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What can you do for nature?
As a civilisation, we seem to be painfully aware of all the shortcomings in our contact with nature. Stories about all we have destroyed, and where we have failed, permeate our culture. Truth is, we don’t even believe anymore that we could do any good. Most of us feel like the best thing we could do for nature, is to leave it alone. But that kind of thinking is wrong. And dangerous.
Happiness isn't found on social media
“We go there to see things we (mostly) didn’t choose ourselves, served to us in small bite-sized bits: – an interesting fact! – a sad story :( – an update from a “friend” you haven’t talked to in 12 years – a funny video! – a scary thing you should look out for!!! –… Before you get the time to digest one, you move onto the next. Over and over again. Scroll, scroll, scroll.”
We have a blind spot
“For the longest time, I didn’t want to admit it to myself. I thought I was in control. I thought I was “moderating”, whatever that might mean. But in truth I was moderating myself to a serving of my drug of choice dozens of times every day. Simply because I wouldn’t feel good without it. Simply because I wanted it. A lot.”
I failed at starting an online business and I'm happy with that
I really really tried to start an online business, but it was just an endless struggle. I just couldn’t get myself to do the things and I couldn’t get it right. And so I finally stopped. It was a relief and a disappointment at the same time. And it actually took me close to a year to figure out what went “wrong”, and why it’s for the best.
