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Website UX review: Sawday’s accommodation listings page
Read more: Website UX review: Sawday’s accommodation listings pageSawday’s is a certified B Corp connecting travelers with independent accommodations in the UK and Europe. I love their mission to make travel better for the environment and the communities it impacts. While browsing the site, I noticed several instances of low-contrast text and small type, two common accessibility issues that may impact the experience…
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Website UX review: Better World Books gift certificate experience
Read more: Website UX review: Better World Books gift certificate experienceI’ve been buying used books from Better World Books for a few years. I love that every purchase makes a difference through donations and environmental programs. Recently, I wanted to buy a gift certificate and send it directly to the recipient. Some steps in the process weren’t immediately clear to me, and I didn’t move…
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Ecosia – The search engine that plants trees
Read more: Ecosia – The search engine that plants treesSwitch your search engine to Ecosia and start planting trees with every search. Via The Carbon Almanac.
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I believe that the sight is a more important thing than the drawing; and I would rather teach drawing that my pupils may learn to love Nature, than teach the looking at Nature that they may learn to draw. John Ruskin
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An early morning walk is a blessing for the whole day. Henry David Thoreau
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To attain knowledge, add things every day. To attain wisdom, remove things every day. Lao Tzu
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Make your job a climate job
Read more: Make your job a climate jobProject Drawdown, a leading resource for climate information, thinks that every job can be a climate job. They have created practical guides for different job functions with ideas for action, considerations, and resources to get started. Via The Daily Difference by The Carbon Almanac.
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He who knows he has enough is rich. Lao Tzu
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The best investment you can make
Read more: The best investment you can make“Taking time for reflection is probably the best investment you can make in your personal and professional development. It’s often said that we learn best from experience. But in truth we learn best from reflecting on experience. Reflection has significant benefits for improving our learning, mental and physical wellbeing, career resilience and our leadership skills.…
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Time to reflect
Read more: Time to reflect“The humble comma arose when a Greek scholar invented a single dot system to show the breath needed between phrases. Small, yet mighty, the comma can change meaning: “Let’s eat grandma!”. “Let’s eat, grandma!” Commas save lives. The comma’s more complex cousin, the semicolon, is the most misunderstood punctuation mark. Dating back to when an…