Sustainability Simplified:

The Definitive Guide to Understanding and Solving All (Yes, All) Our Environmental Problems

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I disconnected my Manhattan apartment from the electric grid in May 2022. I had no idea how I’d last more than a day. I learned by doing—and I’m still going.

I didn’t ask permission or wait for institutional aid. I had experimented a bit—unplugging appliances, picking up a used solar panel on Craigslist, hoping it might help. Then I flipped the circuit and dealt with challenges as they came. To my surprise, my quality of life improved.

Now, through my courses and podcast, I help people live more sustainably—teaching others who go on to teach others. My approach is both visionary and practical: we actually practice what we teach. Most of us wish we’d started earlier, and none of us want to go back. Together, we’re building a movement that grows from the ground up and the top down—leading governments and corporations instead of waiting for them.

I don’t believe in lecturing, convincing, or coercing—that just creates resistance. I focus on inspiring intrinsic motivation, which leads to meaning, gratitude, and real action. Sustainability Simplified shares my journey—how our culture became so polluting and passive, and the practical, liberating solutions that can work for individuals, nations, and the world.