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A Hard Question About Environmental cost of technology

Examine how your technology use impacts the environment. This guided reflection prompt connects ancient wisdom to modern choices for conscious living.

Laoziguide
What you’ll practice

This is a reflective practice guided by Laozi. It gives you one honest question to sit with — the kind that moves you from thinking about an idea to working with it.

The reflection itself unfolds in conversation with Laozi, where it adapts to your situation — so you practice it together rather than reading it off the page.

Practice this with Laozi
Begin the reflection in a coaching conversation, where it meets what you’re actually working through.
Understand first
The Waste Cycle and Planned ObsolescenceThe Paradox of Technological RestraintWu Wei in Practice: The Discipline of Doing LessThe Hidden Cost of Invisible InfrastructureThe Illusion of Technological Solutions to Ecological Crisis
Go deeper
The Examined Environmental cost of technologyWhat Is Environmental cost of technology?Environmental cost of technology: Start HereLiving with Environmental cost of technologyEnvironmental cost of technology: Questions Worth Asking
Peri
New to this practice?

Peri can explain what this practice is for, help you decide whether it fits what you’re working through, and point you to the right place to begin.

Ready to practice this?

Begin the reflection with your coach, or tell Peri what you’re working through.