Here’s your motivation for the day: All you need are three chords and the truth (or whatever the equivalent of chords are in your field). Then go!
Category: How to be a Grown-Up
Get out of your car if you want to be less lonely
It took five paragraphs for the article in British online newspaper The Independent to get to its main point:
The research from the Social Market Foundation (SMF) think tank, based on data from the Department for Transport, found a correlation between car dependency and loneliness across all regions, most acutely seen in rural towns. It was the least impactful in cities, where people had access to more reliable transport alternatives.
The correlation is statistically significant. The SMF report that “loneliness increases by 5 per cent for every 20 per cent fall in satisfaction with public transport and active travel. Put another way, failing to provide alternatives to cars is making people more lonely and more isolated.”
There are so many benefits from getting out of the motorized metal box and out into the world, not the least of which is getting more sunlight and exposure to “some kind of green, whether it be the grass of a park or the leaves on a tree-lined street.” (And yes, there are studies showing the importance of green to mental health.)
By all means, make use of your car when it’s the right vehicle for the job, but make sure you use other modes of transport when they’re appropriate — it’s good for you!
20 sentences that will maximize your social intelligence
You’ve probably internalized a lot of these tips, but as I’ll often say, “There’s power in reminding us of what we already know.”
And finally, a little inspiration to start your week…
Save these images if you need to, and look at them every now and again!
Yes, calendar and “to-do list” applications are useful, but when you need to be continually reminded of something, there’s no substitute for physical sticky notes.
Also: I hope this person gets over her.
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The oranges know your secret
Just a reminder that what qualifies a “manly” has changed over human history and isn’t likely to stop changing anytime soon.
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Write it down
I agree and disagree with this comic:
✅ Agree: I have a saying: “If you don’t write it down, it never happened!” There are so many distractions that it’s too easy to forget ideas, plans, and other things we were sure we’d remember unless we write them down (and just as important, review them later).
In an age where most of us have access to a pocket-size supercomputer, there’s no excuse not to write an idea down.
❌ Disagree: This comic is an ad for Evernote. Evernote has lost or mangled my notes enough times that I will never use it again. I use text files and Google Docs.
Here’s your regular reminder that to at least double-check your work, or better yet, have an automated assistant or human editor do it. They could catch things that you might have missed.