28 Side Quests Worth Taking

Nobody tells you to go on a side quest. That's the whole point.A side quest has no deliverable. No ROI. No deadline and nobody to answer to. It's a thing you do because something in you said that looks interesting and you listened. As I wrote previously, side quests are where a lot of great things happen. The new skill that became a hobby. The walk that became a ritual. The conversation that shifted something. None of it was planned.These 28 are low cost, low stakes, and deliberately varied. Pick one. Give it a go this week.Learn somethingMaster a card trick properlyLearn 10 words in a language you'd never normally studyWatch a documentary on a subject you know absolutely nothing aboutSpend an hour on a Wikipedia rabbit hole with no destination in mind (use this site to find something new)Make somethingBake a loaf of bread from scratchWrite a short story in one sittingBuild something from wood with only hand toolsDraw a portrait of someone you love, badly on purposeExplore your…