Connection quests

Forgotten connection

Write to old friend you haven't talked to in a while

Talk to stranger

Start real conversation with stranger in cafe or park

Public gratitude

Loudly thank bus driver when exiting

Honest conversation

Tell close person something you've wanted to say

Help neighbor

Offer help to neighbor (carry bags, water plants)

Lunch with colleague

Invite colleague you don't usually talk to for lunch

Volunteering

Dedicate hour to volunteer help

Call parents

Call parents or close ones just to say you love them

Apologize first

Apologize to person you've wanted to for a while

Ask for advice

Ask stranger for advice

Thank you letter

Write thank you letter by hand

Help animal

Feed stray animal or birds

Help shelter

Help at animal or homeless shelter

Cook for others

Cook meal for neighbor or friend

Mentoring

Offer help to beginner in your field

Three Letters

Write three letters — of love, forgiveness, gratitude

Teach Someone One Thing

Take something you know how to do and pass it on to one person

Stranger

Walk up to a stranger on the street. Say something kind. A compliment, a thank you, just a warm word. And walk away. Nothing more. Don't introduce yourself, don't explain. Just gift someone a moment.

Old Friend

Call someone you haven't talked to in 6+ months

Stranger Talk

Have a 10-minute real conversation with a stranger

Volunteer Shift

Commit 4 hours to a local charity

Bird care

Make a bird feeder and hang it in a park.

Kindness marathon

Volunteer for 3 full days.

Community leader

Organize an event for 20+ people.

Knock on the door

Introduce yourself to a neighbor whose name you don't know.

Offer a hand

Offer a specific help to a neighbor: carry groceries, water plants, walk a dog.

Mini gathering

Invite 2-3 neighbors for tea or coffee.

Random question

Ask a stranger "What surprised you today?" and really listen.

Switch roles

Talk to a waiter, cashier or cleaner as if they were a VIP guest.

Card game in the park

Take a deck of cards and invite a stranger to play.

Stranger's name

Learn the name of someone you usually don't talk to: postman, guard, cleaner.

Language bridge

Say thank you in the native language of a person from another country.

Dinner story

During a meal, tell your closest people the funniest story from your life.

Plov for two pairs of hands

Real plov in a cauldron — but with someone else, always. The point is three hours over one pot, not the recipe

Dolma three ways

Armenian, Azerbaijani and Greek — side by side, in one evening. The argument over whose it is outlives us all

An animal

No pet — get one. Got one — donate to a shelter, volunteer there, or drive to a farm and offer a hand

The Money Talk

Ask someone close: the biggest sum you ever spent on yourself with no excuse? Then answer it yourself.

Thanks for What You Didn't Do

Thank someone for what they didn't do: didn't leave, didn't judge, didn't tell anyone.

The Unfinished Talk

Go back to the talk that ended badly and say: I never finished what I meant.

Call Off the Grudge

Tell someone you're not angry any more. They may not have known you were.

Who Would I Be

Ask three people: who would I be if I didn't have this job?

The Witness

Call someone who knew you at fifteen and ask who you were going to become.

Don't Start It

With someone close, don't open the conversation and don't rush to fill the silence.

Ask Again

Ask someone close your usual daily question — then, after the usual answer, ask it again for real.

Hand It Over

Ask someone else to do the thing that's been yours for years. And don't redo it after them.

The Message That Is Six Months Old

Find a message you left unanswered months ago and answer it today.

The Real Reason

Go back to one old refusal and tell the person the real reason you said no.

I Was Wrong, in Writing

Write to someone that in that old argument you were the one who was wrong. With no but.

One Question for the Older One

Ask a parent or older relative the question you have postponed for years, and hear the answer out.

The Opinion You Swallow

Say out loud the opinion you normally keep to yourself, knowing they will disagree.

Sorry, With No Explanation

Ask one person for forgiveness — with no explanation and no expectation of getting it.

Ask What They Earn

Ask one person in your line of work what they earn, and give them your own figure in return.

The Debts That Are Not Money

List everything you owe people that is not money — a thing, a favour, an answer — and return one today.

The Purchase You Kept Quiet About

Tell someone close the real price of a purchase you hid or understated. Today, out loud.