Resources
Welcome to our Resources page—a curated collection of the books, websites, and tools that inspire and inform our journey. These resources support our philosophy of living simply, giving generously, and adapting wisely in a rapidly changing world.
Our Own Media
Other People on a Similar Journey
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
Ethics, Sustainability & Degrowth
- The Life You Can Save – Peter Singer
- The Most Good You Can Do – Peter Singer
- Less is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World – Jason Hickel
- The Progress Paradox – Gregg Easterbrook
- The Art of Frugal Hedonism – Annie Raser-Rowland and Adam Grubb
- Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed – Jared Diamond
- A Paradise Built in Hell – Rebecca Solnit
- Sapiens – Yuval Noah Harari
Giving & Global Justice
- 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
- 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
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
- 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
- Kurtis Baute (YouTube) – Science communicator focused on climate & systems change
- Polyfaces – A World of Many Faces — Australian family visiting Polyface Farm regenerative agriculture project
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