Perhaps the challenges facing the Earth become more clear from a distance.
(I imagine space travel often is).
He’s also the founder ofFragile Oasis, a grassroots initiative advocating this same perspective to help humanitarian needs.
Refrigeration, indoor plumbing, and Evernote (in that order).
What do you use Evernote for?
Organizing notes and linking with my mobile machine so I can access them on the run.
What’s your workspace setup like?
Today it’s on the couch with my feet up.
Did you anticipate this new perspective, or was it a surprising side effect of your time in space?
How can everyday people apply this idea of the “orbital perspective” to their lives?
You don’t have to be in orbit to have an Orbital Perspective.
What’s your best time-saving shortcut or life hack?
I travel a lot so I fly aboard spacecraft whenever I can.
Traveling at five miles per second gets you places fast, but only so far.
What’s your favorite to-do list manager?
If I had a to-do list manager I wouldn’t be running around with my hair on fire.
Besides your phone and computer, what gadget can’t you live without and why?
My GoPro camerato catch the action.
What everyday thing are you better at than everyone else?
What do you listen to while you work?
It’s interesting that on Earth I prefer quiet while I workin space I prefer music in the background.
It reminded me of home (Earth).
What sort of music did they play on the ISS?
Ron serenades the ISS crew:
What are you currently reading?
Poor Economics: A radical rethinking of the way to fight global poverty byAbhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo.
Are you more of an introvert or an extrovert?
What’s your sleep routine like?
Late to bed early to rise.
Fill in the blank: I’d love to see _________ answer these same questions.
Why Sir Isaac Newton?
Because very few people in human history had a greater ability to think outside the box.
What’s the best advice you’ve ever received?
Do it with Joy.
Is there anything else you’d like to add that might be interesting to readers and fans?
You don’t have to be in orbit to have an Orbital Perspective.
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