Stu Boyden
4/22/2025 6:36 PM
I used my window to naturally cool and heat my room, instead of AC systems, to save power.
Stu Boyden
POINTS TOTAL
- 0 TODAY
- 0 THIS WEEK
- 805 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO665minutesnot spent in front of a screen
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UP TO1.0community eventhosted or attended
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UP TO36conversationswith people
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UP TO605minutesspent learning
Stu's actions
Simplicity
Core Values
We may find more meaning and joy in life when our actions are aligned with our personal values. I will determine what my top 3-5 core values are so that I can better align my actions with them.
Community
Engage In Active Listening
I will practice actively listening to a friend, family member, co-worker, acquaintance, or someone who I may disagree with in at least 3 conversations.
Community
Support Native Communities
I will use the resource links provided below and spend 60 minutes learning about the native populations that lived in my area prior to colonization, and what I can do to support those that still exist.
Community
Research Restorative Justice
I will spend 60 minutes learning about restorative justice and conflict resolution opportunities in my own community or state.
Community
Host A Watch Party
I will host a watch party to screen a documentary about an issue that matters to me.
Community
Talk To My Friends and Classmates
I will decide which social or environmental issue in my community is most important to me and tell 1 friends and/or classmates each day about the issue.
Water
Get Involved in the Water Justice Movement
I will spend at least 10 minutes using the resources provided to learn about water justice and find out how I can get involved in local initiatives.
Energy
Heat and Cool Naturally
I will naturally heat and cool my house, office, or dorm room by opening or closing my windows, curtains, and blinds, and by using fans.
Simplicity
Less Screen Time
I will replace 60 minute(s) of screen time each day with other activities.
Simplicity
Disconnect from Email
I will disconnect from my email when not at work or school, using my personal time for endeavors that help me live out my values.
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?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONEnergyWhat are other ways you could use the power of the sun to reduce your own environmental footprint?
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Stu Boyden 4/22/2025 6:16 PMCongrats on meeting and surpassing our class goals. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONSimplicityWhat are your top 3-5 core values? How did you narrow it down to those as being your core values?
Stu Boyden 4/22/2025 6:16 PMI think my core values are authenticity, loyalty and humility. I thought about what I look for in friends and family, and decided that those were qualities I care about in others and myself. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONSimplicityWhat did you notice in implementing this challenge? Was it hard to choose other activities over screen time? How did you decide to spend your time?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONSimplicityNotice how much time you were spending checking email away from work and make note of that. Now that you have stepped away from it and have not been checking, what changes are you noticing in your thoughts, use of time, stress and energy levels?
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Stu Boyden 4/12/2025 1:00 PMKeep going! Remember to rest.-
Totton Heffelfinger 4/12/2025 1:30 PM
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REFLECTION QUESTIONCommunityHow can Restorative Justice help foster the well-being of both people and planet?
Stu Boyden 4/12/2025 12:59 PMRestorative justice views justice not as punishment, but as reparations to the victims of the incident. In terms of global crises such as climate change and global warming, it requires connecting with the people who are most directly impacted. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONCommunityWhat did you learn about in the documentary you watched? How did it make you feel?
Stu Boyden 4/12/2025 12:52 PMLuke and I watched Amazon Rainforest | Wildlife of the Amazon Jungle | Nature Documentary, on Youtube. It taught us about conservation and the struggles that forested areas are experiencing at the hands of loggers and multinational companies. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONCommunityWhat was it like to actively listen to someone? How did both people and the conversation(s) benefit from active listening?
Stu Boyden 4/06/2025 5:08 PMIt felt difficult but fulfilling to try and actively listen to a point of view I strongly disagreed with. Active listening allowed for a greater exchange of information and ideas, even if some were hard to agree with. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONCommunityIndigenous speaker and activist Winona LaDuke says that, "most indigenous ceremonies, if you look to their essence, are about the restoration of balance — they are a reaffirmation of our relationship to creation. That is our intent: to restore, and then to retain balance and honor our part in creation." Why is balance important to sustainability?
Stu Boyden 4/06/2025 5:06 PMI learned about the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Haudenosaunee, the Chippewa and other groups that lived around what we now call Toronto (formerly known as Tkaronto). Balancing the modernity and diversity of Toronto today with the ancestral roots and connections that Indigenous people have to this land is an important question for leaders going forward.