The Site of Side Quests

For inspiration for your next side quest, check out some ideas in the following categories:

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<aside> <img src="/icons/star-of-life_green.svg" alt="/icons/star-of-life_green.svg" width="40px" /> Creative Hobbies

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<aside> <img src="/icons/star-of-life_green.svg" alt="/icons/star-of-life_green.svg" width="40px" /> Fitness & Wellbeing

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<aside> <img src="/icons/star-of-life_green.svg" alt="/icons/star-of-life_green.svg" width="40px" /> Travel

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<aside> <img src="/icons/star-of-life_green.svg" alt="/icons/star-of-life_green.svg" width="40px" /> Social

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What is a side quest?

You might be familiar with the term from games where a ‘side quest’ refers to optional tasks or missions that you do to earn more points/experience.

In a real-life context, side quests are simply the things we do for fun that aren’t necessarily related to our main goals or ambitions in life. They’re the random adventures or side tasks we do to keep life fun and interesting.

Sometimes we take life too seriously & side quests are a gentle reminder to break our regular routine every now and then.

How to get started on a side quest

While there are no rules with side quests as their main objective is to be something that you find genuinely fun & enjoyable, here are some tips on getting started with your side quest:

Don’t overthink it, a side quest can be as big or as small as you want it to be
It’s not that serious. You aren’t doing the side quest to be the best or to ‘level up’, you’re doing it because it’s something that you’re genuinely curious about.
Side quests can evolve & become main quests. Sometimes, a side quest can become a main quest (aka something more prominent in your life than you once thought it might be) & that’s a pretty special thing — when else in your life will you give yourself a chance to truly explore a new side of you.

Hope you find a bit of inspiration in this cozy corner of the internet ◡̈

(p.s. this site is best viewed on desktop)

(p.p.s. if you click into each community side quest submission you can read a little blurb about why they decided to go on that side quest!)

~ mylene (@mylenesmind)

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Community Side Quests

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