Low-cost experiments you can try this month
Here are seven “What Happens Next” style experiments simple, cheap, and designed to create data about what fits you.
- The 4-Week Creative Sampler
Week 1: drawing. Week 2: writing. Week 3: music. Week 4: photography.
At the end, rate each out of 10 for enjoyment and wanting to do it again.
- The “Bad Art” Challenge
Make something deliberatelydays.
This is exposure therapy for perfectionism.
- The “Memory Lane” Project
Write three true stories from your life:
- a turning point
- a person who changed you
- a moment you still think about
You’re not writing for publication. You’re writing to remember.
- The One-Class Rule
Don’t overthink. Book one beginner session (pottery, choir, life drawing, creative writing).
Your only job is to show up once.
- Creative + Movement stacking
Take a short walk and take 10 photos of anything that feels “interesting.”
This combines physical wellbeing with creative attention.
- The “Make Something for Someone” experiment
Cook, paint, write, compose, photograph—create a small gift.
This blends creativity with kindness/community energy.
- The Date-Night Swap
Do what we did: replace “dinner and drinks” with “make something together.”
You might not create great art. But you will create a memory.
