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Definition: Attention Residue, GYGLIO Practices, Succulent Plants, Life Administration

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Pretty useful advice and practices!

 

Succulent Plants

Plants with parts that are thickened, fleshy and engorged, usually to retain water in arid climates or soil conditions

 

GYLIO Practices

Get Your Life in Order practices that often involves bundling life admin tasks

 

Life Administration

General administrative type tasks in life, sometimes chores, but not always

 

Attention Residue

Distractions, or how having many things on one’s mind splits one’s attention to hinder performance

 

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Would You Shop at Lululemon Given These Despicable Corporate Practices? Poll.

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Lululemon is a pretty popular shop these days, I don’t need to tell anybody that. Whether or not you like them, tons of people are shopping lots at Lululemon. Most of them are women, and many of them young, including their young staff. These people are supposed to be sympathetic, social conscious and Internet savvy. Yet, they shop there despite Lululemon having about as despicable a corporate history as any company out there, one that puts what Nike used to be on a level of heaven with saints. Are Lululemon’s shoppers as hypocritical as they are?

Lululemon shoppers are almost like a cult, much like Apple’s shoppers. Lululemon’s are built on yoga and all those ways of inner peace, beauty, wellness relaxation, appreciation and all.  Yet, their ways are anything but that. Worse, they know it and flaunt it like it doesn’t matter. So far, it seems not to have, but can this go on?

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Bring Your Own Bags and Containers to the Farmers’ Market

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Why are farmers’ market goers shopping like they were at the supermarkets in the 80s when it comes to bringing their own bags and containers?

People who shop at the farmers’ markets tend be more health and environmentally conscious than the average person. They go there for the fresh food that’s better for their health. They go there for less processed food than is available at the groceries store or other places, that is also better for their health. They go there to buy local and support local farming. They go there to buy local and minimize GHG emissions from less food miles, which is a green myth but they deserve points for trying to be environmentally conscious.

So why are they still insisting on getting a bag for everything they buy instead of bringing their own, even when grocery stores are offering rewards for bringing your own bag?

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