Bad for business?
I set up with some Portuguese friends the platform Desplastic. We want to keep our surf spot clean from plastic. Sorting isn’t obligatory in Portugal and beach bars are forced by law to use plastic instead of glass. We get a lot of positive reactions. Until business gets real.
Clean house project
One of the reasons for going off-grid is wanting to iron out some misunderstandings about clean energy. Technology is evolving rapidly. The possibilities to live independently improve every couple of months. But we are addressing the wrong problem.
Getting lucky
Why did we move abroad? Clean air. More space. More sun & outdoor activities. Less need to buy things, to follow trends. Everything in Belgium became a design object and nothing was essential.
What I learned from turning bad habits into good ones.
How to deal with nasty & new habits While writing a manuscript I told another writer that it was hard for me to focus: that my writing process continued in a very slow, irregular pace. “Do you drink alcohol?” she asked. Well, yes I do. “Try not to drink while writing,” she replied.