Jaya Sharma

KEEN HQ

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
750 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

10

advocacy actions

completed
UP TO

1.0

documentary

watched
UP TO

1.0

donation

made
UP TO

95

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

885

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

1,050

minutes

not spent in front of a screen

Jaya's actions

Nourishing Food

Donate Food

I will find out what food programs are in my area and donate food and/or other items that they request.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Balancing Consumption

Less Screen Time

I will replace 15 minute(s) of screen time each day with other activities.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Nourishing Food

Watch a Documentary about Food Sovereignty

I will watch 5 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

Balancing Consumption

Develop a Work-Life Balance

During the work day, I will schedule time for breaks to practice work-life balance.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Cultivating Communities

Share My Habits & Actions

Each day, I will make my sustainable habits or actions visible through a lawn sign, bumper sticker, pin, t-shirt, social media or other ways.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Balancing Consumption

Needs Vs. Wants

Each day, I will practice a "Needs Vs. Wants" approach and only buy things I need.

COMPLETED 19
DAILY ACTIONS

Nourishing Food

What is My Food Supply Chain?

I will spend 10 minutes learning about my food supply chains, and complete a food waste audit.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Regenerating Nature

Spend Time Outside

I will replace 15 minute(s) per day typically spent inside and often with electronics with quality time outside walking, exercising, enjoying the sunrise/sunset, gardening, journaling, observing nature, or practicing gratitude for nature.

COMPLETED 14
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
Balancing Consumption Less Screen Time

What are the implications for a culture that spends most of its time inside and on screens?

Jaya Sharma 10/26/2022 7:41 PM

I was listening to a poet, and what stuck to me was his quote "If you want to keep culture alive, replace phone by books for younger generation".
World is so beautiful that it needs to be appreciated while we have the time and physical strength. Enjoying the beautiful Michigan fall spending time outside.

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Jaya Sharma 10/17/2022 9:18 PM

Last week, I took my friend to a meditation session and we really spent some quality time together focusing on inner consciousness and taking the time out to just calm things down. Although I do have fixed routine of few activities but I really enjoyed taking the time out of the weekend routine to focus on inner me and help my friend too.

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Jaya Sharma 10/06/2022 11:00 AM

Growing up with limited resource compared to what are available to the privileged humans in many parts of the world who do not have to think about their actions makes me want to participate in this challenge, if I am being honest.

What I always grew up listening is lead by example and every change started with you. I have serious OCD with seeing water running and seeing bulbs on in area where no one is there. I am just trying to do my share and set an example for my children to understand that this is our resources and we all need to use them wisely.

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