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Ten Ideas I Wish I'd Had, or, I Wish I'd Had Earlier.

1. The Balloon Hat Experience. See it at http://www.balloonhat.com/diggy/ Two men travel the world, making the most amazing balloon hats and photographing people wearing them. Their philosophy is that a smile is universal and links all inhabitants of the world together. Like B——'s favourite dancing man, a reason to travel and meet people seems more valid than just travelling for travel's sake. It also makes a good book, tv show, film, t-shirt ...
2. The Uniform Project. See it at http://www.theuniformproject.com/ One woman gets seven copies of the same dress made and wears them for a year, using only recycled accessories to make it different everyday. She uses this to raise money for teaching kids in India. I so wish I had thought of this, it's super cool.
3. The Red Paperclip.See it at http://www.oneredpaperclip.com/2009/12/17/the-one-red-paperclip-project/ In fourteen short trade-ups, this fellow went from owning a red paperclip to owning a house. What could I trade?
4. To take old picture books and frame the pages as ‘reminiscences of childhood’. Then charge ninety dollars per picture. Chi-ching.