List of Ideas for Leading a More Interesting Life

Following is a list of ideas you might put into practice if you wish to lead a more interesting life:

• Practice whistling on a regular basis.
• Use body paint to draw smiles on your bruises.
• Challenge yourself by squeezing the word “fandango” into at least one conversation every day.
• Give yourself a single name—something along the lines of “Sting” or “Prince”—but choose the name from the Periodic Table of Elements. Maybe “Boron” or “Radon.”
• Volunteer for clinical tests involving substances with psychedelic properties.
• Accurately balance your checking account.
• Whack weeds while naked.
• Read a classic Russian novel while juggling.

—Mitchell Hegman