Max S Personal Impact

I have gotten my showers down to 7 minutes while also taking them colder than I did before. I have been able to do this every time I have showered since we started the project. I would be pretty likely to continue this habit even if the project ended today based on how much water, time, and money I save just by this basic habit change. It also helps the environment by saving water that we can see being used in other areas on the map ₂.  Around the first ten days, it was pretty easy to take shorter showers without thinking about it. Since it wasn't a super large change it took a shorter time to get used to than the article predicted₁. The article makes me just as likely to continue my habit as I was before I read it.  It is important for people to know its hard to change big habits in the 21 days even if that's what they have heard.  1) Clear, J. (2014, April 10). How long does it actually take to form a new habit? (backed by science). Retrieved from https://tinyu...

Week One The first week of my personal impact project went easily and according to plan. I went from taking ten-minute hot showers to six-minute warm showers. Since I listen to music in the shower I just listened to two three minute songs and then I knew it was time to get out . By taking just four minutes off of my nightly shower I was able to get rid of twenty-eight excess minutes of showering. This translates to about 140 gallons of water saved, so not bad for the first week! Not only did I reduce my water usage I was also able to minimize my energy use by turning the shower temperature dial to only half as far as I usually do. This means that I heated less water than normal to a lower temperature than I usually do which uses less energy and produces fewer carbon emissions . I expected to have more trouble shaving time off my showers but it wasn't as hard as I expected once I got used to the change in temperature. To continue saving more water and energy I just need to ...