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SUMMERTIME Throwbacks - Rob Greenfield Embodying the change you wish to see!
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:57:17
Publish Date: 2022-01-23 19:00:00
Description:

Summer is for going slow with your people. We're making the most of this too here at FS HQ. But don't worry,  we've created a short & sexy summer season  of thought provocation by delving  into the archives & reloading some of the best conversations we've recorded over the last two years.

Warning: this episode with Rob Greenfield might make you want to do something crazy - like sell all your material possessions, set off on an adventure with only a backpack and faith in human kindness, or build a tiny home from reclaimed materials with your mates.

Rob is an activist & humanitarian dedicated to leading the way to a more sustainable, just & equal world. 

He embarks on extreme projects to bring attention to important global issues & inspire positive change. 

Rob’s life is an embodiment of Gandhi’s philosophy, “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” He believes that our actions really do matter & that as individuals and communities we have the power to improve the world around us. Rob donates 100% of his media earnings to grassroots nonprofits and has committed to living simply and responsibly for life.

This conversation strikes the balance between inspiration & groundedness, & will leave you feeling both comforted & courageous. 

SHOW NOTES

  • From shining his car on Sundays at age 25 with dollar signs in his eyes to dumpster diving over 2,000 times and being a beacon for radical change around the world.
  • The decision to transform his life so he stopped destroying the earth
  • Making one positive change every single week for two years
  • Intersectional environmentalism - deeply intertwined problems and their solutions
  • Building feedback loops towards empowerment and a sustainable foundation
  • Holistic decision making
  • Travelling the world for the same price as the annual cost of a car
  • Building freedom by avoiding the minimum monthly repayment trap
  • Living a life that's not so 'protected’ or ‘insured’
  • The truth: a quality existence takes time, travel, eating, learning, conversing.
  • Spreading excess when you have it so life is more equitable - from those who have enough to those who have too little.
  • Demonetising life relies on more human kindness
  • The illusion that money makes us independent
  • Teaching our kids critical thinking and about relationships to thrive in a post carbon economy
  • Skill sharing 
  • The power of needing each other
  • The problems with convenience
  • The psychology of change
  • The value of minimising judgement and enhancing compassion and understanding
  • Starting with the things which excite you the most

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