•Look for gray hairs
•Twirl a pen
•Delete voicemails
•Order custom checks
•Flip mattress
•Fluff pubic hair
•Make tea
•Make a sandwich
•Think of names for future children
•Put on lipstick
•Complete this exercise: if you had to design the packet for a new kind of artificial sweetener, what color packet would you choose?
•Carve your initials into the soap
•And then the butter
•Combine different spices in a jar. This is your signature spice blend
•Melt down old scented candles and combine them into a new supercandle. This is your signature scent
•Congratulations: you have just created a lifestyle brand
•Write your will
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