I’m now getting prepared for one of the biggest challenges I’ve ever faced: becoming father to a newborn baby boy…And trying to be as sustainable as possible. Raising a baby is hard enough, but trying to do it in a way that is sustainable in a world where everything you need for babies is made to be “convenient” (i.e. “disposable”), […]
As far as sustainable drinks go, nothing beats water. It’s healthy, plentiful, doesn’t have to come packaged in plastic or even bottles. It just gets piped straight into our homes! But drinking nothing but water can get kind of dull, and trying to find other things to drink that don’t come in plastic can be tough. I drink soy milk […]
Capitalism Regardless of whether you think capitalism is a good economic system or not, there are certainly reasons to dislike capitalism. In the most fundamental form, it is a system based on the desire to maximize profit and hence greed, even at the expense of others. It incentivizes pollution, it widens the gap between the rich and the poor, and […]
I very often find myself feeling misunderstood by those around me; feeling like there’s some kind of gap between my mindset and that of others. There is something that resonates inside of me that doesn’t seem to resonate with those around me. And today, I found myself thinking about why there is such a disconnect between my way of thinking […]
Today, I have something a little different for you. Usually, I’m interviewing someone on my podcast, but today, I’m the one getting interviewed! Some of you may know, I recently moved to Hawaii and ended up buying a home here. However, in looking for a house, I found myself feeling conflicted about it, and Joshua Spodek, host of This Sustainable […]
Convenience is great, isn’t it?Like many people, until recently, I assumed that convenience is always a good thing. Why would something becoming more convenient hurt? It makes my life easier. Convenience = Easier…For me! Driving a motorcycle instead of a bike? You go faster and farther in less time! Driving a car instead of a motorcycle? Even better, now we’re […]
I’ve decided to quit Amazon. I might be a little late to the party on this one (or maybe not, since Amazon is still one of the most profiting companies in the world), but I’ve decided it’s time to quit buying from Amazon. I, like most people, used to love Amazon: one-stop shopping for absolutely everything at the cheapest prices […]
This week, I decided to take action to eliminate something that I felt was a growing problem in my life: increasing smartphone use. I’ve never considered myself to be a heavy smartphone user: I can’t stand scrolling through Instagram for more than a minute or two, Twitter I get into from time to time but usually end up falling away […]
How the normalized human experience has become completely unnatural When you bike instead of drive, you start to notice a lot more about your neighborhood: shops you didn’t realize were there, some cool wall art or flower patches you hadn’t noticed, or how much litter is all over the place. One of the things I noticed recently has really gotten […]
2022-08-31 UPDATE: Turns out if you join Wren.co though my link, they plant 5 trees for me and 5 trees for you! Let’s plant more trees! Click here to use my referral link and plant more trees! Climate change is a human, global problem that is hurting every living thing on this planet. If you’re here reading this blog, I […]