Ruggedize Your Life, the Short Version
A quick note about a new class on the basics of personal climate foresight and ruggedization.
New class:
Ruggedize Your Life: the Basics
11:00am - 1:00 pm (Pacific)
Thursday, April 25th, 2024
$149
Is your life ready for the crisis now upon us?
A few times a year, I teach an intensive seminar, A Crash Course in Personal Ruggedization.
The Crash Course delivers six weeks of lectures, includes readings and discussion sessions, and aims to give participants a strong foundation for making smart choices in discontinous times. It’s been very well-received. It offers a lot of value, and is priced accordingly.
A bunch of you have asked if I could offer a more introductory class that delivers a quick overview of the most important considerations in personal climate strategies, but requires less of a commitment of time and money.
I’ve heard you!
Here’s your chance.
My new one-session, two-hour class, Ruggedize Your Life: the Basics walks you through the top-level concerns and strategies for choosing a solid place to build a new life, ready for hard futures.
It quickly covers:
How bad might the planetary crisis get? Why is location so critical to good outcomes in the coming decades? Why does timing matter so much?
Brief explanations of key concepts: Discontinuity. Brittleness. Relative safety. Ruggedization. Climate bottlenecks.
The three general criteria that best measure the strengths and weaknesses of places. An example of how to use these tools. An overview of U.S. regions’ pros and cons. Why there’s no one formula for everyone.
A few useful tips for: Pursuing personal ruggedization on a budget. Planning for the future with kids. Having purpose-based conversations about your shared future with those closest to you.
A follow-up email with suggestions and resources for learning more, as well as the class recording.
HOW TO JOIN
In honor of this being the inaugural version of this introductory class, I am happy to offer a deeply discounted rate of $149.
The class will be held on Zoom. Class size is limited. The class will be recorded, should you be unable for any reason to attend the class live.
To sign up, click this link: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=18593954&appointmentType=61572637
or click the button:
DEEPER DISCOUNTS
Knowing that some who would benefit from this class will find even this deeply reduced price a challenge right now, we’ve created a special code for an additional $50 off. Think of it as a sliding scale: if you need it, by all means use it. There are 20 places at this rate, and it's first come, first served..
COUPON CODE: SAVE50
To get your $50 discount, sign up, then enter the above Coupon Code at checkout, and then click “APPLY” to adjust the total.
This code expires after 20 people use it, or on April 23rd — whichever comes first.
I hope to see you there!
How to find me elsewhere online:
- Schedule a consultation with me to discuss personal ruggedization in your life or business, or to explore a business opportunity.
- Want me to give a keynote talk at your conference, or a bespoke presentation for your meeting? Email to inquire.
- Subscribers to this newsletter also get first notice about online classes (with subscriber-only discounts).
- Check out my books: Worldchanging and Carbon Zero
- View my TED Global talks on sustainability and cities.
- I was featured in a 2022 NY Times Magazine piece, "This Isn't the California I Married," and my writing was the jumping-off point for an episode of This American Life: Unprepared for What Has Already Happened. I’ve recently talked about ruggedization and sustainability on these podcasts: Without; The Big Story; Everybody In the Pool.
- Visit my Bookshop shop to discover some of my top reads.
- Stay connected on social: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky