Waylon Devito

Asheville High School

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
246 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

1.0

locally sourced meal

consumed
UP TO

20

miles

not traveled by car
UP TO

20

miles

traveled by bus
UP TO

1.0

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

20

minutes

being mindful
UP TO

50

minutes

not spent in front of a screen
UP TO

19

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

115

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

50

minutes

spent outdoors

Waylon's actions

Nature

Spend Time Outside

I will replace 60 minute(s) each day typically spent inside (computer time, watching television, etc.) with quality time outside.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Food

Buy From a Farmers Market

I will purchase produce and meat from a local farmers market or food co-op.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Health

Happiness

I will write down three things every day that I am grateful for, or send one email every day thanking or praising someone.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Health

Joyful Movement

I will spend 60 minutes doing an activity where I'm both moving my body and enjoying myself.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Simplicity

Meditate

I will meditate or create a moment of silence for 20 minute(s) each day to reflect on things important to me.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Health

Exercise Daily

Exercise is a great stress blaster! I will exercise for 30 minute(s) each day.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Use Public Transit

I will use public transit 10 mile(s) each day and avoid sending up to (___) lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

Use Reusable Bottles

I will use a reusable bottle and stop purchasing bottled water, saving 5 disposable plastic bottle(s) a day.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

I will keep 4 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Go For A Daily Walk Outside

I will take a walk outside for 5 minutes each day.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

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?

REFLECTION QUESTION
Nature Spend Time Outside

Rachel Carson said that we need the beauty and mysteries of the natural world for our spiritual and emotional development. Does that ring true for you? What are the implications for a culture that spends most of its time indoors?

Waylon Devito 12/12/2023 12:00 PM

being inside all the time can effect your mood a lot because you are not getting all the necessary vitamins that you can get from being outside. i noticed by spending more time outside my mood changed for the better. this is one of the many actions i will continue to do daily

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Buy From a Farmers Market

What is one food choice that you make, or could make, that would do more good and less harm?

Waylon Devito 12/12/2023 11:55 AM

i feel like if i shop at the local farmers market more often it would help improve my health since i am buying organic and unprocessed foods

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health Joyful Movement

What's your favorite activity(ies) in which you experience joy while being active and moving?

Waylon Devito 12/12/2023 11:51 AM

i really love to skateboard and play lacrosse, I've been doing both these things almost all my life and they help me bet exercise while doing them

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health Happiness

How does/can practicing gratitude keep you centered and motivated to work for a better world?

Waylon Devito 12/11/2023 8:26 AM

practicing gratitude has helped me because when you do good thigs it makes you feel good about yourself because you helped someone who needed it

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Simplicity Meditate

What would you like to invest more time in reflecting on?

Waylon Devito 12/11/2023 7:34 AM

i would like to invest more time into my mental health and reflecting on what i could do to make it better

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health Exercise Daily

How can you incorporate other personal values (like quality time with friends or spending time in nature) into your exercise routine?

Waylon Devito 12/06/2023 6:04 AM

a way that i could incorporate other personal values in my exercise routine is by doing workouts with people i am close with and engaging in conversation while working out

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- Sofia Badillo 12/07/2023 5:12 PM
  
  I will incorporate quality time with friends during my normal exercise time by asking more of my teammates to share a lane together. Not only would this allow us to chat about personal things during the time given at swim practice but also allow us to share an experience together.
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transportation Use Public Transit

The US spends roughly 20% of its federal budget on defense. In contrast, 2% goes to education, 20% goes to social security and just 3% goes to transportation infrastructure. Do these numbers surprise you at all? Why or why not? How would you adjust them if you could?

Waylon Devito 12/06/2023 5:57 AM

the fact that education and public transportation only get 5% of the us budget because those two things are some of the most important things we have

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Water Use Reusable Bottles

What are some of the needs that water meets or benefits that water provides for you?

Waylon Devito 11/14/2023 5:42 AM

well, we can not survive without water at all so that's the biggest benefit.
water also keeps us hydrated and helps us every day

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Use a Reusable Water Bottle

While water bottles are needed for health and safety in certain places, we can do more to reduce the unnecessary use of them. What are the barriers to you using reusable bottles and tap water instead of bottled water? How could you make this a permanent habit?

Waylon Devito 11/13/2023 5:38 AM

one barrier is that many restaurants won't let you use your own bottle and require you to use their own cups. one thing you can do to prevent this is just filling up your water at home and then bringing it in.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Simplicity Go For A Daily Walk Outside

Fresh air and movement are good for our entire being and can help us think more clearly and creatively. How does taking a walk each day affect yourself and/or your work?

Waylon Devito 11/09/2023 5:57 AM

it makes me feel more calm and relaxed

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