Are you suffering a nature deficit? #Habits

27 Aug 2020 · 1 min

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A short advice video by TJ Walker arguing that many people suffer a "nature deficit" from spending too much time indoors on devices. The speaker compares nature deficit to food, water, and money deficits, links it to depression and reduced mental well-being, and recommends scheduling daily time outside to improve health, productivity, and happiness.

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Are you suffering a nature deficit? Now, you probably already know what a food deficit is. You'll be too hungry. You could starve. A water deficit will make you dehydrated, possibly have headaches. A money deficit could make you homeless. But there is such a thing as a nature deficit. So much research shows that people are indoors all the time, especially if they're hunched over. Cell phones and computers are much more likely to suffer depression. So if you care about your health, if you care about your mental well being, your productivity, your happiness, you need to schedule some time every day to get outside and enjoy nature.