Nature has enormous emotional and cognitive benefits on people

Re:Nature has enormous emotional and cognitive benefits on p... by throwaway894345 on Wednesday May 04, 2022 @02:16AM (#31257280)

Sorry for the imprecision.

My city is “park laden”. I live next to a 1200 acre park. City parks aren’t nature; however, and having seen the real deal there’s only so much one can do to convince one’s subconscious otherwise.

But yes, I find daily life in an urban environment (however park laden!) to be depleting. Cities are still tons of fun to visit and explore, I’m glad they exist, etc. This might be different if I could reasonably make it to some nature between work and sunset, but in most cities you won’t make it past the burbs.

Hopefully that’s clarifying.

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Re:Nature has enormous emotional and cognitive benefits on p... by throwaway894345 on Wednesday May 04, 2022 @10:35AM (#31261035)

I should also note that I'm glad that there is a movement to make cities more walkable, but I duck out when that sentiment pours over into a sort of religious zeal against more nature-ful ways of life.

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Re:Nature has enormous emotional and cognitive benefits on p... by brailsafe on Wednesday May 04, 2022 @04:06PM (#31265148)

So on a more frequent basis, what would you hope to be doing in nature, assuming you also work?

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Re:Nature has enormous emotional and cognitive benefits on p... by throwaway894345 on Thursday May 05, 2022 @10:00AM (#31273438)

Specifically, I'd like to do more hiking and cycling, but honestly just being around it--having fresh air and room to breath is great. Also, my geriatric dog is much happier when we take trips out of the city. It's easy enough to work during the day and go for little hikes or bike rides in the evening if you don't have to drive 3 hours round trip.

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