Michal Zemanik

HP CZ & SK

"To keep finding new ways to live greener"

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
928 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

3.0

documentaries

watched
UP TO

246

gallons of water

have been saved
UP TO

730

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

174

minutes

being mindful
UP TO

4.9

pounds

food waste prevented
UP TO

10

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

3.3

pounds of paper

have been saved
UP TO

1.0

waste audit

conducted
UP TO

29

zero-waste meals

consumed

Michal's actions

Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community

Watch a Documentary about Racial Injustice

Do at Home

I will watch 4 documentary(ies) about systemic racism.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Simplicity

De-Clutter My Home

Do at Home

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

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Reduce Refined Sugar

Do at Home

I will adopt a diet free of refined sugars, which eliminates sweetened beverages, candy, and processed foods.

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Research My Investment Portfolio

Do at Home

I will find out what stocks and bonds are in my investment account portfolio to determine if they align with my values (e.g. environmental, social responsibility, community).

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Simplicity

Research Impact Investing

Do at Home

Using the links provided below, I will research impact investing and determine if it is right for me.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Go Get a Check Up

I will make an appointment for my annual physical.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Zero-Waste Cooking

Do at Home

I will cook 1 meal(s) with zero-waste each day.

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

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

Waste

Go Paperless

Do at Home

I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by 3.4lbs (1.5kg) a month or 41lbs (18.6kg) a year by opting into paperless billing, ending unwanted subscriptions and opting out of junk mail.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Healing and Renewal

Mindfulness Practice

Do at Home

I will spend 5 minute(s) per day practicing Mindfulness.

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Healing and Renewal

Nurture Self-Compassion

Do at Home

I will spend 5 minutes nurturing my Self-Compassion.

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Healing and Renewal

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

Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community

Learn More about Food Apartheid

Do at Home

I will spend 120 minutes learning about food apartheid and find out how I can advocate for healthy and fresh food in my region.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community

Research Voter Suppression

Do at Home

I will spend at least 3 minutes finding out what local laws, policies, and practices keep people from voting in my community.

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 Go Paperless

Reducing your paper mail can reduce mental clutter as well as physical waste -- by reducing what is coming in, you can reduce what is going into the recycling bin too. How does it make you feel? What is the next step you will take to reduce your waste?

Michal Zemanik 10/28/2020 11:53 AM

Finally I cancelled all subscriptions and so from now I won't be receiving unnecessary marketing materials. Too bad there are still many companies who are distributing their materials anonymously - they print them in hundreds of thousands and you can't just cancel your subscription. I wish I knew a way to stop this damned waste of paper.

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Michal Zemanik 10/28/2020 11:49 AM

Well this was strange. Ecochallenge in the Covid-19 times was certainly different from the one last year, for example. Nevertheless, I found it very refreshing that there were new categories that focused on, for example, mental health and well-being. I think I also had more time to do some own research into topics I was and am interested in.

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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?

Michal Zemanik 10/26/2020 2:48 PM

I believe it's got to do with the way we've been brought up. Surrounded by TV, consumerism, adverts, shelves full of various products in shiny and colorful wraps...We'd never thought about the impact the packaging had, because..well, we didn't have to, or so we thought. Now it's very difficult to try and undo all of this, to un-learn what we've been doing our whole lives. To internalize certain behaviors and be as consistent as possible - ditch the packaging as much as possible, opt for packaging that is least associated with negative impact and that is the most recyclable. It might be too late, but I refuse to go down without trying and we must persuade more people to adopt waste-reducing behaviors.

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