FTMT's Favourite Five Top Tenets

Monday, May 19, 2025

Dull Challenges

1. Alphabetize a phone book – By hand, from A to Z, page after page, using colour coded tags. A-A, A-B, A-C etc.

2. Count grains of rice in a 10 pound bag – No tools allowed except a magnifying glass and tweezers (optional).

3. Watch paint dry – Paint and area of wall. Literally sit, time and monitor the drying process of multiple coats on various wall textures.

4. Transcribe the Urban Dictionary – Word for word in pencil, include all pronunciation keys and example sentences.

5. Sort a jar of mixed buttons by size and shade – Bonus points for labeling each pile with its Pantone equivalent.

6. Match identically shaped puzzle pieces from 10 large jigsaw puzzles mixed together – Without assembling the puzzles.

7. Track the evaporation rate of a glass of tap water – One measurement per hour, for a week.

8. Write “I love to procrastinate” 10,000 times – On lined paper, using your best handwriting.

9. Listen to an 8 hour loop of the Spotify Top Ten – No distractions allowed, and eyes must remain on a blank wall.

10. Identify and list every item in your most cluttered drawer – Create a spreadsheet with columns for weight, material, origin story, and frequency of use.

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