In a previous episode on leisure, I talked about how fewer and fewer people are spending time outdoors. Today, the average child spends just minutes outside each day, a dramatic shift from how most of us grew up and from how humans have lived for thousands of years.
In today’s episode of Office Hours, I explain why reconnecting with nature is essential for your happiness and well-being. Drawing on research from psychology and neuroscience, I show how time outdoors can reduce anxiety and depression, improve cognitive function, and even help you break free from the constant cycle of comparison and rumination.
You might think your life is not compatible with spending more time outside. But the evidence suggests the opposite: you can’t afford not to. I share with you three practical ways to bring nature back into your daily life. I hope you try them and get outside to touch some grass!
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Referenced:
• The Meaning of Your Life: Finding Purpose in an Age of Emptiness
• The Pursuit of Happiness with Arthur Brooks
• Global survey finds we’re lacking fresh air and natural light, as we spend less time in nature
• The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness
• Stanford researchers find mental health prescription: Nature
• Why Is Nature Beneficial? The Role of Connectedness to Nature
• The benefits of nature experience: Improved affect and cognition
• Creativity in the Wild: Improving Creative Reasoning through Immersion in Natural Settings
• Brahma Muhurta: Everything you need to know
• My 6-Step Morning Protocol for a Better Day
• My 9-Step Evening Protocol for More Happiness and Better Sleep
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