Plant something

Planting takes half an hour, and the result shows up weeks later without you. It is a rare case where you cannot speed the result up.

First decide where: a pot on the windowsill, a patch of soil by the house, an empty spot in the park. Take something that definitely comes up: beans, cress, basil indoors, tulips or daffodils outdoors in autumn. The depth rule is simple — about twice the height of the seed or bulb, no deeper. Water it right after planting and, if it is a pot, put it somewhere warm and light. Mark the date in your calendar and set a reminder to water every three days, otherwise you will forget on the fourth. If you are planting outdoors, pick a place that is not mown and not walked on, and tell nobody about it.

What else in your life grows slowly while you demand speed from it?