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August 2026— Matt Haig, Jonathan Foer, Rainer Maria Rilke

 1. Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke One of my favourite books; I had read this before. This time I listened to the audiobook.  "Dear friend, embrace your solitude and love it." 2. We Are The Weather by Jonathan Safran Foer Saving the planet begins at breakfast. No, really! If we don't demonstrate solidarity through small collective sacrifices, we can not save the planet. The four highest-impact things one can do to tackle climate change are  eat a plant-based diet ✅,  avoid air travel ✅(max I travel like once a year; won't even do that in coming years),  live car-free✅(I use public transport or electric vehicles, except when I go out with family which is rare), and  have fewer children✅(don't have and will never have).  How I wish everyone would realise how serious climate change is and start acting in solidarity. Immediately!! Especially the wealthy Western countries that contribute substantially to climate deterioration and suffer the l...