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October 7 - October 28, 2020
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Nandini Rao

HP Inc India

"Lead a more aware and thoughtful life, eventually move to a minimalistic and waste free life!"

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 735 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    2.0
    documentaries
    watched
  • UP TO
    204
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    380
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    66
    minutes
    being mindful
  • UP TO
    4.1
    pounds
    food waste prevented
  • UP TO
    96
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    1.0
    waste audit
    conducted

Nandini's actions

Simplicity

Needs Vs. Wants

Do at Home

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

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Meditate

Do at Home

I will meditate or create a moment of silence for 10 minute(s) each day to reflect on things important to me.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

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

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

Health

Happiness

Do at Home

I will write down three things every day that I am grateful for, or send one email every day thanking or praising someone.

COMPLETED 11
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Watch a Documentary about Food Sovereignty

Do at Home

I will watch 2 documentary(ies) about food sovereignty: the right of local peoples to control their own food systems including markets, ecological resources, food cultures and production methods.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Weekly Meal Planning

Do at Home

I will reduce food waste and save money by prepping for 2 meal(s) each day, only buying the ingredients I need.

COMPLETED 13
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

Learn About & Practice Sustainable Fashion

Do at Home

I will spend 10 minutes learning about sustainable fashion and begin trying to practice it in my own life.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Energy

Turn It Off

Do at Home

I will keep lights, electronics, and appliances turned off when not using them.

COMPLETED 14
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Switch to Cold Water

Do at Home

I will switch to washing my clothes in cold water, saving up to 1,600 lbs of CO2 over the course of the next year.

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
    Food Watch a Documentary about Food Sovereignty
    How does food sovereignty address the complex transition from localized food systems to modern global food systems?

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    Nandini Rao 10/27/2020 10:55 PM
    Food sovereignty is the right of people to healthy and culturally appropriate food produced through ecologically sound and sustainable methods, and their right to define their own food and agriculture systems. Globally though a lot of these practices are overshadowed with the need to increase yield and making agriculture more profitable
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Simplicity Meditate
    What would you like to invest more time in reflecting on?

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    Nandini Rao 10/27/2020 10:53 PM
    Focus on the simpler pleasures and all the beautiful things in life!
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Waste Learn About & Practice Sustainable Fashion
    How can you express your personality, creativity, and values in ways that don't require fast fashion or buying more clothes and accessories?

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    Nandini Rao 10/27/2020 10:51 PM
    Use Creativity, reuse and recycle clothes.. thankfully India has seen the first few second hand stores for a lot of clothes. way better than fast fashion.
  • 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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    Nandini Rao 10/27/2020 10:50 PM
    Just the way of life currently does not take into account the miles and waste each product travels, buying and choosing local is probably the best way to go!
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Simplicity Research Impact Investing
    How might impact investing help you better live your values?

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    Nandini Rao 10/27/2020 10:48 PM
    It walks away from the approach the social and environmental issues are addressed only through donations and philanthropy and offers avenue for planned investing in causes close to your heart!
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Simplicity Needs Vs. Wants
    How is creativity a necessary ingredient for practicing simplicity?

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    Nandini Rao 10/27/2020 10:31 PM
    Creativity helps add a flair to the otherwise non-descript activity or item in use!
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Simplicity Research My Investment Portfolio
    In what ways can you increase the positive impacts and decrease the negative impacts of your financial investments?

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    Nandini Rao 10/27/2020 10:30 PM
    not sure my investment options actually have negative ecological impacts. But it was time well spent!
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health Happiness
    How does/can practicing gratitude keep you centered and motivated to work for a better world?

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    Nandini Rao 10/27/2020 10:29 PM
    Gratitude has added a more positive vibe to my day!

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    Nandini Rao 10/22/2020 8:25 AM
    Documenting my daily waste output this week. So much plastic waste generated ... Unbelievable!.. this is in spite  of making eco friendly choices everyday.. how about you?.. any ideas on how to switch to a more minimalistic life choices 

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    Nandini Rao 10/21/2020 10:04 AM
    Every day approach to need vs Wants.. lots of money saved this festive season!