Comments on: What’s the best question to ask? http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/08/09/power-of-questions-to-change-the-world/ Exploring the New Values of the 21st Century Citizen Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:18:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Jeff http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/08/09/power-of-questions-to-change-the-world/#comment-3226 Jeff Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:42:50 +0000 http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/08/09/power-of-questions-to-change-the-world/#comment-3226 Great post! I believe your right. You'll get an answer, the question is (pardon the pun), what will you do with the answer. Thanks for posting this. You have me thinking! Jeff Great post! I believe your right. You’ll get an answer, the question is (pardon the pun), what will you do with the answer. Thanks for posting this. You have me thinking!

Jeff

]]> By: Scream2BGreen http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/08/09/power-of-questions-to-change-the-world/#comment-3220 Scream2BGreen Mon, 12 Nov 2007 14:11:47 +0000 http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/08/09/power-of-questions-to-change-the-world/#comment-3220 How about: "How can you convince someone to make a "green" change in their life without telling them they are making a green change?" -Jason http://www.screamtobegreen.com How about: “How can you convince someone to make a “green” change in their life without telling them they are making a green change?”

-Jason
http://www.screamtobegreen.com

]]> By: georgette http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/08/09/power-of-questions-to-change-the-world/#comment-3189 georgette Mon, 12 Nov 2007 05:17:14 +0000 http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/08/09/power-of-questions-to-change-the-world/#comment-3189 what a great post, and now I don't have to be so hard on myself for always wanting to ask questions, ;) the more you do it, the better questions you ask: To me I continually ask myself: what things can I give up that in my past was important, but for my future, is not necessary. The less the environmentally friendly it is, the more I am willing to let it go. This process has continually simplified my life, I have less distractions, and spend more time doing what I love doing, and it brings me a conscious satisfaction. what a great post, and now I don’t have to be so hard on myself for always wanting to ask questions, ;) the more you do it, the better questions you ask:

To me I continually ask myself: what things can I give up that in my past was important, but for my future, is not necessary. The less the environmentally friendly it is, the more I am willing to let it go. This process has continually simplified my life, I have less distractions, and spend more time doing what I love doing, and it brings me a conscious satisfaction.

]]> By: Apollia http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/08/09/power-of-questions-to-change-the-world/#comment-661 Apollia Wed, 29 Aug 2007 11:13:19 +0000 http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/08/09/power-of-questions-to-change-the-world/#comment-661 Some environmental questions that always comes to my mind: is it really mostly regular people's fault the environment is messed up, or is it mostly the fault of businesses being irresponsible? How big is the impact of regular people on the environment compared to business, various industries, etc.? If regular people were all model citizens, environmentally, but businesses still kept on being as irresponsible as ever (such as "ocean dead zones" apparently being created mainly by "nitrogen runoff" from farm fertilizer, etc. being dumped in the water) - would the environment still be nearly as messed up as it is, in spite of the average joe always doing the right thing environmentally? Or, put more simply - if, for instance, regular people never cut down another tree, but businesses kept on clear-cutting rainforests, wouldn't we still have a problem? Some environmental questions that always comes to my mind:

is it really mostly regular people’s fault the environment is messed up, or is it mostly the fault of businesses being irresponsible? How big is the impact of regular people on the environment compared to business, various industries, etc.?

If regular people were all model citizens, environmentally, but businesses still kept on being as irresponsible as ever (such as “ocean dead zones” apparently being created mainly by “nitrogen runoff” from farm fertilizer, etc. being dumped in the water) – would the environment still be nearly as messed up as it is, in spite of the average joe always doing the right thing environmentally?

Or, put more simply – if, for instance, regular people never cut down another tree, but businesses kept on clear-cutting rainforests, wouldn’t we still have a problem?

]]> By: Top Comments of the Week - August 10, 2007 http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/08/09/power-of-questions-to-change-the-world/#comment-421 Top Comments of the Week - August 10, 2007 Fri, 10 Aug 2007 19:39:47 +0000 http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/08/09/power-of-questions-to-change-the-world/#comment-421 [...] 21st Century Citizen Exploring the New Values of the 21st Century Citizen « What’s the best question to ask? [...] [...] 21st Century Citizen Exploring the New Values of the 21st Century Citizen « What’s the best question to ask? [...]

]]> By: Cheryl http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/08/09/power-of-questions-to-change-the-world/#comment-418 Cheryl Fri, 10 Aug 2007 11:32:45 +0000 http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/08/09/power-of-questions-to-change-the-world/#comment-418 "Unjust criticism is often a disguised compliment. It often means that you have aroused jealousy and envy. Remember that no one ever kicks a dead dog." Dale Carnegie ;) “Unjust criticism is often a disguised compliment. It often means that you have aroused jealousy and envy. Remember that no one ever kicks a dead dog.”
Dale Carnegie

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]]> By: anon http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/08/09/power-of-questions-to-change-the-world/#comment-411 anon Fri, 10 Aug 2007 00:46:04 +0000 http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/08/09/power-of-questions-to-change-the-world/#comment-411 Here's one n00b: "How can we stop fucktards publishing blog articles on dumb topics?" Here’s one n00b: “How can we stop fucktards publishing blog articles on dumb topics?”

]]> By: Jessica http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/08/09/power-of-questions-to-change-the-world/#comment-410 Jessica Thu, 09 Aug 2007 21:44:07 +0000 http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/08/09/power-of-questions-to-change-the-world/#comment-410 I succumbed to the pressure -- opened up a blog for my environmental endeavours! I succumbed to the pressure — opened up a blog for my environmental endeavours!

]]> By: Jessica http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/08/09/power-of-questions-to-change-the-world/#comment-409 Jessica Thu, 09 Aug 2007 20:50:09 +0000 http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/08/09/power-of-questions-to-change-the-world/#comment-409 I agree -- and wasn't it some ancient Greek who came up with the idea that only through asking questions do people learn anything? Plato, maybe...or Socrates...I'm not sure ;) I think this is the exact approach that is lacking in encouraging environmental behaviour. It's too easy to just shove rhetoric and "propaganda" down people's throats, and too many people just close up and ignore it, thinking you're asking them to abandon "comfortable" life as they know it. I think that if people just would open their minds to the idea of considering the environmental impacts of their actions, the majority would be willing to change, at the very least, one small thing. Using your example, changing light bulbs. I think that when some people realize that making a change for the environmental good can be simple, and 'painless', they begin to seek out more and more ways to reduce their ecological footprint. Of course, there'll always be those who think making the tiny change is all they're willing to do -- but at this point, we need everyone to make at least one small change, I believe! I agree — and wasn’t it some ancient Greek who came up with the idea that only through asking questions do people learn anything? Plato, maybe…or Socrates…I’m not sure ;)

I think this is the exact approach that is lacking in encouraging environmental behaviour. It’s too easy to just shove rhetoric and “propaganda” down people’s throats, and too many people just close up and ignore it, thinking you’re asking them to abandon “comfortable” life as they know it. I think that if people just would open their minds to the idea of considering the environmental impacts of their actions, the majority would be willing to change, at the very least, one small thing. Using your example, changing light bulbs. I think that when some people realize that making a change for the environmental good can be simple, and ‘painless’, they begin to seek out more and more ways to reduce their ecological footprint. Of course, there’ll always be those who think making the tiny change is all they’re willing to do — but at this point, we need everyone to make at least one small change, I believe!

]]> By: Cindy http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/08/09/power-of-questions-to-change-the-world/#comment-408 Cindy Thu, 09 Aug 2007 19:12:03 +0000 http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/08/09/power-of-questions-to-change-the-world/#comment-408 For me: "How can I teach my child to live responsibly so the future generation can do better than mine?" For me: “How can I teach my child to live responsibly so the future generation can do better than mine?”

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