Sometimes you need something to help you get inspired. Sometimes you have to try many things before that spark comes. Hopefully something works before you get to the end of this list.

1. read books
2. take a personality quiz
3. exercise
4. color in a coloring book
5. have a water gun fight
6. keep a tally of out-of-state license plates
7. have a random conversation with someone
8. walk around outside
9. rewrite the lyrics to a catchy song
10. go to an art show or gallery
11. search for new music
12. take a nap
13. remember your dreams
14. crash a random event
15. freewrite
16. people watch
17. read magazines
18. walk around in a store that sells stuff you never buy
19. watch a movie
20. watch television
21. roll down a hill
22. read blogs
23. spend time with children
24. go dancing
25. learn a new word
26. clean
27. swing on swings
28. gaze at the sky
29. see a play
30. enjoy live music
31. watch TED videos
32. call someone you haven’t talked to in years
33. volunteer
34. hula-hoop
35. reread old letters/emails/texts
36. try on clothes you normally don’t buy
37. do yoga
38. travel
39. visit places from your childhood
40. take the scenic route
41. think of a song for everything you say
42. look at old photographs
43. go on a blind date
44. take a class
45. clear out your closet
46. hangout with your pet
47. try a new recipe
48. get a new hairdo
49. revisit your old writing/artwork
50. watch babies laugh on YouTube
51. peruse the library or local bookstore
52. make a collage
53. read poetry
54. do an anonymous good deed
55. teach
56. hug 20 people
57. kiss someone special
58. alphabetize your books
59. measure random objects
60. do an internet search for your name
61. listen to a language you don’r know
62. have a pillow fight
63. learn a magic trick
64. write a kind email to someone
65. shadow someone who has a job you know nothing about
66. scroll through your twitter feed
67. work on a jigsaw puzzle
68. wear bright colors
69. read old diaries or journals
70. meditate
71. change settings on electronic devices
72. alter you physical environment
73. impersonate someone’s voice and actions
74. create a play-by-play of everything someone does
75. create a third person narration for everything you do
76. use StumbleUpon
77. create an imaginary friend
78. watch cartoons
79. read the newspaper
80. sit in utter silence
81. attend a lecture
82. go out with friends
83. let old people talk
84. walk a mile in someone else’s shoes
85. return things you’ve borrowed
86. create nicknames for everyone
87. go to church
88. develop a crush
89. fall in love
90. plant flowers
91. go to your fave store and point to everything you would buy if you could
92. use new tools
93. read a children’s book
94. talk about your work with a friend or colleague
95. give constructive feedback about someone else’s work
96. enjoy nature
97. stop trying and just do