Resources
A curated collection of the books, websites, and tools that inspire and inform our journey. These resources support our philosophy of living within planetary boundaries, giving generously, and adapting wisely in a rapidly changing world.
Our Own Media
Other People on a Similar Journey
Blogs
- Robin Greenfield – American activist and servant to the earth, living the change we know the world needs
- Artist as Family – Australian Family practicing permaculture and peopeasantry and blogging about it since 2009
- The Green Stars Project – science-based discussion about topics relating to ethical consumption
- We Can Fix It – actionable, relatable, expert climate advice directly from climate scientist Kim Nicholas
- Fix the News – tales of progress, people across the world, making it a better place
In the News
- This couple lives on 6% of their income so they can donate USD 100,000 to charity each year by William MacAskill on Quarz
- ‘I give away half to three-quarters of my income every year’ by Allan Saldanha on The Guardian
- A Lifetime Resolution: The Giving What We Can Pledge by Daniel Selwyn on The Huffington Post
- I’m Giving Away Most Of The Money I’ll Ever Earn. Here’s How I’m Doing It. by Toby Ord on The Huffington Post
- Do not know what to promise? Here you get the world’s best New Year’s promise by Vera Wellander Lindén on Nyheter24
Books
Sustainability & Degrowth
- Less is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World – Jason Hickel
- Under the Sky We Make – Kimberly Nicholas
- The Art of Frugal Hedonism – Annie Raser-Rowland and Adam Grubb
- Utopia for Realists: And How We Can Get There – Rutger Bregman
- The Patterning Instinct: A Cultural History of Humanity’s Search for Meaning – Jeremy Lent
- Civilized to Death – Christopher Ryan
- The Progress Paradox – Gregg Easterbrook
- Work: A History of How We Spend Out Time – James Suzman
- Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed – Jared Diamond
- A Paradise Built in Hell – Rebecca Solnit
- Hope in the Dark — Rebecca Solnit
- Sapiens – Yuval Noah Harari
- Regenesis – George Monbiot
- Sedated: How Modern Capitalism Created the Mental Health Crisis – James Davies
Giving & Global Justice
- The Most Good You Can Do – Peter Singer
- The Life You Can Save– Peter Singer
- What We Owe the Future – William MacAskill
- The Precipice – Toby Ord
- Factfulness – Hans Rosling
- 80,000 Hours: Career Advice for High Impact – Benjamin Todd
Emotional Intelligence & Relationships
- Our Tribal Future – David Samson
- Dare to Lead – Brené Brown
- People Skills – Robert Bolton
- The Keys to Kindness — Claudia Hammond
- Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work – John Gottman
- Sex at Dawn – Christopher Ryan
Parenting & Childhood Development
- Mothering Our Boys – Maggie Dent
- Free to Learn – Peter Gray
- The Making of Men – Arne Rubinstein
- Siblings Without Rivalry – Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish
- Circle of Security Parenting – Hoffman, Cooper, Powell, Marvin
Websites & Organizations
Effective Giving & Altruism
- The Life You Can Save – Excellent source bringing together resources on the most effective charities right now
- Giving What We Can – Resource for pledging, inspiring and tracking your charitable giving with many helpful tools for understanding what makes charities effective
- 80,000 Hours – The number of hours you are likely to spend working. A database and stories to help you choose a career that you love and does good for the world
- Open Philanthropy
- GiveWell – Charity evaluator, reviewing and validating the efficacy of charities
- Yield and Spread – Charity offering training in financial literacy with the aim of facilitating effective giving.
Degrowth & Climate Justice
- Post Growth Institute
- Donut Economics Action Lab
- Centre for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy
- The World Preservation Foundation
Sustainable Living & Frugal Travel
- Repair Cafe – Tips, tricks and meetups to repair everything!
- The Art of Frugal Hedonism – A guide to spending less while enjoying everything more
- Low-Tech Magazine
- Freecycle – Giving away and reusing items locally
- Buy Nothing Project – A global gift economy network
Documentaries & Video Channels
- The Great Simplification – Explores the systems science underpinning the human predicament
- Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet – Netflix special with David Attenborough and Johan Rokström explaining planetary boundaries
- The Story of Stuff – A powerful animation about consumer culture
- Together We Grow: Building Communities that Thrive — inspiring story of a thriving hub helping to build resilience into its local community
- Minimalism: A Documentary
- Living the Change – Inspiring stories of people pioneering change
- Happen Films — Free Sustainability Documentaries
Tools & Calculators
- Impact Calculator – See tangible examples of just how much good you can do.
- How Rich am I Calculator – Find out how rich you are compared to the rest of the world
- Global Footprint Calculator
- GapMinder – Free tools to upgrade to a fact based world view
- Living Wage Calculator
- Open Source Ecology – DIY tools and machines for sustainable living
- Carbon Footprint Calculator
- Project Drawdown – Solutions to reverse climate change
Philosophy & Practical Wisdom
- Deep Adaptation Forum – Navigating societal collapse with compassions
- Resilience.org – Insights on energy, economy & environment
- Rob Hopkins – Transition Network – Community-led responses to climate change