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Eco Friendly Living and New Is Not Best

Eco Friendly Living and New Is Not Best

Eco Friendly Living and Gen Z

 

Meet Murielle from Michigan. Murielle is a Generation Z-er who found herself interested in eco friendly living in high school. Fast forward 5 years: Murielle has dedicated her professional life to solving environmental problems as she strives to change her everyday actions so that they best align with her values.

In our conversation today, Murielle imparts some practical tips (how to compost with worms!) as well as some abstract ideas, too (how to be boldly crunchy in a materialist culture!).

Here’s a preview of our conversation:

[8:30] The ins and outs of vermicomposting

[14:30] What to look for when shopping for clothes secondhand

[19:00] How to fight back against the “new is best” mindset

[26:45] Why being hopeful instead of hopeless is a daily choice

 

I’m so excited for you to meet Murielle!

 

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On this episode of The Sustainable Minimalists podcast: Eco Friendly living tips from Generation Z-er Murielle Garbarino, including how to embrace secondhand amidst a culture that reveres newness; how to be incrementally 'crunchy' in your sustainable efforts, too.

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Saying No To New

New things are everywhere—and they’re causing us to disconnect from what we value most.

In a world that constantly tells us that new is better, our relentless pursuit of material wealth is costing us money, time and happiness. Worse, when we define ourselves by what we own rather than who we are, we reduce our lives to a single, superficial dimension.

On today’s show, New York Times journalist Eric Athas offers advice for stepping away from the cycle of constant buying, saying no to shallowness, and discovering the right kind of “new” in our lives.

Here's a preview:

[8:00] We're wired to become bored the familiar, and other truths to newness

[16:00] Consumption has costs! (In fact, it robs us of our finite attention, dilutes our capacity for genuine enjoyment, and misaligns our pursuit of happiness.)

[26:00] Musings on the ways in which overconsumption leads to superficiality

[37:00] Put down the trinket! Redefining what it means to experience novelty, growth, and freshness without relying on a transaction

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