I think we should slow down and listen before we get in to action. Helping people to slow down and feel what is urgent to them is doing the world a service. It's best to slow down in connection with others. November 28 2012
Reduce stress in the world. It has many sources: from big issues like hunger & disease to daily hassles like noise. A demanding job & time pressure or stress of unemployment. Life events like losing someone or moving. We all, rich or poor, wherever we are, suffer from some form of stress every single day. Reduce it & help cope! November 28 2012
Learn people how to change. To not only follow good ideas (for example on this site), but as well to inspire others. To ban indifference. November 28 2012
Stop starvation! November 28 2012
Perhaps you should plan some Christmas events/dinners for people that don't have anyone else to celebrate Christmas with, or people that just like to have a shared experience. December is the time for sharing, after all :) November 28 2012
Create peace in the Middle East November 28 2012
Empathise with someone that you don't like or approve October 30 2012
Be patient for an entire month. Don't argue, don't condemn, don't try to convince people, let others go first in the queue. October 30 2012
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Prepare your apartment for the winter (insulating windows/doors, radiator foil, air out of the heating etc). Most of our energy consumption goes for gas (heating, warm water), mostly during the winter. October 9 2012
Use Linux and most importantly - spread the word about it! This way you support Free and Open Source projects. FOS is undoubtly good because it results in better software and less computer malware. This certainly makes the world a better place because everything we do nowadays somehow depends on computers. Don't you agree? August 29 2012
Yesterday I was clever, I wanted to change the World. Today I am wise, I'm changing myself. - Rumi. If we do not change our daily lives, we cannot change the world. - Thich Nhat Hanh. Try to change yourself in September and keep us posted how that benefits the world. August 29 2012
Adopt a pet. And convince at least 10 people to adopt a pet too. Share the experience of how the adoption was and how it changed the life of the pets and the new owners :) August 29 2012
Promote urban cycling in a city with high automobile dependency. Less cars, noise and pollution. More safety and a healthier economy. August 29 2012
Start a campaign to reduce the waste of good food: create awareness of all the delicious food that is thrown away at restaurants every day and promote the use of 'doggy bags' (taboo in NL, very normal everywhere else ;)!) August 29 2012
People sometimes forget that dancing is a very mindful activity and think that it may not be an approved mindfulness-meditation-practice. Organize a Wake Up day of mindfulness, with lot's of dancing and sharing about the joy of being in the moment with music :) July 31 2012
Build an rainwater collection system on your roof and connect it to your toilet - no more waste of drinking water July 31 2012
Stop culture with nature since nature can do without. ;) Kekkai gensei July 31 2012
go vegetarian! it is good for your health, the environment and the animals :) July 31 2012
Oxygen makes the world a better place! So plant some bushes and trees, or dig a pond and let there be algae. (Yipee!) I suppose its best to do this in a poor ecosystem like a lawn or a desert. July 31 2012
"I assume Wim is concerned about our over-populated planet. We reached 7 billion recently. In 2050 there will 9 billion of us feasting on the limited resources. Right now there are more people on Facebook than there were on the planet 200 years ago. Nevertheless I am convinced that we could solve that problem differently than "removing ourself from the gene pool" entirely. (and yes, Maarten is a dear person and if he really does want to have children I am sure it wont be more than two;-))"June 22 2012 on Remove yourself from the global gene pool.