344: Rob Greenfield - Living A Simple & Sustainable Life

Rob Greenfield (IG: @robjgreenfield) is an activist and humanitarian dedicated to leading the way to a more sustainable and just world. He embarks on extreme projects to bring attention to important global issues and inspire positive change. Rob's life is an embodiment of Gandhi’s philosophy, “Be the change you wish to see in the world."

In this episode, we discuss:

• Growing up in Wisconsin, in a low income family
• As a child, Rob became an avid collector of things
• After college, Rob backpacked around the world
• Heading to San Diego with only a car full of possessions
• Rob’s epiphany to “wake up”
• Learning about other ways of living
• Asking yourself what you need vs. want
• Making a list of all the changes you want to make
• Keep assessing your possessions every 6-12 months
• Healthy ways to purge your items
• Sharing resources with your neighbours
• Living a more connected life
• The dark side of donating to thrift stores
• Downsizing to 111 possessions
• Less stuff = more time
• Goodbye drivers license, social security card, and bank card
• Not being attached to money
• Life with no bills & no cellphone
• Being mindful means having balance
• The trash suit experiment
• Growing and forging food for a year
• Impact the people around you

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Related links:

Rob Greenfield's website

Follow Rob Greenfield on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube

Annie Leonard - The Story of Stuff (book)

The Story of Cosmetics (video)

Goodbye drivers license, social security card, and bank card (YouTube)

Growing and Foraging 100% of My Food - No Grocery Stores for a Year! (YouTube)

30 Days of Wearing My Trash (YouTube)

Related episodes:

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343: Bea Johnson – Zero Waste Home, Experiences Over Stuff, Minimizing Junk Mail

312: James Altucher – Reinvent Yourself, Defining Freedom, Comedians See The Truth

307: Elizabeth Willard Thames aka Mrs. Frugalwoods – Financial Independence Through Simple Living

268: Sarah Wilson – Zero Waste Cooking • Minimal Consumption • Start Thinking Differently

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