Sustainability Simplified

The Definitive Guide to Solving All (Yes, All) Our Environmental Problems

Josh Spodek disconnected his Manhattan apartment from the electric grid in May 2022. He didn’t know how he’d last more than a day. He learned by doing and he’s still going.

He didn’t ask permission or wait for institutional aid, though he had practiced unplugging appliances and bought a used solar panel from Craigslist, hoping it would help. Then he simply flipped the circuit and solved challenges as they came. He soon found, to his surprise, his quality of life improving.

Now, through his courses and podcast, he leads people to live more sustainably, including teaching others who teach others, and so on. His solutions are visionary and practical: he and his teams actually practice them. They wish they’d started earlier and don’t want to go back. They are creating a bottom-up and top-down movement that grows organically, leading governments and corporations instead of waiting for them.

He disdains lecturing, convincing, and coercing, which creates resistance. He shows how to inspire with intrinsic motivation, which create meaning, gratitude, and effective action. Sustainability Simplified shares his journey. It reveals how our culture became so polluting and passive. It then shows practical and liberating solutions that work for individuals, nations, and the world.

$28.00
ISBN: 979-8-89138-069-1
Imprint: Amplify Publishing
SKU: 18-1242-01
Categories:Amplify Publishing, Thought Leadership, Industries

“Joshua Spodek has written a stunningly elegant and powerful guide on how to be a human. In the process, we may wind up saving the planet—and ourselves. The core message concerns who we want to be in the world. His reasoning is impeccable, his arguments are brilliant, and his writing is a deep pleasure to experience and to learn from. I kept reading sections out loud to my wife simply because I was so excited to be reading such words on a page.”

—Sebastian Junger, Bestselling author of War, Tribe, The Perfect Storm, and In My Time of Dying

“Joshua is a unique practitioner of the kind of sustainability the world needs today. It is my hope that with leadership such as his, we will also see clearer skies over earth in the near future.”

—Ela Bhatt, Founder, Self-Employed Women’s Association of India, member of The Elders, and honoree of the Right Livelihood Award (the “Alternative Nobel Prize”)

“Joshua Spodek is one of those rare cultural bridges, who crosses cultural divides and meets people where they are. Sustainability Simplified is one of the most important approaches of our time, at these crossroads of humanity.”

—Dr. Phoebe Barnard, Co-founder, Global Restoration Collaborative; co-producer, “The Climate Restorers”

“Josh Spodek’s Sustainability Simplified is a groundbreaking guide that debunks myths and offers practical solutions for our environmental crises. His hands-on approach transforms theory into action, empowering readers to make impactful changes. Spodek’s unique insights reveal that true sustainability brings not sacrifice, but liberation and joy. A must-read for anyone committed to a sustainable future.”

—Larry Yatch, Lieutenant, US Navy SEALS (retired), CEO SEAL

“This is what I’ve been looking for my entire life!”

—Evelyn Wallace, MSW, Howard University

Josh Spodek

Sustainable Leadership Expert

spodekmethod.com

Nearly uniquely, Josh Spodek has lived for decades at the forefront of fields essential to understanding and solving all (yes, all) our environmental problems:

  • Living sustainably. He decreased his environmental impact over 90 percent within three years.
  • Science. He helped build a satellite with NASA and the European Space Agency.
  • Leadership. He leads courses and coaches clients from institutions including Harvard, West Point, Howard University, BCG, and Google.
  • Entrepreneurship. He co-founded a venture based on his invention that grew worldwide with clients including Coca-Cola, Cadillac, and Target.

He has a PhD in astrophysics and an MBA, both from Columbia University, and wrote Initiative and Leadership Step by Step. He and his work have appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, New Yorker, Daily Show, and nearly all major networks. Esquire named him “Best and Brightest” in its Genius issue.

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