Your say

You decide what we do next

Tell us what you're into, vote for the ideas you'd actually use, and suggest anything we've missed. We read every suggestion and count the votes at the start of each month. The winners get made.

1 What are you into?

Pick as many as you like. We use the totals to decide what to write about, and this browser will put your topics first.

2 Vote on what we make next

Vote for as many as you'd use. You can change your mind at any time.

New plan or product

An audio course: AI in plain English

Short episodes you can listen to on a walk: what AI tools are, what they're good for, and how to use them safely.

Website improvement

A finder for walking groups, swims and classes near you

Put in your town or ZIP code and see beginner-friendly groups nearby, checked by us.

New plan or product

Large-print editions of every plan

The same plans set in bigger type with more space to write, for easier printing and reading.

New content

A weekly recipe for one or two

One simple, high-protein recipe a week, scaled for small households, with a shopping list.

New content

More stories from the US and Canada

More real people and more local detail from North America: Medicare, senior games, community colleges.

New content

A monthly group challenge

One challenge a month that everyone does together, like 10,000 steps or learning 100 words, with a weekly email to keep going.

New plan or product

The full Don't Die Retired app

Every plan in an app with timers, reminders and a progress log, so you don't need to print anything.

New content

More on nature, stars and science to take part in

Birdwatching, fossil hunting, stargazing and citizen science projects you can join from home or nearby.

3 Suggest something

A story you'd like us to cover, a plan you wish existed, or something on the site that's hard to use. The best ideas go up for a vote next month.

You asked, we did

The first results will be counted at the start of next month and shown here, with what we're making as a result.

No sign-in and no cookies. Your browser keeps a random number so you can't vote twice; we never store your IP address. We only keep your email if you type it in, and only to reply to you. Privacy.

The Second Start — our free email list

Our email is starting soon: one real story and one thing to try. Join now to get the first one. Free: the 7-Day Restart Plan (PDF) when you join.

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