Albert Petry

RIT Sustainable Living Class - Spring 2022

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
317 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

2.0

miles

traveled by bike
UP TO

440

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

135

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

1.8

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

12

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

2.0

miles

not traveled by car
UP TO

75

minutes

not spent in front of a screen
UP TO

7.0

meatless or vegan meals

consumed

Albert's actions

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

If at all possible, I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Joyful Movement

I will spend 30 minutes doing an activity where I'm both moving my body and enjoying myself.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Go for a Daily Walk

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

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Disconnect from Email

I will disconnect from my email when not at work or school, using my personal time for endeavors that help me live out my values.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Exercise Daily

Exercise is a great stress blaster! I will exercise for 30 minute(s) each day.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

I will enjoy 1 meatless meal(s) and/or 0 vegan meal(s) each day this week.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Less Screen Time

I will replace 20 minute(s) of screen time each day with other activities.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Work-Life Balance

I will not work more than 8 hour days each day to practice work-life balance.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Reduce Single-Use Disposables

Cheap, single-use items and disposable packaging end up blowing around as litter more often in poor and POC-majority neighborhoods. I will find out how I can limit single-use items and do my best to limit the waste I generate.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Go by Bike

I will commute by bike 2 mile(s) each day and avoid sending up to (___) lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

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
Transportation Go by Bike

How do your transportation choices affect your engagement in your community? Does your experience differ while walking, riding transit, biking, or driving?

Albert Petry 3/29/2022 1:59 PM

When driving, you are literally isolated from the outside world. This causes disconnection from the emotions, community, and relationships that make us human. This is why road rage exists only for people in cars, not people on foot or on bike.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Simplicity Disconnect from Email

Notice how much time you were spending checking email away from work and make note of that. Now that you have stepped away from it and have not been checking, what changes are you noticing in your thoughts, use of time, stress and energy levels?

Albert Petry 3/29/2022 1:54 PM

I notice there are more defined start and stop times to my work. This makes free time more enjoyable

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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?

Albert Petry 3/23/2022 7:16 PM

I noticed that I had a lot more time to use with more productive activities like reading and going on walks. It was not hard to choose other activities. A lot of the time when I have a free second I will instinctively default to using my phone. By being more deliberate with my decisions I can make recreational time more enjoyable

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Reduce Animal Products

Why do people in richer countries eat more meat than people in other places? How does eating more meat affect our planet and other people?

Albert Petry 3/23/2022 7:14 PM

Eating more meat affects others and our planet because meat production emits significantly more carbon emissions than other food sources. By emitting excess carbon, the planet's global temperature is warming. This will have devastating effects of communities around the world.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Nature Go for a Daily Walk

How do you experience your neighborhood or city differently when walking instead of driving?

Albert Petry 3/20/2022 7:41 AM

By walking, you are interacting with you community at a human scale. You can see and talk to people; however, in a car you are isolated and alone.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health Exercise Daily

How can you incorporate other personal values (like quality time with friends or spending time in nature) into your exercise routine?

Albert Petry 3/13/2022 7:21 PM

You could exercise with others, or exercise outside, or even both! This allows you to meet multiple needs at the same time and makes exercising more enjoyable!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Use Reusable Bags

What do you do if you find yourself in the situation of needing a bag for items but don't have a reusable one with you or aren't allowed to use the one you brought? Carry things out in your hands? In a cart? Accept a disposable one? If you find yourself in this position often, what system could you put in place to try to create a successful habit of not using plastic bags?

Albert Petry 3/13/2022 7:20 PM

If I find myself without a reusable bag I will just use my backpack. If I am totally unprepared and have nothing, I would just accept the disposable bags. Thankfully I’m well prepared and this never happens.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Simplicity Work-Life Balance

How might practicing work-life balance lead to a more sustainable life for yourself? How might it contribute to sustainability more broadly?

Albert Petry 3/13/2022 7:16 PM

Work-life balance saves time between switching activities and leads to more focused tasks. This leads to a more stable mental health.

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