Deniz Whittier

CLEAResult

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
124 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

150

minutes

not spent in front of a screen
UP TO

6.0

meatless or vegan meals

consumed

Deniz's actions

Health

Reduce refined sugar

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

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DAILY ACTIONS

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.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Reduce Animal Products

I will enjoy 2 meatless meal(s) and/or 0 vegan meal(s) each day this week.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Watch a Documentary about Food Sovereignty

I will watch 1 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.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Happiness

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

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DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Learn About Local Environmental Justice Concerns

I will spend 60 minutes researching environmental justice concerns in my region, their causes, and local initiatives to address these concerns.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Simplicity

Meditate

I will meditate or create a moment of silence for 20 minute(s) each day to reflect on things important to me.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Less Screen Time

I will replace 30 minute(s) of screen time each day with other activities.

COMPLETED -1
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Online Energy Audit

I will complete an online energy audit of my home, office, or dorm room and identify my next steps for saving energy.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Simplicity Less Screen Time

What did you notice in implementing this challenge? Was it hard to choose other activities over screen time? How did you decide to spend your time?

Deniz Whittier 10/23/2019 9:49 AM

I ran the Chicago Half Marathon without training for it outside of regularly going to the gym. I had the same time as I did the previous year where I tried to run a little more. As a result, since the run ended, as a birthday present for myself, I purchased an unlimited gym membership. So to make sure the bang for my buck is high, I'm trying to visit at least 15 times per month. As a result, I'm spending more time off the screen, more time in community space!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Reduce Animal Products

Why do people in richer countries eat more meat than people in other places? How does eating more meat affect our planet and other people?

Deniz Whittier 10/15/2019 2:21 PM

Processed meat is part of US culture as fervently displayed in Upton Sinclair's The Jungle. Responding to this question as a person raised with Mediterranean and Central Anatolian cuisine, meat was always a delicacy for us that is meticulously prepared. The community that I live in now in the Front of the Yards neighborhood of Chicago consumes "meat" through fast food or other less thought out means. The goal is to provide a high bang for your buck in terms of protein, not a valuable food experience you take with you to remember later on. Eating more meat affects our planet by continuing the culture of "fast" as opposed to quality. Deforesting the Amazon for cattle raising and farmland in Brazil is one of the affects of this culture which we were exposed to this past summer.

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