My journey from existential climate dread to hope for a more beautiful world
Life Changes
How climate change has made me think twice about having kids
I started writing an article a couple of weeks ago about how you can still be hopeful about having kids despite knowing how critical the climate situation is. However, once I started putting pen to paper, I realized perhaps what I was writing wasn’t how I felt anymore.
Which collapse do we choose?
If we continue business as usual, there is an existential risk for the future of life on our planet. Collapse of our natural climate systems and biodiversity would spell the end for our civilisation as we know it, since it’s survival depends on a stable climate and reliable food and water sources. It would also make it much harder for any future civilisation to take root, as the planet could take thousands of years to recover from the damage we’re inflicting.
Why do we work?
The answer to this question should be obvious right? It’s to contribute to something bigger than ourselves, to use our gifts and skills, to be challenged and to grow and develop at something which we’re interested in – we all know this. The reality is that most people’s jobs fail to provide them with these …
The Secret to Happiness?
Many people daydream of giving up their salaried jobs to be free to spend their days doing what they love. I was one of them, and actually did it. What most people don’t realise, is that your life suddenly goes from pre-determined to self-determined.
Why slowing down is good for us
It’s been just over a year since I left the busy world of working full time in commercial architecture. In that time I swapped the long commute and 50 hour weeks for a part-time job working with people with disabilities and doing small freelance design and art projects on the side. The motivation behind this …