I have always had a great thirst for knowledge. There's an argument that i'd have been better served by remaining unconscious and just sailing through this without thinking. But i am where i am. I was driven to look at this that sort of a wareness that, oh, here. So oil is a finite resource and we've built an economy around it. Ah, that could be a problem. What actual energy and technology combinations could fit with the seed corn that we have left of the lowenchp materials. Personally, what do you care most about in the world? Family and friends.
On this episode, we meet with author, social scientist, policy researcher, and mental health advocate Tim Watkins.
Watkins gives us a bird’s eye view of how energy, the economy, the environment, and mental health fit together. How important will mental health be to help us navigate uncertain times?
About Tim Watkins:
Tim Watkins is the author Consciousness of Sheep, social scientist, policy researcher, and mental health advocate.
Watkins has authored a range of books, including numerous books and booklets on the subject mental health, wellbeing and self-help. In 2015 he published “Austerity - Will Kill the Economy”, a critique of the economic policies adopted in the UK since 2010; and “Britain’s Coming Energy Crisis - Peak Oil and the End of the World as we Know it”, a guide to the UK’s particular vulnerabilities in a world without cheap oil.
Tim Watkins is a founder-director of Waye Forward Ltd. A qualified Life Coach, he also provides coaching, mentoring and support to other writers.
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