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October 7 - October 28, 2020
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Erica Waterman

KEEN HQ

"Learn, listen and love everyday, "

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 315 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    2.0
    documentaries
    watched
  • UP TO
    237
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • UP TO
    316
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    9.9
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    1.0
    waste audit
    conducted

Erica's actions

Community

Research Restorative Justice

Do at Home

I will spend 120 minutes learning about restorative justice and conflict resolution opportunities in my own community or state.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Personal Waste Audit

Do at Home

I will collect all of my unrecyclable, non-compostable trash to raise my awareness of how much I send to the landfill.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Simplicity

Go for a Daily Walk Outside

Do at Home

I will take a walk outside for 20 minutes each day.

COMPLETED 9
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Needs Vs. Wants

Do at Home

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

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Power Down the Computer

Do at Home

I will power down my computer and monitor when not using it for more than 2 hours, saving up to (1.1) lbs of CO2 each day that I do this.

COMPLETED 9
DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community

Support Native Communities

Do at Home

I will use the resource links provided and spend 60 minutes learning about the native populations that lived in my area prior to colonization, and what I can do to support those that still exist.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community

Watch a Documentary about Racial Injustice

Do at Home

I will watch 2 documentary(ies) about systemic racism.

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?

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Waste Personal Waste Audit
    Why is it often difficult to understand the impacts our purchases and waste have on other people, animals, and places?

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    Erica Waterman 10/09/2020 12:44 PM
    Weirdly excited to save my trash for three weeks. Going to also make this a homeschool project with my son. 
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Simplicity Go for a Daily Walk Outside
    Fresh air and movement are good for our entire being and can help us think more clearly and creatively. How does taking a walk each day affect yourself and/or your work?

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    Erica Waterman 10/07/2020 5:40 PM
    I will now host my daily 10am meeting over a phone call so that I can walk during the meeting. 
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Simplicity Needs Vs. Wants
    How is creativity a necessary ingredient for practicing simplicity?

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    Erica Waterman 10/07/2020 5:39 PM
    While organizing my son's birthday party we discussed what we can do to make the party fun without being wasteful. What is really needed to create fun?