Jennifer Jacobs

Environmental Studies 171 Fall 2020

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
426 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

209

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

90

minutes

spent outdoors

Jennifer 's actions

Simplicity

Needs Vs. Wants

Do at Home

I will adopt a "Needs Vs. Wants" approach and only buy things I need.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Practice Gratitude for Earth

Do at Home

I will spend 30 minute(s) per day outside, practicing gratitude (prayer, meditation, journaling, etc.) for Earth and my natural surroundings.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

De-Clutter My Home

Do at Home

I will de-clutter, clean, and donate or recycle unneeded items in my home.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Go for a Daily Walk Outside

Do at Home

I will take a walk outside for 60 minutes each day.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Core Values

Do at Home

We may find more meaning and joy in life when our actions are aligned with our personal values. I will determine what my top 3-5 core values are so that I can better align my actions with them.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Take Control

Do at Home

Both systemic and personal sustainability are important! I will develop a plan with my medical professionals to achieve my best health and live my life to the fullest.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.

To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

Jennifer Jacobs 10/27/2020 1:05 PM

Well, this has been a challenge alright. I have felt not just the challenge of doing my tasks. I have found it hard to remember to check in daily and follow through with my posts. I know that this has definitely made me more aware.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Simplicity Needs Vs. Wants

How is creativity a necessary ingredient for practicing simplicity?

Jennifer Jacobs 10/27/2020 1:03 PM

It is very difficult in today's society to live a "simple" life. We are expected to have the next best gadget and we are so eager to cut our work at home down so we want to make life easier there as well. When I think of simplicity I think of doing without that gadget. I feel that a lot of the things that I have felt were necessary are really not.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Nature Practice Gratitude for Earth

Kathleen Dean Moore says that a sense of gratitude leads to a sense of moral obligation. Do you agree? How can we cultivate a sense of gratitude as individuals, and as a society?

Jennifer Jacobs 10/27/2020 1:00 PM

I have gained more gratitude since becoming more aware of how important the Earth is for us to survive and how we as people move within this system. Knowing where we are within the system and how each organism works to help the next. We are all interconnected and being so we are obligated to our future generations.

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Jennifer Jacobs 10/26/2020 9:47 AM

With the weather getting colder it is taking a bit more to make me want to go outside. I am finding breaking up my time throughout the day is helpful

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Jennifer Jacobs 10/24/2020 6:20 PM

Every day is a struggle; my best advice is to keep on keeping on.

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Jennifer Jacobs 10/24/2020 6:19 PM

It was a freezing day out today. I have been sick for the last week, so I felt that I should take it a little easy. I plan on making up for the time that I missed outside tomorrow when it is supposed to be much warmer outside.

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Jennifer Jacobs 10/24/2020 6:16 PM

I have recently been faced with having to find a new place to live. I have made it my number one goal to get rid of unused items. I like to donate them to people who need them more than me. I have made it a point to make at least one bag a day.

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Jennifer Jacobs 10/24/2020 6:13 PM

Right now, I am really struggling with needs vs. wants. I am still finding myself buying unnecessary items at the store every time I go. I have been trying to lower the number of items each time I go; however, I do not always succeed.

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Jennifer Jacobs 10/24/2020 6:11 PM

As the weather gets colder I find myself less motivated to be outside.

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Jennifer Jacobs 10/20/2020 1:15 PM

I have been struggling to remember to check in every day. I think that my best solution would be to make this part of my daily routine.

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