From NZ With Love
Wigg’s Wednesdays is here again to share inspirational content on life hacks, self-development, sustainability, personal finance, minimalism, and travel tips.
My sister Rebecca is visiting me this week! We’ve checked out four winery cellar doors on Waiheke Island, gone on a tasty dumpling crawl in the city, and having other mini-adventures around my workdays at the Festival. We’re off to Wellington to see the World of Wearable Art this weekend. Fun!
What have you been up to this week? x Michelle Wigg
This Week’s Favourites
READ: Why go to the theater? It’s inconvenient. It can be uncomfortable. And here’s why I love it. – Seattle Times
“Compared to an evening of Netflix and Uber Eats, theater is downright risky: going somewhere strange to be a human, sitting with other humans, sharing nothing but air, space and a story. You might have to look at (and reckon with) things that make you squirm.”
READ: 20 New Ways to Measure Success – Becoming Minimalist
“For too long our world has measured success incorrectly. We have championed, promoted, and followed some wrong people along the way. We’ve judged others on the symmetry of their cheek bones, salary package, neighborhood of residence, eloquence of speech, designer of clothing, or model of car. We’ve been focused on the wrong things.”
“Might I take a moment and recommend some new measurements? Some new measurements that are not external in nature, but are internal—measurements that weigh the very heart and soul of humanity. And begin to give us a far better sense of who to trust, who to follow, and who to champion.”
WATCH: How to Use a Paper Towel – Joe Smith, TEDx Talk (4m25s)
“You use paper towels to dry your hands every day, but chances are, you’re doing it wrong. In this enlightening and funny short talk, Joe Smith reveals the trick to perfect paper towel technique.” See also shakeandfold.org
SIGN: Petition: Declare a Climate Emergency in Australia’s House of Representatives – Closes 16 Oct
“The overwhelming majority of climate scientists around the world have concluded that the climate is changing at unprecedented rates due to anthropogenic causes. The result of these changes will be catastrophic for future generations, and so we must act now to minimise both human and environmental destruction.”
“We therefore ask the House to immediately act and declare a climate emergency in Australia. And introduce legislation that will with immediacy and haste reduce the causes of anthropogenic climate change.”
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