3 Things You Can Do In 2021 To Be More Sustainable

Because new year resolutions are pretty selfish

2020 was a tough year, and for a lot of us it brought a new perspective on life and how we should live it.

Whether that’s taking the time to slow down, or baking a lot of banana bread — 2020 left us all broken and bruised, but also a little bit more empathetic and considerate towards our peers, and ourselves.

I’m not someone who likes to make a long list of resolutions, purely because I used to make them so far-fetched that I’d be demotivated by January the third.

Instead, I made loose commitments to myself which I’d tried to apply the whole year, with some turning out better than others.

At the end of 2017, I wanted to say “yes” to more opportunities and be spontaneous in 2018, and that I was.

At the end of 2018, I desperately needed a break from saying “yes” too much and decided to focus on fitness, and ran a marathon instead. Talk about contrast!?

At the end of 2019, I wanted to fulfil my dreams of travelling and I did that to an extent, before 2020 cut that short.

Do you see where I’m going with this?

A lot of these “resolutions” per se were set in a personal and somewhat selfish mindset, and although fulfilling — 2020 forced me to think more about other people and the planet we live on and what I can do to help myself, but also others.

Sustainability is something that falls into this category, because it’s a continuous improvement every year of your life. It’s not a “new year” resolution because you can’t achieve sustainability in twelve months. At least I don’t think you can.

If you’re like me, and you’re trying to consciously live a more sustainable lifestyle, then here’s three things you can do to make a positive impact not just for yourself, but for the planet, too.

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