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A few things come to mind:

- learn to cook properly so that in adulthood you won't rely on junk or premade meals;

- volunteer in your local community;

- write a short story (up to ~1000 words) every day for the next month;

- start a sketch book and doodle ~1 page every day for the next month;

- join an online course ( https://www.coursera.org/ ) or teach yourself a new skill ( http://ocw.mit.edu );

- learn a prototyping tool or a programming language and join a videogame jam (http://compohub.net/)!

Whatever challenge you take on, be sure to have a clear goal in mind, so that you won't just do random things. A goal will let you see how far you've progressed, have a feedback and be more motivated. At the same time, don't be a slave to your self-imposed goal. It's a tool to frame your actions and make them meaningful; don't beat up yourself if you don't achieve it, enjoy the ride!



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