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Published in Motus

·Sep 14, 2021

11 simple actions to gain energy and remain positive

Sometimes spending energy is getting more energy. Behind this counterintuitive effect is a giant resource that we need to cultivate. To remain positive even in difficult circumstances can be tiring. I regularly do these activities to gain energy: Thinking without phone, pen or anything. Draw inspiration from inside. Take the…

Positivity

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How to trigger positivity: 11 simple actions to gain energy
How to trigger positivity: 11 simple actions to gain energy

Published in Motus

·Aug 3, 2021

I’m lucky and I know it

When I list experiences I made in the past and things I take for granted in the present, life starts screaming at me how fortunate I am. I’m totally lucky to grow up at a time when so many opportunities were just presented to me thanks to the humans before…

Gratitude

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On practicing gratefulness: I’m lucky and I know it
On practicing gratefulness: I’m lucky and I know it

Published in Motus

·Jul 6, 2021

Be your best friend

Being your best friend is a great source of sanity. A good dose of self-love provides energy and a healthy distance to yourself. Do you remember the last time a friend was sharing a worry with you? About how they would not get the job, the partner, or whatever they…

Mental Health

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How to handle ourselves: Be your best friend
How to handle ourselves: Be your best friend

Published in Climate Piøneers

·Jul 6, 2021

Solar geoengineering: Will we have to cloud the sun?

Every year we emit billions of tons of CO2 into the atmosphere. The results of this experiment are in: it gets warmer. The question is, can we reverse engineer global warming? A story about solar geoengineering. In bullet points: Solar geoengineering is the possibility to reflect a small fraction of…

Geoengineering

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Solar geoengineering: Will we have to cloud the sun?
Solar geoengineering: Will we have to cloud the sun?

Published in Motus

·Jun 9, 2021

I’m just a little particle in the universe, but I made it here

I’m very little and have so much to learn can be a helpful perspective to flee slack, stagnation, indifference and ignorance. It has happened to me that I feel blocked but don’t exactly know why. To get unblocked, I try to ask “why?” many times and often find the same…

Growth Mindset

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From slack to flow: I’m just a little particle in the universe, but I made it here
From slack to flow: I’m just a little particle in the universe, but I made it here

Published in Climate Piøneers

·Jun 9, 2021

Climate careers: How people start to work on climate change

Everyone can work on reversing climate change. In this number we explore how people commit their careers to the opportunity. The last story was about investing to fight climate change. This time we look at addressing climate change through work. In a nutshell: Climate change is not a job killer…

Climate Change

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Climate careers: How people start to work on climate change
Climate careers: How people start to work on climate change

Published in Motus

·May 9, 2021

I must lay down my glasses to see clearly

My perception is constantly biased. My lenses are constantly blurred. Blind spots are the default. Let’s counter the cognitive contamination. Sometimes I tend to overthink and reach negative conclusions: my past is broken and my future is doomed. The challenges in my life are just overwhelming. I get lost in…

Self Improvement

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On achieving clarity: I must lay down my glasses to see clearly
On achieving clarity: I must lay down my glasses to see clearly

Published in Climate Piøneers

·Apr 13, 2021

Bitcoin — boosting renewable energy production or polluting the environment?

The cryptocurrency that glues the internet community to the screens has an energy problem. To mine and transact bitcoin, data centers consume the same amount of electricity as the entire country of Chile. The source of the electricity is estimated to be 20–70%…

Bitcoin

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Bitcoin — boosting renewable energy production or polluting the environment?
Bitcoin — boosting renewable energy production or polluting the environment?

Published in Motus

·Apr 12, 2021

Keep my mind on a leash

I’m not my thoughts and I contain multiple characters. What can help me manage those multitudes? The third note is about guiding the mind. When I was a teenager, my parents gave me a puppy dog. My task was to train “Simba”. When we went for a walk through the…

Discipline

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Keep my mind on a leash: The art of mental discipline
Keep my mind on a leash: The art of mental discipline

Published in Climate Piøneers

·Apr 4, 2021

Climate investing: A fresh flood of capital to cool down global warming

We cannot not invest. Every day we must make decisions on spending time and money. In this story we look at how consumers and companies invest capital in climate solutions, startups and stocks. The “Greta Effect” is real. Students strike school on Fridays and investors allocate capital to reverse climate…

Impact Investing

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Climate investing: A fresh flood of capital to cool down global warming
Climate investing: A fresh flood of capital to cool down global warming
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