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Luke Whitaker

BUS4075 PLNU FA21

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 964 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    1.0
    documentary
    watched
  • UP TO
    1,216
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    57
    miles
    not traveled by car
  • UP TO
    855
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • UP TO
    90
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    855
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    91
    minutes
    being mindful
  • UP TO
    2,211
    minutes
    not spent in front of a screen
  • UP TO
    209
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    171
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved

Luke's 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

Transportation

Drive Less

I will cut my car trip mileage by only taking necessary trips.

COMPLETED 18
DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Building Resilience

Support Businesses Owned by People of Color

Racial inequity is both a sustainability and justice problem. I will support businesses owned by people of color in my community whenever I shop.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Go for a Daily Walk

I will take a 30-minute walk outside each day.

COMPLETED 20
DAILY ACTIONS

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 30
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Less Screen Time

I will replace 60 minute(s) of screen time each day with other activities.

COMPLETED 32
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Switch to Cold Water

I will switch to washing my clothes in cold water, saving up to 133 lbs of CO2 a month and 1,600 lbs of CO2 over the course of the next year.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Energy

Turn it off

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

COMPLETED 41
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

Brush My Teeth Without Running Water

I will save up to 8 gallons (30 L) of water each day by turning it off while brushing my teeth.

COMPLETED 52
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

5-Minute Showers

I will save up to 20 gallons (75 L) of water each day by taking 5-minute showers.

COMPLETED 40
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

Waste

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

I will keep 4 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.

COMPLETED 44
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
    Simplicity Less Screen Time
    What did you notice in implementing this challenge? Was it hard to choose other activities over screen time? How did you decide to spend your time?

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    Luke Whitaker 9/22/2021 4:47 PM
    It is really hard to do this challenge when all I do at work is be on the computer for about 7-8 hours a day. It is hard to convince myself to step away from work or even go outside for my 30 minute lunch break. I noticed just how much I am on my computer, both work and personal, because I have stuff that I need to do a lot of the time. 

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    Luke Whitaker 9/22/2021 4:45 PM
    One of the reasons it was 5 minutes is because I was behind schedule but another thing I have noticed by doing this is that I am more awake when I get out of the shower because I am not waiting for the water to be the perfect temperature. 

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    Luke Whitaker 9/22/2021 4:42 PM
    I have not been drinking a lot of water today but I have filled up my hydro flask twice so I have stopped from using 2 plastic water bottles. 

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    Luke Whitaker 9/21/2021 11:20 PM
    Balancing work and school is hard and sometimes it is hard to find time to relax and invest in other things but today I found time in the morning for me and that helped me work less than 8 hours on work and school combined.