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Defend an unpopular opinion
Pick a mildly unpopular opinion you hold and keep defending it for 90 seconds without stopping.
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Pick a mildly unpopular opinion you hold and keep defending it for 90 seconds without stopping.
Argue for a position for one minute, then against it for one minute, without a break between.
Define an abstract idea — fairness, luck, home, success — and explore it for two minutes, non-stop.
Choose three words and explain each without using the word itself, keeping talking for 90 seconds.
Pick one rule of how the world works, change it, and talk through the consequences for two minutes.
Name your favourite food, place, song, film and month — and give a reason for each — non-stop.
Pick an object near you and invent its whole history out loud, non-stop, for a minute.
Take a tiny event from today and tell it as a 90-second story, adding detail to fill the time.
Answer 'what makes a good life?' for two full minutes without pausing to search for words.
Start on any topic and let each idea lead to the next, staying connected, for two minutes without stopping.
Tell the story of advice you were given, chose to ignore, and how that turned out.
Tell the story of an experience that changed a strong opinion you held.