Win-Win for People and Planet
People often ask what is the benefit to them of being sustainable? The answer is that there are many profound benefits, although they don’t …
Sustainabilism
Lao Tzu Quotes
Lao Tzu (or Laozi) was a legendary Chinese Taoist philosopher. Laozi is a Chinese honorific, generally translated as “the Old Master”. Laozi is generally …
Good consumption
On this website we talk about the harm that over-consumption does to both people and planet. We also talk about certain types of consumption …
How to thrive
I talk about the thrive-at-least-cost mindset but what does that look like in practice? There are many, many ways people in affluent countries can …
Morality and sustainability
Sustainability is a moral issue. Morality is founded on the practice of care and the prevention of harm. Environmental harm hurts people now and in …
George Monbiot
Hero of Sustainability George Monbiot is a British writer known for his environmental and political activism. He is a hero of sustainability for his …
Hedonism or Eudaimonism
There are two fundamental types of happiness, namely hedonism and eudaimonism. Hedonic happiness comes from the pursuit of pleasure and the avoidance of pain, …
Living Naturally
In the developed economies of the world, people are living lives that are increasingly artificial, abstract and dissipated. These are unnatural lives, but the …
The World Is Too Much with Us
In this poem, written by William Wordsworth in 1802, the speaker criticises the modern industrialised society, and how it has changed people’s perceptions and …
Quality over Quantity
Quality over quantity is the best intention for a number of reasons, yet we live in a civilisation that is preoccupied with quantity. The …