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296: Solutions have to work for everyone

on February 27, 2020 in Podcast

In this episode I describe how important I consider the accessibility of my personal behavior solutions — a matter of integrity, not to be confused with behavior to influence others, which is a matter of leadership. Here are my notes I read from for this episode. I recommend reviewing my memes on famous people saying what everyone says about acting on the environment. Access and its importance to me. Food[…] Keep reading →

Forbes, Faherty, a blog award, and other media mentions

on February 15, 2020 in Leadership

The media has covered me and the blog in the past couple weeks.: Forbes The Faherty Journal A top 15 must-read blog award A top 100 blog award A top 10 influencer award Forbes I’m honored that Forbes contributor Mark Nevins mentioned me and a life principle of mine in a piece What Are Your Big Rocks?: Getting prioritization right means ensuring that you have a small number of clear[…] Keep reading →

How Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s look when you avoid packaging

on January 22, 2020 in Nature, Visualization

When you avoid packaged food long enough, all the garbage and missing flavor becomes the food and doof‘s main identity. There’s more packaging, advertising, and other non-food stuff that will fester in landfills for centuries or at best cost money and resources to decompose. These pictures are what Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s look like when you avoid packaged food. In fact, these stores contribute to places like in these[…] Keep reading →

270: Extinctions: Agriculture isn’t so peaceful

on January 1, 2020 in Podcast

I’ve read and thought about animals going extinct. My friend and guest Lorna Davis in her TED talk talks about her love for rhinos and passion to save them. I reviewed Poached by Rachel Nuwer and I’ve spoken to her about poaching. I see poaching as horrific and hope it ends. But I read about how we lose wildlife. Some poaching, but even if we ended it, another greater force[…] Keep reading →

270: Extinctions: Agriculture isn’t so peaceful

on January 1, 2020 in Podcast

I’ve read and thought about animals going extinct. My friend and guest Lorna Davis in her TED talk talks about her love for rhinos and passion to save them. I reviewed Poached by Rachel Nuwer and I’ve spoken to her about poaching. I see poaching as horrific and hope it ends. But I read about how we lose wildlife. Some poaching, but even if we ended it, another greater force[…] Keep reading →

$10 of vegetables

on December 15, 2019 in Nature, Tips

People keep asking if eating vegetables is expensive. They rarely believe the opposite, which I find. Farmers markets rock When I only knew how to shop in supermarkets, I didn’t know how affordable and accessible fresh fruits and vegetables were, even if you live in a food desert. Some people will never get past their blinders to keep acting as if they know better, as if it’s only possible for[…] Keep reading →

236: My environmental role models

on October 22, 2019 in Podcast

Here is the text I read from for this post: My environmental role models Why my role models? Because people keep saying what I do is inaccessible. That it’s too much or extreme. That they need to balance. Well everyone believes they’re balanced. I have to balance too. My difference is that I keep moving toward my values. Instead of letting Americans, the most polluting people in history, be my[…] Keep reading →

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