Reply To: Exercise 2: 5 Unsolved Problems
Five Problems & Solutions
Problem 1
NYC Seniors who don’t live with close families and friends and have minor mobility issues don’t get a chance to go outside freely by themselves and feel isolated and lonely.
Solution
Create outdoor gentle stretching class
Find person to walk together, like dog walking person to the Central Park
Find a walking company in the neighbor who also needs walking partner
Find lunch/dinner gathering
Connect with dog & cat fostering
Create mindfulness group in person & online
Problem 2
Small business owners have high upkeep operation expenses.
Local popular juice bar owner who is a vegan, cat rescuer, and advocate cruelty-free, feels shame that his business creates too much disposable plastic waste and green food scraps go to waste every day. In addition, he feels stressed because garbage pick up service is also expensive.
Implement bring your cup program
Install recycling bin & description to promote reduce single usages and brand his juice bar
Find how to donate food scrap to be composted
Find out how commercial level of compost pick up can lower the operation cost
Problem 3
10 years old Jaden loves art & craft, especially landscape drawing, but he is attending the local summer camp where he gets only one hour a week art session. He is not satisfied and less motivated at the summer camp. Parents decided to enroll him from their convenient and realistic perspective (cost conscious, closer location) rather than focus on his learning curiosity.
Create own drawing schedule at home
Find someone who has experience in outdoor drawing to draw together
Change to Art Camp
Problem 4
I have been guiding SEL teen girls group for eight months, and noticed some of them showed obsessive watching in cosmetic makeup postings from social media and following peer pressure to do the same. They feel the urge to shop everything they see to copy. They are feeling restless, anxious, distracted and not satisfied with their natural look.
Redirect their interest to learn health and beauty & other activity
Learn about harmful chemicals used in cosmetic
Show good examples not to wear makeup at an early age
Teach them power of consumer & choice
Problem 5
Three teen girls from the SEL group rarely consume vegetables, and love eating processed food, high sugar & carb and meat. They feel mood swings, are cranky and have constipation. One is skinny and small, and two are overweight.
Teach them nutrition & benefits of eating plant based food
Show them how processed food is made & real food is made
Less eating out, learn how to cook at home
Exercise & sleep routine check up
Reflection on next day
Once I started to work on it, I was able to notice more problems in the area of living healthily, sustainably, happily and communally. I think problems related to how society is organized in a certain way. I look forward to seeking out advice on this exercise.