HOUSE OF CARDS

TRY THE PERFECT EXPERIMENT—AND THEN REFLECT ON HOW IT WENT.

- Jim Still-Pepper

EVER THOUGHT YOUR LIFE MIGHT BE PERFECT IF ONLY...?

Ever wondered how close to perfect one person is able to be?

You may never fully answer all those questions, but you can take a closer look at them with this Perfect Experiment. It is going to ask you to be perfect, but really, the goal is to have fun.

You can try this experiment on your own, or you can get a couple of people together and lead them through it. The results are especially interesting with other people! But whether you are attempting this life experiment solo or with others, be sure to think through or talk about the reflection questions on the opposite page.

Perfect Experiment: Level One

If you're in a group, take turns trying level one. While standing on one leg, you must do the following things in order, perfectly.

Once you lift a leg, try not to put it back down. And do not hold onto anything to balance yourself. (Please make your own adjustments for safety.)

1. Using 5 playing cards, build a house of cards.

2. Using 5 dominos, build a tower.

3. Recite the alphabet backwards.

When you're done, talk about it.

>> What made it hard to be perfect during level one?

If you are up for a challenge, try level two now.