blsenvironmentalscience:

A social experiment, can we give up the unnecessary comforts of a 1st world lifestyle?

Non-negotiable Rules 

1.  You are in no way to put your own safety (or safety of others), or general well being in any type of danger because of this experiment.

2.  You should not disrupt any mandatory daily routines (coming to school/work on time).

3.  You should not put yourself at risk academically (you must use whatever technology necessary for homework, computers, interweb etc…)

Lifestyle Changes

You should try and set attainable goals through this activity.  Imagine that you are a high school age student living in a 3rd world country.  What would this individuals average day look like?  What about an average week, or month?  How much different would it be than yours?

Could you eliminate the “comforts” of a 1st world lifestyle??  Could you live this lifestyle for one week???

Assignment

It is your task to chronicle your experience while participating in this activity and elaborate on how easy or difficult the changes were, whether or not you could even make the changes, and if this is something you could commit to for the long term.

You must chronicle your experience in either a blog (like this one) or through a series of video diaries.  

Themes

While your efforts should be focused on reducing consumption and living a much “simpler” lifestyle for the entire weeklong period, each day will have a specific theme where you can focus your attention.

For Example:

Sunday -  Social Networking Sunday

Monday - $$$ Money Monday

Tuesday - Try Harder Tuesday

Wednesday - Waterless Wednesday

Thursday - Technology Thursday

Friday - Food Friday

Saturday - Spread the Word Saturday