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Are you ready for a world where “zero waste” is the new normal?
At Urgent Optimists, we look back from ten years into the future (2033) and remember what it’s like to live in an imagined world of a “zero waste” future that’s likely to happen based on signals of change. Here’s an example. And for this future scenario, we imagine a world where throwing your garbage is Read more
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Becoming vulnerable
There are many things about ourselves that we never share with anybody. Why? Because we’re afraid to bring out the secrets we hide away in the dark. The ones we try to deal with and get better at. The ones that we never know we have but are there, lying in wait to get the Read more
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Lovers on the streets
Just as you are about to give up on relationships, you begin to see all the lovers walking on the streets. You begin to see how they look happy and sweet together, making your experience bland and sad. Sure, relationships have their ups and downs. But the danger is when you are holding by the Read more
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Letter no. 33
Dear reader from the future, We are now at an “inflection point,” according to Arati Prabhakar, director of the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy. By that, she meant, “All of history shows that these kinds of powerful new technologies can and will be used for good and for ill.” I live in Read more
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At the end of the day, it’s all about meeting your physiological needs
I heard my sister say it out loud while we were exploring a superstore. That no matter what degree you attained, and when that degree doesn’t pay you well that you can’t meet your physiological needs, you will always find ways to earn more. It’s not really about being unhappy with your primary job. It’s Read more
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Everyday Stories, Lived
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