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Arin SchultzGuestNatharaHostCeciliaHostToday, we're covering something I can guarantee most of you have pretty much never thought about, sustainable sleep.
We always talk about sustainable food, sustainable fashion, sustainable travel and wellness.
But has anyone ever asked whether their sleep is sustainable? And what the heck does that
mean? To clarify, we're not talking about the practice of sleeping itself.
We're talking about what we sleep on and how those materials are made.
Right, because how would the practice of sleep be sustainable, you know?
Right.
That's for y'all to figure out.
I don't know about your schedules.
I know I need to work on that myself.
Mine's eight hours.
That's my sustainable sleep.
It has to be eight hours.
That is
sustainable.
Right.
I'm averaging about six right now.
So you're way better than me, Cecilia.
Not bad.
Six is not bad.
I think as a society, and this is just my point of view here, we are seeing a real shift in how people think about the way they live.
More people are choosing to recycle, choosing to buy organic products and starting to learn... where their food comes from.
People are thinking harder about what they're bringing into their homes, what emissions are emitting into their homes, indoor air pollution, the work.
So I'm seeing a real shift in people starting to care.
Today, we're covering something I can guarantee most of you have pretty much never thought about, sustainable sleep.
We always talk about sustainable food, sustainable fashion, sustainable travel and wellness.
But has anyone ever asked whether their sleep is sustainable? And what the heck does that
mean? To clarify, we're not talking about the practice of sleeping itself.
We're talking about what we sleep on and how those materials are made.
Right, because how would the practice of sleep be sustainable, you know?
Right.
That's for y'all to figure out.
I don't know about your schedules.
I know I need to work on that myself.
Mine's eight hours.
That's my sustainable sleep.
It has to be eight hours.
That is
sustainable.
Right.
I'm averaging about six right now.
So you're way better than me, Cecilia.
Not bad.
Six is not bad.
I think as a society, and this is just my point of view here, we are seeing a real shift in how people think about the way they live.
More people are choosing to recycle, choosing to buy organic products and starting to learn... where their food comes from.
People are thinking harder about what they're bringing into their homes, what emissions are emitting into their homes, indoor air pollution, the work.
So I'm seeing a real shift in people starting to care.
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