"We all have 45 minutes of original material," Mom always says, sweetly letting humanity off the hook for being boring. But why coast on the same handful of skills, party tricks and pearls of wisdom when you could be a multi-tool of unexpected awesome? From using "fleek" in conversation to bonding with your spirit cheese, this how-to packs some inspired extra minutes.
How to:
Pretend to be an astronaut while lying in the grass (or anywhere)
Write poetry that doesn't suck
Extra clean your goods in the privacy of your own bathroom
Break an apple in half with your bare hands
Cook killer eggs—and impress your boo
Defend your bike against hooligans
Become Drunk of the Month at Dino's
Understand Plato's Theory of Forms
Maintain a conversation in the most awkward situation imaginable
