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The world markets crashed recently, and we were reminded of the futility of short term thinking. A friend wrote a piece about blogging (link) Another blogger wrote on the virtue of long vs short posts . I read an interview in ‘The McKinsey Quarterly’ with Al Gore and David Bloods, founders of Generation [...]
Entries from January 2008
The world has gone mad: Investing for the long term
January 27th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Reflection, The Environment
Tags:Corporations·Essays·Finance·Life·Philosophy·Reflections·Sustainability·Thoughts
Wise advice from Dan Millman: “Just fit in until you find out where you stand out”
January 27th, 2008 · No Comments · Opinion, Personal Development
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One of my constant sources of inspiration is best-selling author Dan Millman. I am starting to notice a pattern here: two of my spiritual guides (Jack Lalanne and Dan Millman) were former athletes, and shared their perspectives on life with others in a rather public way. If you know of more characters [...]
Tags:Essays·Life·Philosophy·Reflections·Religion·Reply to other blog post·Sustainability·Thoughts
How to reduce your ‘carbon footprint’ and make a difference to our environment
January 15th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Opinion, The Environment
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About a week ago I created a ‘fun quizz’ to assess your level of environmental literacy. Today we will focus on a few things you can do to contribute in the reduction of carbon emissions. Before we get started, let’s see why this is a worthwhile goal.
The cause for reducing carbon emissions: Climate [...]
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Wise advise from Jack LaLanne: Stop being so tired
January 8th, 2008 · No Comments · Health & Fitness, How to
Do you always feel tired? This is rather easy to fix. As Jack Lalanne suggests on the video below, all you need to do is:
Exercise regularly
Eat a balanced diet
Relax
If it is so easy, and given the knowledge has been around for a very long time, why do we have a society full of [...]
Tags:Books·Diet·Energy·Food·Jack Lalanne·Life·performance·Sleep·Video·web sites
Assess your environmental literacy: Take the eco-IQ test!
January 5th, 2008 · No Comments · Quizz, The Environment
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A number of things have made me think about the impact I have on this planet. There is the incredible prominence that environmental issues have nowadays in the news; Then there was Dan Millman’s blog post about the impact that my choice not to be a vegetarian has on carbon emissions. And yesterday, [...]
Tags:Life·Quiz·Reflections·Science·Sustainability·Technology·The Environment·Thoughts




