirdest holidays
- Favourite things that no longer exist
- Favourite things to collect
- Favourite things to do on a road trip
- Favourite things to do while waiting in line
- Favourite things to do on lazy days, rainy days, and sunny days
- Favourite things you used to hate
- Favourite types of cookies
- Favourite ways to reconnect with someone
- Favourite ways to spend a Friday night
- Favourite ways to wallow
- Fictional characters' bucket lists
- Fictional items I'd like to own
- Food combinations I'd like to try
- Free/fun things to do in your community (and share the list)
- Grassroots ways to do an end run around capitalism
- Ideas for little day or side trips
- Ideas for mutual aid
- Moments of joy, happiness, or laughter
- Most embarrassing moments of my life
- Most memorable moments from my childhood
- My favourite fictional worlds
- Old habits to break
- Over-the-top ways to celebrate small victories
- Places I want to visit
- Questions you've never had answered or never looked up the answer for (until now)
- Random acts of kindness (for others or yourself)
- Ridiculous things to try once just for the sake of saying you did it
- Skills you can barter/trade/offer re: the above
- Small ways to make a difference in the world (then do one)
- Songs I'd put on a road trip playlist
- Soundtrack to my life
- Stories to tell in pictures (then take some pictures and tell the stories)
- Things you'd most like to share with others
- Things you like to keep to yourself
- Things about the place you were born
- Things I'd do if I won the lottery
- Things I'd like to do for myself
- Things I'm proud of
- Things I've learned from past experiences
- Things I know how to do
- Things I like about where I live
- Things I need to do at home
- Things I need to forgive myself for
- Things I need to get
- Things that are DOs
- Things in your bag
- Things that are most important to you
- Things that are on your manifesto (and/or make a manifesto)
- Things that challenge your comfort zone (and do one)
- Things that get better with age
- Things that give you the glimmer
- Things that give you the ick
- Things that inspire you - books, people, places, etc.
- Things that make a surprisingly satisfying sound
- Things that make you feel good
- Things that remind you of home
- Things that should be a new flavour of ice cream
- Things that should be the name of a colour
- Things that should come with a warning label
- Things that sound like lyrics to a song
- Things that sound like they could be band names
- Things that were cooler when you were a kid
- Things that would make a fascinating documentary
- Things that you'd travel a long distance to see
- Things that you would like to see turned into a sculpture
- Things to believe
- Things to bring to a desert island
- Things to do for fun
- Things to do on a staycation
- Things to do with friends
- Things to draw in a sketchbook - then get a sketchbook and draw them
- Things to eat when you're feeling blue
- Things to enjoy
- Things to fix
- Things to give away
- Things to give up
- Things to indulge in
- Things to keep - they don't have to be thing things, they could include promises
- Things to know
- Things to learn
- Things to look forward to
- Things to make - then make the things
- Things to prioritise
- Things to put in a monstrous salad
- Things to put on a wishlist
- Things to sell or donate
- Things to start saying yes and/or no to
- Things to support
- Things to teach
- Things to throw away, donate, or gift
- Things you'd like to do for yourself (and do one)
- Things you're craving
- Things you're doing for fun
- Things you're listening to
- Things you're proud of accomplishing
- Things you're watching
- Things you're worrying about
- Things you've been putting off
- Things you first do when you come home
- Things you have overcome
- Things you ought to do
- Things you want
- Things you wish for
- Unusual skills I have
- Unusual travel experiences I've had
- Ways to get out of your comfort zone
- Ways to help out in my community
- Ways to make a commute more enjoyable
- What I can do in five minutes (errands, hobbies, tasks, homecare, etc.)
- What to ask yourself when you feel stuck
- Words to look up in other languages
- Wishes
... and things to make lists of.