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5 Slow Living Books By BIPOC Authors To Read Today

The most crucial part of any lifestyle shift is the practice of changing your actions to match your intentions. However, immersing yourself mentally by reading books that affirm those new perspectives can be a great way of getting grounded as well. If you’re ready to slow down your pace of life, here are 5 Books on Slow Living written by BIPOC authors to help inspire you.

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5 Films on Sustainability To Watch 2024

Autumn is in full swing and I don’t know about you, but I’m ready for cozy season. One of my favorite things to do when the temperature drops, is to snuggle under a blanket and watch a thoughtful documentary. Here are 5 films on sustainability for you to watch this season.

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Why Free Time Feels So Uncomfortable

Why do we say that we hate work and need time away from work, but continue to throw ourselves into more work when free time is presented? Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about work-life balance and specifically, on why free time feels so uncomfortable.

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Taipei Taiwan Lockdown Routine

Taiwan has been in a Level 3 Lockdown since May 15th. It’s pretty surreal to be experiencing the shut-down of all local activities for the second time, but the upside of this experience is that I already have routines established from the first go-around. This post will cover some of those daily moments as well as some scenes from a *more quiet* Taipei.

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How I Combat Creative Blocks

Anyone who works with creativity can tell you—it’s fickle and hard to control. There are times when the inspiration flows and ideas come easily, and alternatively, there are times when you sit there for hours and get absolutely nothing done. As an exercise, I’m taking today to just reflect on tactics that I use to combat creative blocks.

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How I've Been Combating Content Creation Burnout

Between balancing a full-time job in social media and creating content for this space, I frequently find myself on the fringe of burnout. Not only is spending time in a digital space taxing on the body, but the ceaseless stream of media is stressful for the nervous system as well. When I start to feel burnt out, here’s what I do to reset.

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Top 8 Podcasts on Sustainability To Listen To

Podcasts provide valuable industry updates in a convenient, easily digestible form, and can frequently be played when you’re doing other mindless tasks. As someone who is keen on new developments in the sustainable space, podcasts are by far my favorite method for learning new information. Here are the top 8 sustainability podcasts that you should listen to today.

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Top 8 Books to Read on Sustainability

A sustainable lifestyle is rooted partially in practice and partially in education. As an advocate for this movement, there’s a responsibility for you to educate yourself on the complex systems that have created our current climate crisis. I hope that you’ll join me in reading these 8 books on sustainability.

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Sustainable Service Review: Ecosia

Ecosia is a search engine that uses its ad revenue to plant trees in regions that need it the most. I’ve been using this search engine instead of Google for the past month and today’s blog post will cover my thoughts and experiences with it.

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Joseph & Stacey Handbag Review

Joseph & Stacey is a Seoul-based Korean leather design and handbags company. Their bags are high quality, have a unique tie to Asian aesthetics, and best of all, are ethically produced. I was gifted two bags to review for the Spring/Summer 2019 season and here are my thoughts!

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