With another successful mass nesting having taken place at Gahirmatha Beach, which also lies along the Bay of Bengal in Odisha, authorities estimated that roughly 60,000,000 eggs to be laid in 2020 total. While thousands of the eggs were destroyed by the mass of mother turtles laying eggs atop nests, such is the norm in the mass nestings where each mother lays an average of 80 to 100 eggs each. The eggs should take 45 days to hatch, after which the little hatchlings emerge to make their way out to sea.

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However, restrictions in place due to the CoViD-19 threat allowed for hundreds of thousands of endangered turtles to be protected from any human presence—especially the presence of tourists—resulting in what may be their most successful mass nesting in years. According to the forest service, well over 250,000 mother turtles took part in the daytime nesting activity. Typically, the event would attract hordes of tourists eager to see the miraculous event, straining members of the Forest Department who struggled to keep the crowds at bay.

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Crows and jackals would also attack the turtles, while local poachers would come afterward to rob turtle eggs and sell them at local village markets.However, the coronavirus lockdown prevented any such disturbance of 2020's mass nesting, reports the Hindu, allowing the 25 forest guards and researchers to focus on guarding the turtles.

The global pandemic had some positive effects on the environment. While the coronavirus sparked one of the biggest crises seen by the planet in modern times, the global pandemic had some positive effects on the environment. In March 2020, along the coast of the eastern state Odisha in India, over 475,000 endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles came ashore to a roughly 3.75-mile (6-km.) Rushikulya beach to dig their nests and lay eggs.

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Considering that just one teaspoon of soil can hold more organisms than there are people on the whole planet, we think that our soils are well worth protecting!﻿

In your own back garden, on a windowsill or on a shared allotment, growing your own (like vegetables, your favourite plants etc.) is the most environmentally-friendly way to get your food.This helps in recycling of nutrients. But make sure to keep it covered, with plants, edible crops and cover crops.  Don't leave your soil bare!

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Soil is essential to life on earth. Its declining health spells trouble for everyone.But do you know? We can all help in conserving our soil at the comforts of our home. Yes you heard that right! Here are few simple techiniques which you can practice at home which is definitely a great contribution towards this goal of conserving our soil.

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Raising awareness about the issue of soil degradation is a really important; let's keep growing this movement from the ground up! Share this information with friends and family, and help them to start saving their own soils at home too. 😊

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Opting to support agroecological farming, like organic, in your local area means casting a vote for a way of is based on nourishing plants by building soil fertility naturally.

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An easy way to boost soil organic matter is to apply compost - this will ‘feed’ your soil with a diversity of nutrients and microorganisms. Fallen leaves and dead plants will add to soil organic matter too, as well as providing a home for insects and toher garden-dwelling creatures, so why not try leaving it a bit longer before sweeping up those leaves or weeding out your wilted annual bulbs?

Composting

Yes you heard it right! Plants that pull nitrogen from the air help increase the fertility of your soils, while deep-rooting plants stop compaction, promote healthy soil structure, and draw up nutrients deeper in the soil for use by other plants. ﻿Cover crops such as legumes plant, white turnips, radishes and other species are rotated with cash crops to blanket the soil year-round and act as green manure that replenishes nitrogen and other critical nutrients. Cover crops also help suppress weeds.

Grow soil saving plants

We merely have 55 years at our best to live life without starvation. What about our following generations? It is upon us to lead them to a prosperous land or a starving hell.

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<ul><li>Why am I on the payroll? Ask yourself if what you are doing right now is the most important thing that you have been hired to do.</li><li>What are my highest value activities?</li><li>What are my key result areas? What are the specific results that you have to get in order to do your job in an excellent fashion.</li><li>What can I, and only I, do that if done well will make a real difference?</li><li>What is the most valuable use of my time, right now?</li></ul>

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A key part of personal time management is for you to take the time to look into the future. Project forward five years and think about where you want to be. Create a mental picture of your ideal future- your best future - and then think about the steps that you would have to take, starting today, to make it a reality.

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If you can learn to boil it down to what you love, and build some core around it, you'll be a successful story-teller. This is a really useful skill.GamificationHack your brain- find something whiich motivates you day to day. example- Study for 4 hours= 2 hours of games on phone. Don't say I'll be happy in the future. be happy now. be balanced. stay with your family a lot.project hailmary- book recommendation

Hey everyone - another bit of an 'in-between'-isode this week. In this episode, Ali talks to Brandon Sanderson - his favourite author of all time. Brandon is a best-selling author who has written books that have sold millions of copies including the incredible fantasy books, Mistborn and The Stormlight Archive. He also wrote the final 3 books of The Wheel of Time series. Brandon's output is legendary - he writes books almost faster than we can read them, and he teaches creative writing at Brigham Young University. In this wide-ranging discussion, they not only discuss writing but also talk about finding your passion, creating enjoyment, business decisions and why Brandon wanted to work night shifts at a hotel when he was first starting out on his writing journey. Enjoy.Brandon's LinksWebsite - https://www.brandonsanderson.com/YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/BrandSandersonTwitter - https://twitter.com/BrandSandersonInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/brandsanderson/?hl=en-------------------------Sponsored by SkillshareThis episode is kindly supported by Skillshare. Sign up at skillshare.com/notoverthinkingpod.Join our Membership Community ThingIf you'd like to potentially join the Not Overthinking membership community thing (we discuss it halfway through this episode), please fill out your info here - https://airtable.com/shr1UZc8sWnhAEwJgLeave us a ReviewIf you enjoy listening to the podcast, we'd love for you to leave us a review on iTunes / Apple Podcasts. Here's a link that works even if you're not on an iPhone :) Send us an Audio MessageWe really want to include more listener comments and questions in our episodes. If you've got any thoughts on this episode, or if you've got a conundrum or question you'd like us to discuss, send an audio file / voice note to hi@notoverthinking.com. For any non-audio comments, drop us a tweet or DM on Twitter - https://twitter.com/noverthinking See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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The weekly podcast about happiness, creativity, and the human condition. It's us, Ali and Taimur Abdaal, occasionally joined by guests, talking about things to help us think, do, and be better. Things like social interaction, lifestyle design, mental models... Things that are hard to examine, but important to explore. And hopefully, things that make for a fun and interesting chat every week. We'd love for you to join us.

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Brandon Sanderson (Best-Selling Author) on Writing, Careers and Finding Your Passion

<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Think about your dreams as soon as you wake up.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Try to wake up peacefully in the morning.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Remind yourself that dream recall is a priority.</li></ul>In the lead-up to bedtime, tell yourself that you will remember your dreams, and repeat this mantra before going to sleep. While this alone can’t ensure that you will recall your dreams, it can encourage you to remember to take the time to reflect on dreams before starting your day.

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