In addition to lobbying elected officials to legislate regulation that decreases our collective use, each of us can help shift culture so that we:<p>Eat less meat: growing all that roughage into a chunk of meat uses a lot of water.<p>Use our electronic devices for much longer before replacement: silicon processing, for one, uses a lot of water.<p>Shower less often: anecdata, but here you go: I haven't taken a shower for more than a month (except once briefly to rinse off with tap-cold water, no soap, after I cut my hair), using more-natural (baking soda, bacteria) deodorant (packaged in cardboard, no plastic) in "pits and privates". No, I haven't lost my sense of smell yet (as vaccinated against COVID-19 as I can be so far, and cautious--protecting my under-five child who has enough challenges as it is, and yeah, I'm concerned about lack of socialization with peers), and I don't like wearing smelly shirts (so I think I can tell when I stink). Diet plays a role (I'm practicing going longer without eating; helpful in many ways), as does amount of exercise--I'm not regularly working up a sweat (and there might be long-term consequences for that) but I am regularly moving throughout the day, and lifting "heavy objects" (my child).<p>It's past time we cut back on so many luxuries and stop living like the royalty we think we are (I think I'm aware of how good I have it, relatively, and am actively adjusting to living a healthy, fulfilling life on fewer resources--please start running this lifelong marathon with me).