Hailey Swain

PCC EcoPanthers

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
475 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

3.0

documentaries

watched
UP TO

270

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

1,620

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

1,620

minutes

not spent in front of a screen

Hailey's actions

Balancing Consumption

Develop a Work-Life Balance

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

COMPLETED 12
DAILY ACTIONS

Balancing Consumption

What is Sustainable Fashion?

I will spend 20 minutes learning about sustainable fashion and adopt at least one sustainable fashion practice.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Balancing Consumption

Needs Vs. Wants

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

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Balancing Consumption

Repair a Broken Item

I will repair at least one item that is broken, but is repairable. This might be items like garden tools, sewing machine, small appliances, electronics, clothing, and more.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nourishing Food

Research the Benefits of Agricultural Biodiversity

I will spend 20 minutes each day researching how agricultural biodiversity positively impacts the food I eat.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Nourishing Food

Watch a Documentary about Food Sovereignty

I will watch 3 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

Regenerating Nature

Spend Time Outside

I will replace 60 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 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Regenerating Nature Spend Time Outside

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

Hailey Swain 10/06/2022 8:18 PM

I think that by spending too much time in front of screens, it is easy to become numb to life and disconnect from reality. A screen can show you so many things in a second. As you scroll social media for example, there's oftentimes a cute photo, then horrifying news, and a funny video all in a matter of minutes. This may not be allowing us to fully feel each thing, because it is constantly changing as you scroll. Or it's the opposite, and can be overwhelming. Returning to the present moment, to what is really right in front of us or out the door of the house can be extremely relieving as long as you open your mind to welcome the outside world to truly live in it.

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