Spread hope
Buy some fun post-it notes, use old stationery, or just your printer, and start leaving inspiring messages all around town and anywhere you travel for people to find, like tiny, any-time protest signs.
“Swear Jar”
Guilt can motivate us, or cripple us. Turn those negative feelings into positive action. Choose something you feel badly about—saying nothing to your dad, or ordering from Prime—and plan a “penance” for each “infraction”. You could call to Congress, or tip the Prime driver in cash. Make the penance fit the crime if you can!
Splurge!
Resistance is exhausting and fascism is a grind. Splurge on a small treat you really want, whether it’s a perfect chocolate, or a new oil pastel stick. Wrap it in pretty paper and put it somewhere you can see. Then, after you do something you’re proud of, open it as a reward!
Starve Amazon
If you haven’t dumped your Amazon account entirely, there’s still a way to push back: turn off tracking! It’s a win-win for you: targeted ads are designed to appeal to your impulses, not your needs (and they’re targeted so badly!), and they fuel Amazon’s marketing empire. Click through for EFF’s guide.
Regift Starbucks
Teachers, daycare, even students get Starbucks gift cards as though it’s the national currency, especially at the end of the year. Regift cards to people living on the street. Even a small purchase provides WiFi, charging, and bathroom access for hours.
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“Default” task
We’ve been at this for more than a year, and sometimes life gets busy for all the normal reasons. It’s easy to skip the resistance for a day that turns into a week or a month. Today: pick a default task to do when you’re too tired to make a plan. (You don’t have to do the task today — just choose one.)