ᐅ How to live an environmentally friendly life?

schubert79 schrieb:

You can’t wear a suit a second time

Crazy. You're the first person I know who does that.

schubert79 schrieb:

Towels for guests/hands/face are small towels that go straight into the laundry basket after one use

With kids, I’d need a full washing machine load of those small towels every day – it can be 30 to 40 pieces a day sometimes. Crazy...

therealhotboy schrieb:

I will keep you updated.

therealhotboy schrieb:

In 2026, we plan to make a move with stronger equity (semi-detached or detached house).

It’s great that we can follow this here.
Only a ship that knows its harbor is guided by a favorable wind, as the saying goes.

The thread also gets some extra flavor from the interesting laundry side topic.

chand1986 schrieb:

I am a natural scientist. When I describe something, it is exactly what is stated. Nothing more, nothing less.

You write that something "brings no benefit," and you refer to being a scientist? In a private household, "benefit" is not a scientific measure. Psychology, on the other hand, truly is a science. As a scientist, you should be aware of the impact your communication can have. Now to exclude the meta-level condescendingly and hold a mirror up to someone who feels attacked is a bit cheap for a scientist. Or is there some emotion involved after all?

nordanney schrieb:

Crazy. You’re the first person I know who does it that way.

People who change suits daily? I know quite a few. I used to do that for a while. A different suit every day of the week. The difference was that the suit didn’t go to the dry cleaner after one wear but was hung up to “recover” its shape. Washing a shirt after a long day in a suit is necessary for me, unfortunately, so I don’t have to worry about becoming an olfactory nuisance to those around me the next time I wear it.

wiltshire schrieb:

People who change their suit every day? I know quite a few. I did that for a long time myself. A different suit for each day of the week. The difference is that the suit didn’t go to the dry cleaners after just one wear but was hung up to “recover” its shape.

This is how my comment should be understood (and was written). After wearing, put it in the laundry. Hang it up/air it out, and if needed, use a steam iron station to remove wrinkles.

I’d also find the topic interesting when it comes to jeans. Changing them after every wear. For me, jeans go into the wash when they are dirty (this applies to almost all clothes) – so maybe after 4–6 weeks. No, please don’t bring up hygiene concerns now. That’s a perfectly normal interval (unless you spent the evening by the grill and fire pit or something like that).

wiltshire schrieb:

Washing a shirt after a long day in a suit is unfortunately necessary for me so that I don’t have to worry about becoming an olfactory nuisance to those around me the next time I wear it.

Yep. Appropriate undershirts can help with that. But after three hours in a video conference, you don’t necessarily need to wash the shirt immediately.

schubert79 schrieb:

At the office, I wear a suit and shirt. My wardrobe holds more than a dozen suits and numerous shirts. When I’m at the office, it’s always for a solid 10 to 12 hours. You can’t wear the same suit twice in a row… Pants and shirts get wrinkled. Shirts and suits go to the dry cleaner once a week.

How did I manage to work as a banker, only sending my suits to the dry cleaner twice a year? I must have been terrible for those around me.

Aloha_Lars schrieb:

How on earth did I manage to work as a banker while only taking my suits to the dry cleaner twice a year... I must have been terrible for those around me 😀

You're probably a "great guy," and people like @schubert79 and I are just "stinkers."

wiltshire schrieb:

You write that something "brings no benefit" and refer to being a scientist? In a private household, "benefit" is not a scientific term.

I didn’t mention being a scientist to define "benefit," but simply to express exactly what I mean. I’m not implying anything between the lines, no subtext, nothing vaguely interpretable. My statement and question are exactly as written.

And there is a benefit as a ratio between resource input and outcome in a household as well. Since "outcome" is a subjective measure, the benefit is subjective too. That’s exactly what I asked about.

wiltshire schrieb:

Now excluding the meta-level condescendingly and holding up a mirror to someone who feels attacked is a bit cheap for a scientist. Or is there some emotion involved after all?

Yes, there is emotion involved: frustration.
The straw man argument is a common rhetorical device that I always encounter. That’s also an occupational hazard.
And of course, I decide for my own texts how meta I intend them or not. Who else would?

Otherwise, I interpret your comment as meta advice, suggesting that I should be more aware of the recipient’s perspective by considering meta levels that I do not consciously use but that can still be perceived, and adjust my writing accordingly.

Is that correct?