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03. Sit in a café and silently invent backstories for strangers you see.

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08. Sit in silence with no phone for 10 minutes and write down every idea that passes by.

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09. Take a very slow walk and notice only sounds.

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10. Take a short bus or tram ride with no destination, get off at a random stop, and explore.

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11. Cook a simple dish you’ve never tried before and pay attention to colour, smell, and sound.

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12. Move your body in a way that is the most appealing to you. Jump, dance, shake, walk, run, swim in the ocean if you can.

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13. Visit a library and open five completely random books to a random page each.

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14. Browse old photos on your phone and pick one to reinterpret as a new project idea.

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15. Visit a museum or gallery and focus on the pieces you dislike.

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16. Swap tools: if you’re digital, use pen and paper; if you’re analog, use a simple app.

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17. Do one tiny kind act for a stranger and note how the emotional shift changes your ideas.

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18. Swap mediums for one hour: draw what you’d usually write, or write from what you’d usually design.

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19. Break one small daily rule: flip your routine to jolt your brain out of autopilot. For example, write or sketch before you have your morning coffee instead

of after.

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