Try Lab
Small Experiments in Courage
You do not need to change your life. You only need to try small, honest experiments.
One step, one breath, one moment at a time. Choose one. Try it this week.
Try #1 - The Phone-Free Walk
Leave your phone at home for one short walk. Not on silent. Not in your pocket. At home.
Notice how many times your hand reaches for it.
That is how often your attention has been leaving you.
Try #2 - Morning Without a Screen
Tomorrow, spend the first 20 minutes of your day without looking at any screen.
Drink water. Stretch. Look out of the window. Listen to the world wake up.
See how it feels to meet the day before meeting the feed.
Try #3 - Ten Breaths with a Tree
Find a tree. Any tree. Stand in front of it and place your hand on the bark.
Take ten slow breaths. In through the nose, out through the nose.
That is a minute of your life spent in honest connection.
Try #4 - The Silent Cup
Drink one cup of tea or coffee in complete silence.
No scrolling, no music, no talking. Just warmth, smell, taste, and breath.
See what thoughts visit you when you stop inviting distractions.
Try #5 - The Sunset Appointment
Choose one sunset this week. Treat it as a real appointment in your calendar.
Go outside only to watch the light change. Stay until the first star appears.
Remember how simple beauty can be when you let it be enough.
Try #6 - Silence for a Moment
Find a quiet spot today. Sit for a few minutes with no music, no phone, no goal. Let the world hum around you. Notice the smallest sound. Notice when your thoughts get loud. Let a long exhale soften everything.
Try #7 - The Offline Hour
Pick one hour and disappear from the digital world. Put your phone in another room. Walk, cook, write, stare out the window. Let your brain remember how it feels when nothing demands your attention.
Try #8 - Walking Slowly
Go for a walk and move half as fast as usual. Notice colors, textures, smells. Touch a tree or a wall. Make eye contact with one person. See the world as if you just arrived here.
Try #9 - Cold Hands, Warm Courage
Turn on the cold water and place your hands under it for a few seconds. Breathe through your nose. Relax your shoulders. Stay a little longer than you want. Feel the spark of bravery settle into your body.
Try #10 - Nature in One Minute
Step outside or look out the window. Find one thing from nature a tree, a cloud, a piece of sky. Take a slow inhale and an even slower exhale. Look closely until you notice something you ve never seen before.
Try #11 - The Small Adventure
Put a bottle of water and a small notebook into a backpack. Walk in a random direction for ten minutes. Stop wherever you land. Sit. Observe. Write three lines about the place or the moment. That s enough.
Try #12 - Curiosity Returned
Ask Why? more often today. Touch something interesting. Look closely at something tiny. Photograph a detail most people would miss. Let your mind wander the way it used to when you were a kid.
Try #13 - One Act of Kindness
Offer one genuine compliment today. Thank someone slowly. Hold the door. Send a message to someone you appreciate. Watch how a small spark of kindness can shift a whole day maybe even your own.