Things You Do Not Want. Our Favorite Consumerism Quotes.
“How many things are there which I do not want.” Socrates Photo Credit: © Photographer: Androseglover | Agency: Dreamstime.com […]
Thinking Strategically About Consuming Less “Stuff”
Many people – and we’re not saying that this is you – want very much to let go of society’s addictive consumerism and buy and have less “stuff”. However, like many things in life, there can often be a disconnection between wanting to do something and actually doing something. We all have things that we want to do but can’t quite get started on. We don’t want to sound like we’re at a [...]
What is Necessary. Our Favorite Consumerism Quotes.
“The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak.” Hans Hofmann Photo Credit: © Photographer: Cristian Nitu | Agency: Dreamstime.com […]
We Can’t Consume Our Way to Sustainability
By Ron McLinden Author’s Warning: This guest essay contains ideas that could be interpreted as challenges to the “American Way of Life.” It also gently appeals to your sense of responsibility to future generations. Read with caution. You’ve heard about sustainability. By one commonly accepted definition, it means meeting our needs today in such a way that we don’t compromise the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. [...]
What Is Perfection? Our Favorite Consumerism Quotes
“Perfection is achieved not when there is nothing more to add but when there is nothing left to take away.” Antoine de Saint-Exupery. Photo Credit: © Photographer: Egidijus Mika | Agency: Dreamstime.com […]
Our Favorite Back-to-School Quotes
We’re taking a break from talking about postconsumerism and the war against “buy, buy, buy” and “stuff, stuff, stuff” to relax and enjoy some nostalgia about back-to-school season. Yes, it’s a season where you need to be “on guard” about consumer messages and the media machine, but we also remember this time fondly. The weather was great, we were well rested from a summer of leisure and we were about to see all [...]
What Exactly is “Consumer Season?” Is it a Real Thing?
Some seasons you’re aware of. There are the natural seasons: winter, spring, summer, fall. There are the event-driven seasons: holiday season, summer vacation season, back-to-school season. Some people even set their internal clock by what sports season it is. But what you may not realize is that there’s also a consumer season. Sure, you’re exposed to (some might say “bombarded with”) consumer messaging all year long, but there’s a targetable season during which [...]
Eco Teen Advice: How to Start an Environmental Club at Your School
The youth generation is becoming more and more eco-friendly, and that’s a great thing. In many high schools, junior highs and even middle schools, environmental clubs for students already exist. But if you (or a teenager in your life) are at a school that doesn’t have an environmental club, then it’s a perfect opportunity to gain valuable leadership skills (and all important points for college applications) by starting an environmental club. But [...]
Back to School Quote: Kurt Vonnegut on the Future
“True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country.” Kurt Vonnegut […]
Tips for Sustainable School Lunches
In some parts of the country, you may be lucky and be in a school district that is working to create healthier, more natural and more sustainable school cafeteria lunches. But in most locations, school lunch is still something that, if you have the option, you’d rather not have your child eating. Not to mention the numerous single-serving sized vending machines populating many school cafeterias and surrounding areas. So what can you do? [...]
