Aravind Kamath
POINTS TOTAL
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- 0 THIS WEEK
- 842 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO1.0advocacy actioncompleted
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UP TO2.0locally sourced mealsconsumed
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UP TO114meatless or vegan mealsconsumed
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UP TO68milesnot traveled by car
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UP TO38milestraveled by foot
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UP TO235minutesspent learning
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UP TO665minutesnot spent in front of a screen
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UP TO461pounds of CO2have been saved
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UP TO1.0public official or leadercontacted
Aravind's actions
Food
Advocate for More Food Options
Access to affordable, nutritious food is a food justice issue. I will advocate for local and/or organic food options at work, on campus and/or in the spaces I frequent.
Waste
Launch a Recycling Program
I will start a recycling program at my workplace or school. If a recycling program exists, I will advocate for ways to improve and expand it.
Waste
Go Paperless
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.
Transportation
Stay on the Ground
Instead of traveling by plane, I will find an alternative way to accomplish the goals of an upcoming trip (i.e. telepresence, vacation locally).
Transportation
Work from Home
I will work from home 2 day(s) to avoid my commute's carbon output.
Transportation
Walk Instead
I will walk 2 mile(s) each day instead of driving and avoid sending up to 16.08 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.
Simplicity
Needs Vs. Wants
I will adopt a "Needs Vs. Wants" approach and only buy things I need.
Simplicity
Limit Social Media
I will limit my social media use to once each day reducing my daily use by 35 minute(s)
Simplicity
Track my Purchases
I will spend 10 minutes each day maintaining a record of all my purchases and learning about my spending habits.
Food
Buy From a Farmers Market
I will purchase produce and meat from a local farmers market or food co-op.
Food
Reduce Animal Products
I will enjoy 5 meatless meal(s) and/or 1 vegan meal(s) each day this week.
Health
Support Pollution Reduction
I will spend at least 30 minutes learning about water and air quality issues in my area, how they are impacting human and environmental health, and how I can help.
Health
Know My health
I will get my Core Four Biometrics tests (blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar and BMI).
Health
Go get a check up
I will make an appointment for my annual physical.
Waste
Learn About & Practice Sustainable Fashion
I will spend 15 minutes learning about sustainable fashion and begin trying to practice it in my own life.
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?
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Aravind Kamath 10/18/2019 2:34 AMavoid wasting tissue papers unnecessarily - this can help us save lot of papers -
REFLECTION QUESTIONWaste Learn About & Practice Sustainable FashionHow can you express your personality, creativity, and values in ways that don't require fast fashion or buying more clothes and accessories?
Aravind Kamath 10/17/2019 3:50 AMVisit millap and other crowd source funding sites and start finding what challenges people are facing - that makes you get creative ideas :) -
REFLECTION QUESTIONHealth Support Pollution ReductionWhat environmental factors affect human health in your region, and how do they affect it?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONHealth Go get a check upHow do you practice self care?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONHealth Know My healthHow do you deal with the physical and emotional stress of the big problems we face? How can you help others cope?
Aravind Kamath 10/17/2019 3:46 AMtalk to yourself and see how things can be improved.. dont spend too much of time to resolve the same problem.. go for a long walk and try to talk to yourself and you find a better solution -
Aravind Kamath 10/16/2019 9:19 PMWalking gives you such a pleasure of feeling the nature and thinking about work - life balance :) on how to achieve.. sitting at desk and thinking about a problem and doing the same during walking makes a big difference.. try it out !!! -
Aravind Kamath 10/16/2019 9:18 PMYou have wonderful vegeterian hotels in bengaluru ( it should be the same for the folks in rest of the cities in India) - go for it and taste it.. you will start accepting reduce animal products more frequently.. cheers!!! -
REFLECTION QUESTIONWaste Go PaperlessReducing your paper mail can be such a freeing action to take -- 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?
Aravind Kamath 10/16/2019 9:14 PMwhen I get a chance to talk to my HR - I am going to ask about some process that we have today in ur organization - which is making employees print 1000s of pages printed at office/home. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONWaste Launch a Recycling ProgramHow might thinking creatively help us address big systems problems differently?
Aravind Kamath 10/16/2019 9:13 PMtaking one step at a time - surely helps us in resolving the problems.. -
Aravind Kamath 10/15/2019 8:54 PMWalking more gives you more and more relaxatin and also lets you think in a calm way rather than being aggresive.. take a lng walk and fnd the advantage of it :)