Develop an Energy Efficient Mind/Body
April 27, 2011 – 3:05 pm by MarinaHanes
Energy efficiency includes more than just the energy in your home. What about your mind and body? In order for your household to be energy efficient, you have to be energy efficient too. For instance, if your spending time in the garden but don’t know exactly what you’re doing, chances are your efforts aren’t going to amount to much. So stop wasting your energy and step back for a moment to make sure you’re doing things in the most efficient way.
Whether you’re gardening, composting or collecting rain water, there is a method to the madness, and the method can really make a difference in your results. Sometimes you have to do research or look at the bigger picture to see flaws in your method, but fortunately, your process and approach can always be amended and improved for the better.
For example, installing rain barrels around your home to collect rain water is a great idea, and it requires time and effort. However, if you never get a chance to reuse the rain water, what was the purpose spending time installing the rain barrel?
Before you make an eco-friendly to your household, think past the initial phase. Along with brainstorming how you will install or make the change effectively, you also need to think further ahead. Why are you making this change? What will be the full benefits? How will you take full advantage of these benefits?
The energy spent thinking and doing is valuable so make those efforts worthwhile!
