Emma Durning

Period 4 Western Civs II

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
211 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

132

gallons of water

have been saved
UP TO

170

minutes

not spent in front of a screen
UP TO

9.0

more servings

of fruits and vegetables

Emma's actions

Water

Install a Toilet Tank Bank

I will reduce the amount of water flushed and save up to 11 gallons (41 L) of water each day by installing a toilet tank bank.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Simplicity

Limit Social Media

I will limit my social media use to once each day reducing my daily use by 55 minute(s)

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Needs Vs. Wants

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

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Disconnect from Email

I will disconnect from my email when not working or studying.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

More Fruits and Veggies

I will eat a heart healthy diet by adding 3 cup(s) of fruits and vegetables each day to achieve at least 4 cups per day.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

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
Simplicity Needs Vs. Wants

How is creativity necessary for practicing simplicity?

Emma Durning 10/11/2019 8:10 AM

Simplicity needs creativity as creativity allows one to think about ways to avoid negative impacts on the earth.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Water Install a Toilet Tank Bank

Name some of the human activities impacting the health of water systems, both locally (your watershed) and globally (freshwater and oceans). What can you do to improve the health of water systems?

Emma Durning 10/11/2019 8:01 AM

Oil mining and dumping chemicals in water damage global water systems. Local water systems are damaged by chemical runoff from farm fields. This can be prevented by using organic alternatives to pesticides and holding big companies responsible for their water pollution

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Simplicity Limit Social Media

Social media can keep us connected with loved ones, make us laugh, and help us to learn new things. It can also take more time than we realize or intend to give. After doing this action for a few days, how do you feel? What do you notice?

Emma Durning 10/04/2019 7:43 AM

I felt less tired because the only reason that I have less reported screen time on my screen time app is because I keep falling asleep.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Simplicity Disconnect from Email

Notice how much time you were spending checking email away from work and make note of that. Now that you have stepped away from it and have not been checking, what changes are you noticing in your thoughts, use of time, stress and energy levels?

Emma Durning 10/04/2019 7:34 AM

I'm much more stressed thinking about what my emails say and what colleges are sending me. But that's me being a stressed disaster.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health More Fruits and Veggies

How does eating more fruits and vegetables and less meat positively affect yourself, other people, and our planet?

Emma Durning 10/03/2019 7:51 AM

Eating meat requires more energy while produce is much better for the environment as it doesn't always require the machinery that meat requires. In addition, produce requires less resources to grow.

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