365 Sustainable Decisions Challenge

252 days into my 365 Sustainable Decisions Challenge: I'm very excited that this weekend, I reached one million views and 25.000 followers on Twitter. :-D

What are some effective ways to reduce energy consumption at home? In this article by Erlijn van Genuchten, we share with you 5 ideas on how to do just that on a daily basis! What actions do you take in order to save some energy? https://impakter.com/5-ways-to-reduce-your-energy-consumption/

Imagine I inspire you to live more sustainable. Now we're with two. When the next day we each inspire another person, we're with four on day 3. Continuing like this, we only need 34 days to inspire everyone on earth. A good reason for me to keep up my Challenge.

Top tips from my 365 Sustainable Decisions Challenge between August 2019 and March 2020: https://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/top-tips-from-the-365-sustainable-decisions-challenge-kpkn/

247 days into my 365 Sustainable Decisions Challenge: Today is Earth Day 2020 and my 247th Earth Day in a row: https://youtu.be/zsOB-auOBfo

246 days into my 365 Sustainable Decisions Challenge: On Day 206, I shared that I considered pursuing sustainability not only with my Challenge, but also at work. I'm excited to follow up on that, as I indeed joined the corporate responsibility team recently. I'll be focusing on sustainability and digitization.

5 Simple ways to reduce food waste What do you normally do, to avoid throwing away food? Part of a series with Erlijn van Genuchten​ where we highlight simple solutions & ideas for a more sustainable lifestyle! https://impakter.com/5-simple-ways-to-reduce-food-waste/

242 days into my 365 Sustainable Decisions Challenge: Today, I've got flowers for everyone suffering from Corona:

241 days into my 365 Sustainable Decisions Challenge: I've already been asked several times what will happen after Day 365. I have some ideas but haven't decided yet. What do you think: Shall I continue? If yes, I'd love to hear your ideas/suggestions what you think I should keep up and/or add/change.

240 days into my 365 Sustainable Decisions Challenge: Moving towards 365, I often find obstacles on the way. When there is one, I try to go around, under, over or get rid of it (of course respecting others and nature). When it works, I feel good and learned something. As you can see, no obstacle has stopped me yet.

5 Simple Actions That Anyone Can Take to Clean The Environment Will you do any of them? Part of a series with @ErlijnG where we'll highlight simple solutions & ideas for a greener lifestyle! https://impakter.com/5-actions-that-anyone-can-take-to-clean-the-environment/

239 days into my 365 Sustainable Decisions Challenge: Yesterday, I mentioned that it's not my goal to become perfect: good is good enough. I do tend to be a perfectionist though. That's why I've adapted the 80-20 rule to make sure I do the work properly and have time to work on different aspects of my Challenge.

238 days into my 365 Sustainable Decisions Challenge: The famous psychologist Carl Rogers once said: “The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction not a destination.” That's why I'm on a journey:

236 days into my 365 Sustainable Decisions Challenge: Have you ever found a shortcut that made your route to e.g. work shorter? And after that, have you ever traveled the long route again? The ideas in my Challenge to live more sustainable feel like shortcuts to me: as soon as I found them, it's easy to go that way.

235 days into my 365 Sustainable Decisions Challenge: There are two types of motivation: - one comes from within (intrinsic, e.g. joy) - one from outside (extrinsic, e.g. money). I'm intrinsically motivated doing this Challenge, as I love working on it: at night, I can't wait to work on it again the next day. 😁

234 days into my 365 Sustainable Decisions Challenge: Even in the darkest of times, there is light. It just takes more effort to find it. I hope you'll enjoy your Easter weekend too!

233 days into my 365 Sustainable Decisions Challenge: One of my professors gave me the advice to use my brain and follow my heart. To remind myself, I made this frame. It took me years and I went through my "never-fail-cycle" (Day 225) many times, but now I know and feel that I am on the right track with my Challenge.

332 days into my 365 Sustainable Decisions Challenge: I believe what Henry Ford said is true: I think I can complete my Challenge successfully, and so far, I'm well on the way to make this come true. And I believe it also applies to anyone of us: when you believe you can make a difference in the climate crisis, you can.

On Day 216, I wrote what you can do to feel better in the current Corona and climate crises. More on this: https://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/how-to-feel-better-in-any-crisis-kpkn/

331 days into my 365 Sustainable Decisions Challenge: What did you see first in the picture: that they are almost identical or that the color of the land differs? I tend to look for commonalities and found out that many who think climate Change is a hoax, still want to contribute to a healthy Planet for example by recycling.

No matter what you are driving:  EV  or "regular"  car , they'll still work: https://impakter.com/5-ideas-to-be-more-sustainable-while-driving-your-car/ Part of a series with Dr. Erlijn van Genuchten where we'll highlight simple solutions for a greener lifestyle!

229 days into my 365 Sustainable Decisions Challenge: I wrote that my thoughts influence my feelings . A practical application is expectation management: when I don't expect something, I cannot be disappointed. That's why I don't expect anyone to spread the work of my Challenge; I just feel very grateful when you do!

228 days into my 365 Sustainable Decisions Challenge: When I do a jigsaw puzzle, I love finishing it. But what I love even more is putting each piece in place. That's why I'm also passionate about my Challenge: each tweet feels like a part of the puzzle that becomes more complete every single day.

227 days into my 365 Sustainable Decisions Challenge: Sometimes I want to go somewhere, but don't know the way. It then helps when someone shows me how or offers me a new perspective. So I am happy to share with you my ways to live more sustainable and hope it helps you to find yours!

226 days into my 365 Sustainable Decisions Challenge: Are you a long distance runner or a sprinter? I'm a long distance runner, meaning that it works better to change my habits one by one and to keep going, than many within e.g. a week. And even though progress is hardly noticeable on a daily basis, it is looking back.