Those biases and passions mean for me in most cases Owl The babe with the power vintage shirt  gets a twist towards sustainability and consciousness. Lots of people around can attest my energy (and tenacity) in conveying this topic. My intention is not to preach or show off, but to open eyes and show opportunities and if I would talk about e.g. football or the weather, it would probably be easier to get people on board. But this topic is not easy. It is extremely complex and requires a lot of “systems thinking”; seeing connections between actions that are not obvious in the first place. So what are typically the reactions? Besides the igniting spark this is creating in people, often the feedback is that all the things hubby and I do seem too extreme and unachievable: Inconvenient, expensive and time-consuming. And anyway.