Activity Ideas
Activities:
Activity | Point Value |
Read a book for leisure | 2 |
Create a priority list | 2 |
Visit the counseling center | 5 |
Write down one emotion you feel daily for a week | 2 |
Develop a daily goal for yourself for a week | 2 |
Enjoy some alone time, read a book, go for a walk | 2 |
Seek constructive criticism from someone | 2 |
Take a new (healthy) risk | 2 |
Write yourself a letter/journal daily | 2 |
Read about relaxation techniques and try a new one | 2 |
Create your own | 1-10 |
Activity | Point Value |
Pick up a piece of trash and put in the trash can | 2 |
Fill out a work order for a hazard in your building | 2 |
Turn off the lights when you leave a room for a week | 2 |
Unplug your phone charger after use for a week | 5 |
Clean your room/remove clutter | 2 |
Use the bike share program to get to class/meeting | 2 |
Attend a recyclemania event | 5 |
Plant a new tree | 5 |
Spend time outside enjoying nature | 2 |
Time your shower and reduce this time in half | 2 |
Create your own | 1-10 |
Activity | Point Value |
Participate in a class you normally do not | 2 |
Attend an academic program | 5 |
Learn a new skill from someone | 2 |
See an academic advisor | 5 |
Go to tutoring for a class you are struggling with | 5 |
Play a board game with friends | 2 |
Complete a crossword or sodoku puzzle | 2 |
Read a current event and discuss with a friend | 2 |
Plan a detailed trip to somewhere you have always wanted to travel | 2 |
Visit a museum | 5 |
Create your own | 1-10 |
Activity | Point Value |
Visit the career center | 5 |
Take an interest inventory or personality inventory from the career center | 2 |
Create a resume | 2 |
Research an internship that interests you | 2 |
Apply for an internship/job | 5 |
Add a new transferable skill/experience to your resume | 2 |
Join a professional network (linked in, career builder, etc.) | 2 |
Create a vision or goal board for your dream job and hang it up where you will see it | 2 |
Set short and long term career goals | 2 |
Participate in a mock interview process | 5 |
Create your own | 1-10 |
Activity | Point Value |
Do not use elevators/escalators when possible for a week | 2 |
Meet with the campus nutritionist | 5 |
Go to the campus recreation center or gym 3 times in a week | 5 |
Get 8 hours of sleep | 2 |
Get a physical exam | 5 |
Make one healthy meal choice once a day for a week | 2 |
Eat three meals a day for a week | 2 |
Drink 8 glasses of water in one day | 2 |
Eliminate a bad habit (alcohol, soda, smoking, sugar, etc.) | 5 |
Log and Limit TV/computer use for leisure | 2 |
Create your own | 1-10 |
Activity | Point Value |
Say hello to 5 new people | 2 |
Eat with someone new at the dining hall or restaurant | 5 |
Call a friend or family member you have not talked to in a while | 2 |
Attend a diversity month program | 5 |
Attend a new club/organizations meeting on campus | 5 |
Attend an event that interests you on campus | 2 |
Go to the movies with a friend (or watch one at home) | 2 |
Write a letter to someone that has influenced your life | 2 |
Volunteer for a charitable organization | 2 |
Invite people over to your home/room | 2 |
Create your own | 1-10 |
Activity | Point Value |
Take 5 minutes a day for a week to meditate, pray or reflect in quiet | 2 |
Complete a values exercise online | 2 |
Attend three new churches or religious services | 5 |
Find a stress relief activity and complete it three times in a week | 2 |
Research a religion different than yours | 2 |
Research and attend a mindful meditation program at SBU | 2 |
Attend a Yoga class | 2 |
Do a random act of kindness for someone you do not know | 5 |
Keep a journal of your entire week | 5 |
Create a piece or art (paint, sculpt, color, etc.) | 2 |
Create your own | 1-10 |