T ask Two (10 points) Like a lot of people, I used to have a pretty fixed routine each day, and I often felt bored. I used to dream of winning the lottery and having an exciting life. Then I came across an article that changed the way I think. It said, “ You don ’ t need to do anything major to make life more interesting. Just try a few simple changes. ” The article went on to give some suggestions and here are a few examples: • take a different route to work or school; • have lunch with someone you don ’ t know well; • start a conversation with a stranger every day; • find free activities to do in the evenings and at weekends; • call a different friend or relative every week. So, I started to make some of these changes. For example, I used to complain that you need a lot of money to have fun. It ’ s just not true. A quick search on the Internet and in my local paper, and I found lots of free activities --- exhibitions at museums, concerts given by local schools. In a month I went out three or four times a week, and every weekend, and it didn ’ t cost me a thing. Then I decided to put all of these ideas on a website. I was amazed at the number of people who visited the site and left positive comments. Take Jack ’ s comment for instance: “ I ’ m into sport and I ’ m quite good at it. But I found that even something I enjoy could become boring. I was definitely a creature of habit. I used to train on the same days, at exactly the same time, and do exactly the same things. All my friends were playing the same sports, so I never met anyone new. Then someone mentioned Mike ’ s website and I decided to check it out. The advice there was beautifully simple --- add variety and you will get your motivation back. Now I do a different exercise routine every day, have taken up judo for the first time, and I ’ m also helping local kids get into sport. I feel so much more positive. ”