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

LINKS YOU'LL LOVE

• Rob's website
• Rob's Instagram

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