Tag: environment

Changing behaviour is really hard.

For many scenarios, I have found that it’s not worth trying to change behaviour.

It’s much more efficient use of resources to try and spot or create environments where you can install new habits or behaviour.

New office, house or classroom. New Year or new term. New class or job. Change of markets, exchange rate, opinions or needs. Wait for these to be right.

When the environment and time is right change is much easier.

I was intrigued when I saw that the first group in the ’10 groups that will be key to combating climate change in 2019” was teenagers.

If we can install habits and behaviour in teenagers that means they live a life that is truly sustainable then when they are business leaders, employees, CEO’s, citizens and politicians the necessary change should happen quite naturally.

Of course it might be too late by then and installing truly sustainable behaviours in teenagers is certainly not easy. Anything but leading by example would be hypocritical.

I can’t help but get increasing frustrated weather reporters.

How do they report on the weather EVERY DAY without mentioning the human impacts on the weather?

What a missed opportunity!

What better way to educated the massed about the REAL impact humans are having on the planet than regular, scientific, simple, diagrammatic information that impacts people every day lives?

Perhaps the answer lies with the moguls who own the mouths of the weather reporters.

Can’t help but feel we are missing potential to make an impact here.

Weather reports that talk about 18 degree heat in February without mentioning the human cause should be classed as Fake News

If we talked about Weather Change rather than Climate Change would it make it feel more real?

In 2019, I am going to do my utmost to follow these 4 rules of buying crap (aka stuff)

1.I can’t afford crap until I can afford the version of it that’s built to last.

Don’t be tempted to buy cheap stuff. It is my responsibility to buy the product that will last. Wait until I can afford the proper version and in the mean time, I will discover if I actually need it. If people don’t buy crap, companies will stop making crap.

2. If I wouldn’t buy the crap again, don’t buy the crap at all.

If I lost the crap on the first day, would I buy it again? If yes, it means the crap is of significant enough value and within my means. Good crap.

3. It’s my responsibility to send crap crap back.

Don’t be lazy with sending smaller value items back if they don’t perform. Don’t let companies get away with selling me crap. It’s my responsibility to send/take it back. Be helpfully-fussy. This is INVALUABLE feedback to any company worth doing business with. How else can companies improve their crap?

4. Only buy new crap as a last resort.

Buy second hand. Give crap I don’t need anymore to people who will use before its gets unusable.