We’re living in a world of people who are judging parenting from the view of a partier, which makes sense when you don’t have a child — something to take responsibility for. But we have such a thing, the environment. The joy you wish you could get from exploring nature you can get from protecting it, even if that means picking up other people’s garbage. I know people who used[…] Keep reading →

The challenge for habits isn’t starting them. It’s not stopping them. I’ve started many. Actually, I’ve probably started fewer than most. I’ve stopped fewer. Mistakes: focusing on starting, wondering the value of it to you, they’re mostly valuable, the problem isn’t that they aren’t valuable, it’s that they are and that there are too many, asking how to start. To start is simple. Floss your teeth. The problem is that[…] Keep reading →

Silicon Valley, governments, and lots of people are pushing for efficiency. I do too, but only after changing systemic beliefs and goals. The greatest cause of global warming would have looked like the greenest clean energy innovation ever: the Watt steam engine. It led to our environmental problems today more than anything else. We’d be fools to think today’s green clean energy will do any different. Changing beliefs and goals[…] Keep reading →

In this part of the conversation, Chase and I spoke about the environment. He’s very thoughtful about it, though hasn’t acted on it, for reasons he eloquently explains. I take the liberty of persisting politely, so if you haven’t acted or want to influence others, you’ll hear a lot of resistance that many feel but rarely express. If you’re interested in developing your environmental leadership skills, this episode will show[…] Keep reading →

Chase runs GirlsChase, one of the most trafficked sites for dating coaching, which recently celebrated 10 years in business. It sets itself apart from its peers, besides its longevity with basic material, not gimmicks, for men to improve their lives, still getting about 40% traffic from women. The episode is long because Chase shared in depth what I consider valuable for someone wanting to lead in the area of the[…] Keep reading →

Focusing on nonjudgment and support has taught me a lot. People like responding to judgment. Want clicks? Put judgment in a headline. “The right way to X,” “The best Y,” “What’s wrong with Z.” Want long-term attention? Invent a word or concept that sounds objective but is subjective, sound authoritative, and throw in some judgment. Think “orthorexia nervosa.” Someone made up a term to imply people focus too much on[…] Keep reading →

I’ve meant to write this pattern: behavior that causes the problems that the behavior is supposed to solve. Trying to strengthen an arch by supporting it from below. Arches derive their strength from the pressure its elements put on each other. Supporting its elements from below reduces the pressure between elements and weakens the arch. I think shoe makers love this effect. They sell shoes that purport to support your[…] Keep reading →

A lot of people say, “Josh, easy for you to act on the environment. You don’t have kids.” First, I could point to former guest Bea Johnson, who with her husband and 2 sons, produce less than a mason jar of trash per year, whom I see as role models to aspire to. I could point out former guest Jim Harshaw, who involved his four children and wife in his[…] Keep reading →

As a professor of leadership, host of this podcast, and constant student of acting by my environmental values, I live and work in the intersection of leadership, education, and the environment. Ken Robinson does too, but with a big difference: he’s been here for decades longer, actively practicing in each. This episode approaches each of education, leadership, and the environment from several perspectives. I can’t say anything better than his[…] Keep reading →