Israa Nasir
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human behavior and environmentalism so essentially that stream is about how can we get people to behave a certain way that is more environmentally friendly but that was like really my foray into psychology and i think i became so interested in human behavior and why we do the things that we do
that by my third year, I decided that I was going to do a double major in psych and environmental studies, hoping to marry the two. But the more I studied abnormal psychology and cognitive psychology and neuroscience and brain health and all that stuff, I just became more and more interested in putting my effort and energy and service towards supporting people.
that by my third year, I decided that I was going to do a double major in psych and environmental studies, hoping to marry the two. But the more I studied abnormal psychology and cognitive psychology and neuroscience and brain health and all that stuff, I just became more and more interested in putting my effort and energy and service towards supporting people.
that by my third year, I decided that I was going to do a double major in psych and environmental studies, hoping to marry the two. But the more I studied abnormal psychology and cognitive psychology and neuroscience and brain health and all that stuff, I just became more and more interested in putting my effort and energy and service towards supporting people.
And that's really how I got into psychology.
And that's really how I got into psychology.
And that's really how I got into psychology.
I think there's a couple of factors. One is when it comes to an issue as broad as environmentalism, I think a lot of us feel like this is somebody else's problem to solve, or we alone do not have the resources to solve for something like this. It just feels like too much of a big problem. And I think we can get caught in the idea that my impact is not going to be big enough or large enough.
I think there's a couple of factors. One is when it comes to an issue as broad as environmentalism, I think a lot of us feel like this is somebody else's problem to solve, or we alone do not have the resources to solve for something like this. It just feels like too much of a big problem. And I think we can get caught in the idea that my impact is not going to be big enough or large enough.
I think there's a couple of factors. One is when it comes to an issue as broad as environmentalism, I think a lot of us feel like this is somebody else's problem to solve, or we alone do not have the resources to solve for something like this. It just feels like too much of a big problem. And I think we can get caught in the idea that my impact is not going to be big enough or large enough.
So it's not going to make a difference. And I think to some degree like that might be true around things like recycling and carbon emissions. I think corporations have a bigger impact than the individual person. So that's one thing. I think another thing is we are not immediately impacted by the environmental impact. So it feels far away. There's a little bit of a cognitive dissonance.
So it's not going to make a difference. And I think to some degree like that might be true around things like recycling and carbon emissions. I think corporations have a bigger impact than the individual person. So that's one thing. I think another thing is we are not immediately impacted by the environmental impact. So it feels far away. There's a little bit of a cognitive dissonance.
So it's not going to make a difference. And I think to some degree like that might be true around things like recycling and carbon emissions. I think corporations have a bigger impact than the individual person. So that's one thing. I think another thing is we are not immediately impacted by the environmental impact. So it feels far away. There's a little bit of a cognitive dissonance.
And I think that it can feel very overwhelming to try to live and do the things to stay alive while at the same time doing something bigger than you.
And I think that it can feel very overwhelming to try to live and do the things to stay alive while at the same time doing something bigger than you.
And I think that it can feel very overwhelming to try to live and do the things to stay alive while at the same time doing something bigger than you.
I think that one of the things that gets in the way of doing that is when we try to monetize our passions. Some things are meant to be non-monetary. And so what I would say to somebody who is feeling a little disconnected is try to see in your local neighborhood, like your local area, if there is a way that you can find some method of acts of service.
I think that one of the things that gets in the way of doing that is when we try to monetize our passions. Some things are meant to be non-monetary. And so what I would say to somebody who is feeling a little disconnected is try to see in your local neighborhood, like your local area, if there is a way that you can find some method of acts of service.
I think that one of the things that gets in the way of doing that is when we try to monetize our passions. Some things are meant to be non-monetary. And so what I would say to somebody who is feeling a little disconnected is try to see in your local neighborhood, like your local area, if there is a way that you can find some method of acts of service.
Because trying to change the world is a really big ask, but you can try to change your, you can make a small change in your immediate surrounding. So I think it's okay to have livelihood that doesn't include your passion or a service, but try to build that into your life in some way so that you can still get that feeling. And research has shown that