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Campus Ecochallenge 2023

April 3 - April 21, 2023

Amos Ek

Dickinson Green Devils 2023

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
584 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

1.0

documentary

watched
UP TO

168

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

90

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

60

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

570

minutes

being mindful
UP TO

18

pounds of CO2

have been saved

Amos's actions

Waste

Learn About & Practice Sustainable Fashion

I will learn about sustainable fashion and begin trying to practice it in my own life.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nature

Explore My Area

I will explore at least one new hiking trail or nature walk in my area.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nature

Practice Gratitude for Earth

I will spend 30 minute(s) per day outside, practicing gratitude (prayer, meditation, journaling, etc.) for Earth and my natural surroundings.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Core Values

We may find more meaning and joy in life when our actions are aligned with our personal values. I will determine what my top 3-5 core values are so that I can better align my actions with them.

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.

COMPLETED 0
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.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Simplicity

Needs Vs. Wants

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

COMPLETED 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Turn it off

I will keep lights, electronics, and appliances turned off when not using them.

COMPLETED 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Power Down the Computer

I will power down my computer and monitor when not using it for more than 2 hours, saving up to (1.1) lbs of CO2 each day that I do this.

COMPLETED 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Adjust the Thermostat

I will adjust my thermostat down 2 degrees from usual when I use the heat, and up 2 degrees when I use air conditioning.

COMPLETED 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Mindfulness Practice

I will spend 20 minute(s) per day practicing Mindfulness.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Go For A Daily Walk Outside

I will take a walk outside for 30 minutes each day.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

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 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Eat Mindfully

I will eat all of my meals without distractions, e.g., phone, computer, TV, or newspaper.

COMPLETED 13
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
Nature Practice Gratitude for Earth

Kathleen Dean Moore says that a sense of gratitude leads to a sense of moral obligation. Do you agree? How can we cultivate a sense of gratitude as individuals, and as a society?

Amos Ek 4/20/2023 8:55 PM

Absolutely. I'd think of that mostly in terms of people, since when people do nice things for me most certainly feel the need to do something for them in return. Nature is a little bit harder for me to conceptualize that way, being inanimate and not able to judge me for being ungrateful, but I can see that too.
Cultivating gratitude, my thought would be to intentionally deprive oneself of something. Rather than taking it for granted but having it, having it be entirely absent and not being able to even passively enjoy the benefits of its presence might jog one's sense of gratitude. Sort of the idea of not knowing how good you have it till it's gone.
Consider what things would be like without those things we might be grateful for..

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Energy Power Down the Computer

What are other easy things you could do to save energy and reduce your environmental footprint?

Amos Ek 4/19/2023 9:29 PM

I hear that one shouldn't leave their devices charging overnight. Even once they're fully charged, they still draw power, which is wasted over the course of however many hours before you wake up and unplug them. I'm bad at this because I don't think I have enough time in the morning to fully charge everything and I like having my phone at full charge before going about my day, but I suppose I ought to give it a shot.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Simplicity Go For A Daily Walk Outside

Fresh air and movement are good for our entire being and can help us think more clearly and creatively. How does taking a walk each day affect yourself and/or your work?

Amos Ek 4/19/2023 9:24 PM

Always gives me a good opportunity to think over everything else that's happened that day, which usually also helps reduce a lot of anxiety. Sort of stepping out of the mess of vague but imminent things to do lets me clear my head and approach it all more effectively afterward.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Simplicity Eat Mindfully

Mindful eating is healthier for us than eating with distractions. How do your eating experiences differ when practicing mindfulness?

Amos Ek 4/16/2023 7:20 PM

I spend less time at the meal, and generally don't quite know what to do with my face, so I stare into space and then leave.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Simplicity Meditate

What would you like to invest more time in reflecting on?

Amos Ek 4/13/2023 7:54 PM

Other people, and how I relate to them. I wanna reflect more on the things I have in common with others.

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