plantface




I'm doing 18 things
 

plantface's Life List

  1. 1. lern perl
    2 people
  2. 2. host people at my apartment
    1 cheer
    1 person
  3. 3. volunteer
    4,888 people
  4. 4. read as many books as possible, starting with all the books I own but haven't read
    615 people
  5. 5. Invest
    875 people
  6. 6. develop a personal education plan
    3 people
  7. 7. sell my CDs, maybe
    1 person
  8. 8. bike more
    115 people
  9. 9. go on a nature walk with Urban Pantheist
    1 person
  10. 10. walk abandoned railbeds
    1 person
  11. 11. be more adventurous
    274 people
  12. 12. buy a house
    12,585 people
  13. 13. be more engaged with my family
    1 person
  14. 14. write every day
    875 people
  15. 15. run a 5k faster than W can
    1 person
  16. 16. travel more
    2,912 people
  17. 17. read Yochai Benkler's new book
    1 person
  18. 18. Become carbon neutral
    77 people
Recent entries
purchase consciously: organic, local, fair trade...
I have done this (I mean I am always trying to do this, with some success) 3 years ago

I have a few thoughts on this:

Start small – start with something like organic coffee or recycled content toilet paper. Develop habits with these things, then look to expand your green habits.

Focus on repeatable actions (habits) and on major purchases, which usually have the largest impacts.

Alonovo.com is like Amazon.com but it allows you to compare products based on the social and environmental record of the company that makes them. Disclaimer: I work for one of the companies that provides information to Alonovo.




 

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