Attend an event where you know few/no people and start a genuine conversation

Identify a habit or substance you're dependent on and quit for at least 3 consecutive months

Collect a piece of hair from 10 different people (with their knowledge)

Construct a slingshot large enough to launch a watermelon and successfully fire one

Observe and photograph/document 20 different bird species

Get a tattoo (any size)

Plan and lead a hike with 4+ people

Create a self-portrait drawing or painting

Wear your left shoe on your right foot and vice versa for an entire waking day

Create a new business venture and generate at least $100 in actual revenue

Spend 24 hours without phones computers or internet

Prepare breakfast and watch the sunrise or sunset together from somewhere beautiful.

Attend a drag show while dressed in full drag yourself

Visit every national park or national monument in your state

Pay the bill of the person behind you in line at the grocery store

Get 100 different strangers to high five you in a single day

Attend a meditation or mindfulness retreat of at least 2 days

Permanently delete one of your social media accounts (Instagram - TikTok - Twitter - Facebook - etc.)

Travel to visit another Big Year participant in their home city and spend meaningful time together.

Perform karaoke at a bar or public venue in front of an audience of strangers

Gather clothes you no longer wear and donate them directly to a homeless shelter or clothing bank

Find and correctly identify wild edible plants/mushrooms with a knowledgeable partner and eat a dish made from them

Experience a full waking day without sight

Use only your non-dominant hand for all tasks for one full waking day

Attend a protest or rally for a political cause you care about

Complete 12 hours of meditation* in a single day without leaving your room** *Breaks allowed for bodily functions. **Your room could be replaced with any single location, eg a picnic blanket in a park or wilderness, a meditation retreat, etc.

Build a blanket fort large enough to sleep in and spend a full night in it

Go 7 consecutive days without spending any money at all. Pre-paid bills like rent and utilities are fine.

Physically interact with or hold an animal species you've never touched before (reptile - bird of prey - tarantula - etc.)

Eat as many baked beans as possible in 60 seconds using only a toothpick (competitive)

Successfully take a shit outdoors in nature (Leave No Trace principles apply)

Complete a dedicated stretching session of 10+ minutes every day for 30 consecutive days

Travel somewhere by hitchhiking with a buddy

Increase your max set of pull-ups by 50% compared to your starting number (e.g. - 10 to 15) If you can't do one pull-up to start, then 50% more pullups with the same assistance level compared to your starting number.

Go 48 consecutive hours without speaking a single word and otherwise going about your normal routine

Complete a recognized certification or course with proof of completion

Message three friends you haven't contacted in 1+ year with personalized messages referencing specific memories

Give 100 genuine compliments to people you don't know (in-person face-to-face)

Tell five people you genuinely love that you love them - people you've never said it to before

Write and send 10 handwritten letters(or email if you dont have their address) to people who have positively impacted your life

Attend and complete a dance class in any style

Learn to hold a freestanding handstand

Go 30 consecutive days without drinking

Make a loaf of bread completely from scratch (no bread machine)

Break an outdated or obscure law that's technically illegal but harmless

Go 5 consecutive days without showering or bathing