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The real cost of your jeans
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This image is a Google Earth screenshot of where the Pearl River meets the sea just south of Guangzhou, South China. If you look closely, a patch of purple appears in the centre of the delta. This ghostly purple hue is pollution caused by what’s going on upstream, and we…
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Gratitude, Norway and The National
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We all have so much to be grateful for. I’ve been developing a daily active practice of gratitude for a number of years now and it’s had a huge impact on my life. I’ve just landed in Bergen, Norway. I’ve been invited here by Innovation Norway, the tourism board. As…
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One change with a huge difference
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In late 2015 I made the decision to avoid ‘unnecessary media’. In practice this means I no longer read newspapers, listen to the radio or watch news on the television and this has undoubtedly had a profound impact on my life. This was recommended to me by a number of…
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I just typed laptop into Google
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I’ve just typed laptop into my Google photos account and this is the result. Why’s this important? Well some of the photos of my laptop above (I realise there are a few duplicates) I took whilst travelling the world, but in each photo, I was working. I have decided to…
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Loved Ones at the Magnet
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As part of Liverpool Music Week, Loved Ones (@wearelovedones) supported the London-based band Gengahr at the Magnet on Hardman Street on Saturday evening. Loved Ones formed on the Wirral a few years ago and have since performed in various locations throughout the UK and Europe. Their lineup consists of Nik…
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Patagonia – A company that cares
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On a recent trip to California I ventured into Ventura, a small surfer’s town just north of Los Angeles. Aside from being quintessentially surf-orientated (some of California’s best surf breaks are within a few miles), Ventura is also home to my favourite company in the world, Patagonia. I realise this…
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What Costa Rica taught me
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On the 1st December 1948, President Jose Figueres Ferrer abolished the military in #CostaRica. It’s now been 25078 days without a Costa Rican army and they’re doing just fine. This country has taught me many things and reinvigorated other core values that are easy to forget in a busy world. Kindness…
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Gratitude & the hand we are dealt
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Since I began visiting different countries, I have seen and been lucky enough to spend time with thousands people with very different lives to my own. They’ve often had less than I have, often had more. So what does this mean? It has given me perspective. I am fully aware…