Dean Maas

Lights Out

Points Total

0 Today
0 This Week
1,495 Total

Participant Impact

up to

6.0

miles

not traveled by car
up to

6.0

miles

traveled by foot
up to

6.6

pounds of CO2

have been saved
up to

470

minutes

not spent in front of a screen
up to

87

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill
up to

21

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
up to

320

gallons of water

have been saved
up to

730

minutes

spent exercising
up to

950

minutes

spent outdoors

Dean's Actions

Water

Brush My Teeth Without Running Water

I will save up to 8 gallons (30 L) of water each day by turning it off while brushing my teeth.

COMPLETED 40
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Enjoy the Sunrise/Sunset

I will enjoy the sunrise and/or sunset each day.

COMPLETED 14
DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Walk Instead

I will walk 1 mile(s) each day instead of driving and avoid sending up to (___) lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

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.

COMPLETED 37
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

I will keep 1 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.

COMPLETED 33
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Reduce Single-Use Disposables

Cheap, single-use items and disposable packaging end up blowing around as litter more often in poor and POC-majority neighborhoods. I will find out how I can limit single-use items and do my best to limit the waste I generate.

COMPLETED 19
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Limit Social Media

I will limit my social media use to once each day reducing my daily use by 60 minute(s)

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Go for a Daily Walk

I will take a 15-minute walk outside each day.

COMPLETED 23
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Turn it off

I will keep lights, electronics, and appliances turned off when not using them.

COMPLETED 45
DAILY ACTIONS

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 38
DAILY ACTIONS

Feed

Dean Maas 3/25/2023 6:12 PM

I hiked 4 miles in Malibu on some trails

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Dean Maas 3/06/2023 7:06 PM

took my dogs for a walk today around my neighborhood

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Dean Maas 2/26/2023 8:59 PM

I walked sunset cliffs with a friend today and walked up Hill street as well.

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Dean Maas 2/20/2023 12:33 PM

I walked to Peet's with a friend today before chapel.

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Dean Maas 2/16/2023 8:23 AM

I walked to Peet's Coffee this morning to get coffee before chapel

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Reflection Question
Simplicity Limit Social Media

Social media can keep us connected with loved ones, make us laugh, and help us to learn new things. It can also create echo chambers and take more time than we realize or intend to give. After completing this action for a few days, how do you feel? What do you notice?

Dean Maas 2/13/2023 3:15 PM

After keeping up with this challenge, I have noticed that I enjoy looking at posts that inform me with valuable information or entertainment, but sometimes I get too emersed in the platform and start comparing myself to others. It is good and helpful for me to limit my social media time for this reason

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Reflection Question
Transportation Walk Instead

Half of all trips made in the US are three miles or less; 72% of them are driven. Does this statistic describe your own transportation habits? If so, how might you incorporate more muscle-powered transportation in your daily life?

Dean Maas 2/09/2023 8:06 AM

I don't think it necessarily changes my habits but I feel good about walking to near-by places and feel encouraged when I get do those things.

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Reflection Question
Nature Enjoy the Sunrise/Sunset

Father Thomas Berry says, "... our primary purpose is celebration. Celebration of the dawn and the sunset and the different seasons of the year is a religious ritual, a way in which humans can establish their integral relationship with the universe, with the planet Earth." What is your response to Berry's assertion?

Dean Maas 1/31/2023 7:48 PM

God has given us a beautiful creation and we sometimes take for granted the new day. I love enjoying sunsets and sunrises and appreciating God's beauty and creation through that.

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Reflection Question
Energy Heat and Cool Naturally

What are other ways you could use the power of the sun to reduce your own environmental footprint?

Dean Maas 1/30/2023 5:29 PM

I can use the sun as natural heat for inside our apartment. If it is too cold I can use blankets and dress warm. If it is too hot, I can dress appropriately and use fans.

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Reflection Question
Water Brush My Teeth Without Running Water

What is the main water source in your region? If you don't know, how could you find out?

Dean Maas 1/30/2023 5:27 PM

I could find out by looking it up on the internet and the San Diego region.

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